In this first International LightWave 3D User Group meeting, we will discuss the
following topics:

1.Stereoscopic 3-D and where LightWave 3D Fits in the pipeline.
2.The state of 3D today and finding a job in this deflated economy.

Our panelists in this meeting will be, (alphabetical) Rob Powers, Larry Shultz
and Daniel Smith.  All three of our panelists are very experienced in Stereo
cinema with credits including Spy Kids 3D, James Cameron's Avatar, and Aliens of
the Deep (Lightstorm).  With their years of experience and versatile backgrounds
in Hollywood and TV these three artists bring a unique discussion to the table
for both topics (stereo / jobs).

Your roll in the International LightWave 3D User Group Meetings:
We want to hear from you!  This is an open discussion where we will be fielding
questions from you to our panelists (microphone required).

So register today for this free webinar and come see what the buzz is all about!

About our Panelists (alphabetical):

Robert Powers:
Throughout 2004 Robert worked on James Cameron's "Aliens of the Deep"
Stereoscopic IMAX film on which he did creature design, rigging, texturing,
animation, and in addition, he did the main title for the movie.  In 2005 Robert
worked closely with Microsoft, AMD, and Newtek to produce the first all 64-bit
Windows animation in history for Bill Gates' Keynote for the Windows 64-bit OS
launch.

In June 2005, Robert was asked by James Cameron to be the first 3D artist hired
for the "Avatar" feature film project.  Working closely with James Cameron and
the core design team Robert provided 3D concept and motion studies of key
character, creature, and environmental assets for the film.  Later Robert's role
evolved and he created and supervised the first ever "Virtual Art Department"
for the film.   As Supervisor of the Avatar Virtual Art Department he and his
team developed all real-time environmental assets for the production, and
developed numerous innovative "Virtual" workflow techniques and tools that
defined the process.

Robert continued his efforts as Virtual Art Department Supervisor on the Peter
Jackson  / Steven Spielberg animated feature film "TinTin"  where he organized
and built a team in Los Angeles and worked in New Zealand with the Weta Digital
Team.

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Larry Shultz
Larry Shultz - has been involved with computer graphics since the mid-1980s. He
began using LightWave 3D in its early days for TV commercials and other projects
at a CGI company he co-founded during the early '90s called The Animation
Factory in Albuquerque.

Since those days Larry has worked for such companies as American Laser Games,
Sony Development, Discovery Channel, Netter Digital, Foundation Imaging,
Amalgamated Pixels, Squarehouse Entertainment Warner Bros., and Lightstorm, as
well as working on a freelance basis for many other companies. Larry is very
experienced in almost every aspect of LightWave, working as lead artist,
technical director, and in many other positions on a variety of projects.

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Daniel L. Smith:
Daniel L. Smith is a VFX supervisor and 3D Stereoscopic expert. He has worked on
feature films, television series, commercials, and special venue films.

Daniel has been very involved with Visual Effects and 3D stereoscopy for nearly
18 years. His diverse path has allowed him to work alongside some truly unique,
talented, and visionary artists in the Visual FX industry.  Daniel also got to
work with Allen Hastings and Stuart Ferguson when implementing stereo rendering
capabilities into LightWave 3D back in the late 90's.

Daniel has worked with Academy award winning supervisors and directors such as
Joel Hynek (Predator, What Dreams May Come, Judge Dredd), John Gatea (The Matrix
Trilogy, Speed Racer), and Will Vinton( Claymation, California Raisins.)  Daniel
has supervised stereoscopic projects for Busch Gardens, Radio City Music Hall,
and Santa's Village.  He was also the stereoscopic supervisor on the most
successful 3D movie of all time, Spy-Kids 3D (according to the 2007 edition of
the Guinness Book of World Records).

We are proud to present these sessions free of charge and we are working hard to
line up professional artists in the coming meetings for you to interact with.

