28 comments on “Lightwave 10 Final – Woofles_UK

  1. not sure why people still use this app. not saying its bad, but the 3rd party support is close to none. why not just use Blender?

    • It’s still used extensively – especially for broadcast effects work because it’s extremely user friendly for that kind of work often takes much fewer clicks than doing the same shot in Maya or Max. Almost all of the space shows use it or have used it – including BSG. It needed to be updated, but it’s still very relevant and more popular than you think.

    • I think you should get some more familiar with LW before attacking it, I have used all major 3D apps and despite MODO, none is more intuitive, more productive and faster than LW

      • You are saying the same, worst with thrashing.
        meda4 did wrote WHY-NOT consider other package, at least a FREE one with better support i suppose.

        You like LW others do not.
        That is life.

    • I don’t see any “Shave and a Haircut” or “Renderman” for Blender, what are you talking about? In the other hand, I see many commercial 3rd party products that do support Lightwave, like FryRender and SyFlex. Similarly to Maya, Lightwave comes with Character Animation tools, rigid and soft body dynamics, hair and a great renderer builtin (albeit better integrated than Mental Ray is in Maya), there’s really no need for all those many plugins – although it’s got a fantastic library of free ones around the net.

    • Stop hitting a tool especially if you don’t know how to use it properly, 3D anything isn’t meant for the layman go learn the basics before dissing software that probably costs more than your education.

      Last I checked complaining never got you into the industry, you want in? Do everyone a favor produce results!

  2. Thanks a lot for sharing the package…downloading.

    @meda4:
    I am not sure why either but the application is still good for certain 3d stuff.That’s about it for me. I am a Max person but occasionally use LW.

  3. I can’t find CORE. Is it included? It’s all what LW10 is about, if it is not present, MODO definitely boosts Lightwave

  4. Modo, Cinema 4d, After Effects does me. Lightwave was great once, but now……….

  5. Asady & Mehran

    Is core include? = YES it is! read all abought it above

  6. Hey Meda4

    WTF is the point with ur comment ? I mean just go to the last Maya thread and say all ur love for this wonderfull cg app and just let us thx the guy who post it, and waste ur time in maya dealing with a prob that i would solve in minute in LW … go to He ….. !

    LW Fan !

  7. I think any discussion as to whether one app is better than another is ridiculous. You can say all day that LW is great but that really a subjective thing to say. All apps have their strengths and weaknesses, and the fact of the matter is, all those companies that use Lightwave for VFX in “space shows” are also using Maya or 3ds max. There are very few (if any) that only use LW.
    Lastly, people talk about being faster in LW than any other 3D app….that just show the you know LW better than any other app. Personally, I’m just as fast with 3ds max and Maya as I am with Lightwave.
    In the end, they’re all just tools. It’s amazing how people get so offended when someone makes an observation about LW they didn’t like.

    • “It?s amazing how people get so offended when someone makes an observation about LW they didn?t like.”

      That is the case for any application (and everything else – i.e. you BMW is rubbish because…. ;-) ).
      I could point to many shortcomings in 3ds max, and its users will get upset as well. ;-)

      Yet I am using 3dsmax and lightwave. Combining the best of both in my pipeline.

  8. Yeahh !! I was doing 2nd degree here !!! well I’m LW Fan , but If I really think this way I should stop doing CG !! And YEs Lw is not the best CG app , I just wanted to say that some comment are useless , like mine or others …. Anyway your answers are really true !

  9. Is there a simple way to install this, “digging out a key-gen” might proove beyond me :)
    Tanks for the DL

  10. I think what lightwave is the best modeler and render y fastest software
    in the world. used in very movies and comercials.
    Blender not, and blender is very dificult.
    I love Lightwave incredible fast core and free plugins in the web.
    thanks.

  11. Can anyone make a torrent for the low-speed connections????

    ( yes, i need that )

    Thankx!

  12. meda4 says:not sure why people still use this app. not saying its bad, but the 3rd party support is close to none. why not just use Blender?

    I hope 3rd parties come back to LW10- could blender have done all the pre viz for Avatar? cos It is all Lightwave & MotionBuilder.
    Check out VPR Meda 4 ,look at live vids on Newtek its Still cookin’
    lots use lightwave 7 hid the fact ( they Get more money by squirting it through Maya-using MDD ( a LW 1st like Exr.)
    Meda 4 watch R.Powers vid on Virtual Cinematography and watch your jaw.(drop)
    Thank you for this Obilque –get the punchest multi cores & see this mutha Fly

  13. Was there any LW10 new Extra content apart from the alien & monster sturff.

  14. Media4 is really ignorant for writing that comment. Why would you even see the lightwave link and click on it, just to make that comment? I think that its just to cause controversy. I mean, i dont go to the Ferrari dealership, and ask all the customers, “hey, why dont u guys drive a Ford”? If your a Ford dealer, i can understand, but if your just a customer, just shut the He[[ up, and enjoy your own car. LW users arent hurting anybody, or you by using LW. Just stop the hating already. By the way…..MAC VERSION PLEASE!

  15. LIghtwave 10 is fantastic, interactive render in the viewport, including reflections refractions ?Just to start with, and it is faster and cheaper.
    Just for start.Come in ,and is used for movies, Highly supported.
    I am not from Newtek, and use max for years…so.

  16. Asking a question like that will give you as many answers as there are people….. no one is better, it all depends on your need, your workflow, which style you like best etc. etc.. It reminds me of the talks about iphone 4S and Samsung Galaxy S2…. ask a ‘droid fanboy and they say samsung and vice versa.
    Personally I can just say that I do like the modelling in lightwave, especially with the lwtools cad set for it. It becomes quite easy to slap up houses and things like that. I do however use maya and houdini quite a bit too. Houdini for simulations and effects, once you manage to bend your head around some python and node based workflow it rocks. Maya as the all-rounder. The only program I never really liked is 3d studio, the gui just give me a headache and I can never find what I am looking for. But even if I don’t like it I do opt for others to test it, because they might like it and a lot of people do. So my advice if you want to know what is best out of those three, download them all and try for yourself.

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