I certainly enjoyed learning lw back in the day. In many ways, lightwave paved the way for much of the modern 3d software we enjoy today.

Besides being the first 3d software on inexpensive hardware. First easy 'lens flare', first easy motion blur. 'Prisms' was the precursor to houdini, btw.)įor it's time, Lightwave was great software. (I even had a small lightwave department - and a lone 'prisms' artist at the time. The low cost of entry (and the low pay scale for lw artists) was a winning combination at the time. Their business model for LW (only for commercials, I think) was to assign a single project/pitch to a bunch of lightwave teams, and whichever one got the best results early on would get to finish it. It was used for a bunch of TV shows (I think it is still used for some documentary type series, not sure, but still kinda rare).įor a while, (back in the 90s) Digital Domain had a whole Lightwave department. It was the first 3d software that ran on non-sgi hardware (if I recall, it started on the Amiga, then moved to windows Nt). It used to be big, but that was loooong ago. Foundry - Learn (Tutorials for Foundry products (Nuke, Mari, Katana.).CGSociety (8 week courses focussing on key areas of VFX and digital art).Plural Sight(Formally 'Digital Tutors').FXPHD (Higher end VFX training with full access to software via VPN).(Training for all software! Free with most (all?) North American library cards).

Some other VFX related subreddits you may enjoy. r/Allegorithmic (Substance Painter / Designer).Some other software specific subreddits that may be of interest. etc)įor Live VFX chat, try the Discord Server here Drag the LICENSE.VFX for industry pros, students, and hobbyists! Video clips, articles, news, and tutorials for fans and people in the visual effects industry.Ĭhris Mayne's vfx resource document available here (Job openings, Internships, Upcoming Events.Run LightWave again (if you closed the Splash screen).Download the license key (LICENSE.LWK) from the link listed under the relevant trial product on your Account page.You can now install the license to unlock the full version of LightWave for 30 days: Once you have created an account, installed LightWave and registered the trial serial to obtain the 30 day license key. Download the 30 day trial license to install it When the serial is registered, the trial product will appear in your Account.Once signed in, you will be able to Register the trial serial number that LightWave gave you.If using the 'Quick Sign In' icon at the top right of the website, click the 'User Icon' to access your account page Run Layout and copy or write down the trial serial number from the lower left of the splash screen that appears on first run:.Download and install LightWave following the installer instructions.

Create an account if you don't already have one.To obtain a trial license key you will need to: In order to unlock LightWave for the 30 day full demo, you will need a valid trial license key. More training videos can be found on the Learn page. Want to try before you buy? Download the full version of LightWave and use it for 30 days, free.įor those new to LightWave, check out these getting started videos.

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