----- Original Message -----

From: Brian Taylor

To: Lightwave-3D@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 4:13 PM

Subject: RE: [Lightwave-3D] I need to make thrusters for a satellite

Why don’t you render them out as a separate elements using volumetric lights and composite them into the final shot later

Brian Taylor

info@smartdesign-u-need.com      Tel:  07957 124317

From: Lightwave-3D@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Lightwave-3D@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mark Barth
Sent: 01 July 2009 22:22
To: Lightwave-3D@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Lightwave-3D] I need to make thrusters for a satellite

Hi,
I need help. I need to make thrusters for a satellite. Normally I would use a spot light and volumetric lighting. However in this scene I unable to do that because I am using a light as the sun and lens flare to make it look the sun is rising over the Earth.

I can't use spotlights for the thrusters because of the lens flares that occur with lens flare turned on because the sun needs lens flare. So I need to find another way to produce the satellite thruster effect. I thought of particle effects but the information in the LW manual isn't specific enough for me to accomplish what is needed for the thrusters.

Can anyone help me with the specifics (or a very specific tutorial) on how to make realistic satellite thruster effects using particle effects? Or is there some other approach I'm not realizing therefore overlooking?

Thanks for your help.
Mark

----- Original Message -----

From: Brian Taylor

To: Lightwave-3D@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 4:13 PM

Subject: RE: [Lightwave-3D] I need to make thrusters for a satellite

Why don’t you render them out as a separate elements using volumetric lights and composite them into the final shot later

Brian Taylor

info@smartdesign-u-need.com      Tel:  07957 124317

From: Lightwave-3D@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Lightwave-3D@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mark Barth
Sent: 01 July 2009 22:22
To: Lightwave-3D@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Lightwave-3D] I need to make thrusters for a satellite

Hi,
I need help. I need to make thrusters for a satellite. Normally I would use a spot light and volumetric lighting. However in this scene I unable to do that because I am using a light as the sun and lens flare to make it look the sun is rising over the Earth.

I can't use spotlights for the thrusters because of the lens flares that occur with lens flare turned on because the sun needs lens flare. So I need to find another way to produce the satellite thruster effect. I thought of particle effects but the information in the LW manual isn't specific enough for me to accomplish what is needed for the thrusters.

Can anyone help me with the specifics (or a very specific tutorial) on how to make realistic satellite thruster effects using particle effects? Or is there some other approach I'm not realizing therefore overlooking?

Thanks for your help.
Mark

An easy way is to apply a color to the interior of the thrustors (blue or
orange) turn the surface luminance up to 100, turn up the glow intensity in the
surfaces Advanced tab, then turn on the Enable Glow in the Image Processing
window.

Also check out http://www.meshweaver.com/ and go to the tutorials section. There
is a thrustor exercise in there.

Good Luck

Smoking Monkey
www.smoking-monkey.com

Hi,
I need help. I need to make thrusters for a satellite. Normally I would use a
spot light and volumetric lighting. However in this scene I unable to do that
because I am using a light as the sun and lens flare to make it look the sun is
rising over the Earth.

I can't use spotlights for the thrusters because of the lens flares that occur
with lens flare turned on because the sun needs lens flare. So I need to find
another way to produce the satellite thruster effect. I thought of particle
effects but the information in the LW manual isn't specific enough for me to
accomplish what is needed for the thrusters.

Can anyone help me with the specifics (or a very specific tutorial) on how to
make realistic satellite thruster effects using particle effects? Or is there
some other approach I'm not realizing therefore overlooking?

Thanks for your help.
Mark

Hey all,
Ill be showing off a few tips 'n tricks in for an hour.

The first half of the class will cover how to use LightWave 3D Displacements and
Dynamics to control an objects animation in minutes with out rigging it and key
framing it.

The second half of the class will cover creating an explosion in LightWave 3D
using geometry rather than particles and hypervoxels. This method may not be
perfect for all your explosion projects, but it will be a great trick to have in
your bag and can save you time and money on future. Who knows this trick might
be able to be applied to other special effects besides blowing things up. Join
this free class and find out.

Space is limited, so register now!
Title: 	 Free Web Training - LightWave 3D
Date: 	 Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Time: 	 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT
After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information
about joining the Webinar.
System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 2000, XP Home, XP Pro, 2003 Server, Vista
Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.4 (Tiger®) or newer
Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/155735306

On Fri, 01 May 2009 16:52:53 +0100, Keith Hardy <animdude3d@...>
wrote:

> I know I've read this in the group before but can't seem to find it.
> I've got 7 obj meshes all variations of the first. How can i turn 6 off
> them into morphs for the first mesh?

-Load all objects into Modeler (you can load them all at once)
-Position yourself in the first model (or the model you want to be the
base-object)
-Put one of the other objects in the background (youcan use the Layers
Panl for that)
-In the Vertex Maps tab, Click "Bkg to Morph"
-Repeat for the rest of the objects

--
Fernando Martins
    __
   /_ /|/|
/  /   |         3D Animation and Special Effects

Powered by Dogwaffle www.thebest3d.com is now a sponser of the wg3d.com
Chirstmas give-away.
1st place is PD Pro 3.5 boxed (including tutorial collection)
2nd place is PD Artist( download only)
3rd place 3d model DVD (with 3 formats .lwo,.3ds and poser formats)
with over 250 poser models or a pencil portait.
Contest runs until midnight Dec.24th.
For A chance to win Just go to:
http://www.wg3d.com/Poser_Propsx.html
and click on the animated gift of the santa to take you to the page
with details and how to enter. (to enter just send an e-mail)
e-mail address toward bottom of page.

Powered by Dogwaffle www.thebest3d.com is now a sponser of the wg3d.com
Chirstmas give-away.
1st place is PD Pro 3.5 boxed (including tutorial collection)
2nd place is PD Artist( download only)
3rd place 3d model DVD (with 3 formats .lwo,.3ds and poser formats)
with over 250 poser models or a pencil portait.
Contest runs until midnight Dec.24th.
For A chance to win Just go to:
http://www.wg3d.com/Poser_Propsx.html
and click on the animated gift of the santa to take you to the page
with details and how to enter. (to enter just send an e-mail)
e-mail address toward bottom of page.

http://www.kurvstudios.com/software/

-Larry

I have a couple of demo videos of a new plugin to bring in poser/daz
aasets into LW including objects, textures, weight maps, morphs,
bones, poes, motions etc and vice versa.

Please register here at http://www.vfxcast.com first.
http://www.vfxcast.com/media/1263/Poser_to_Lightwave_Demo_Pt1/
http://www.vfxcast.com/media/1278/Poser-to-Lightwave-Demo-Pt2/

-Larry

Is it neccessary to DL all the updates and install them before
installing 9.5.  Does the order of installation matter?

This email is to announce that Liquid Ice Entertainment is
  in the early stages of pre-production of the Lost Angels movie
  franchise, the first in the series titled Lost Angels: The Gates
of   Hell.
  We are currently seeking funding and looking for Lightwave 3D
modelers and animators, crew and technicians. If interested please
send demo reel to:

  Liquid Ice Entertainment
  Attn: Mark Barth or Renn Reed
  P.O. Box 25
  Newell, SD 57760
  www.LiquidIceEnt.com
  C# 605-641-3851

  We are in talks with agents of A-List Talent, and are
  currently seeking funding. Once we have the funding in place the
  A-List talent will be on board and production can begin.

  Please join our forum to chat, share ideas, and just have
  fun.  You can find a link to the forum at the Liquid Ice
  Entertainment website: www.LiquidIceEnt.com
  Then click on the LOST ANGELS LOUNGE link or go directly to
  the forum:
  http://z4.invisionfree.com/Liquid_Ice_Ent/index.php?
  You can email us at: rennreed@...
  Hope you join the LA Street Team today.
  Mark & Renn

--- In Lightwave-3D@yahoogroups.com, "rcscottmoore" <rcscottmoore@...>
wrote:
>
> Hi
> I was using the layout module and all of a sudden the tool bar
> selections along the left side all disappered and I can't figure out
> what I did or how to turn the tool bar back on.  Can someone please
> tell me what I did. Thanks
>


If you open up the options (by pressing O-key)or I think it is actually
in the display options, (by pressing D-key) you should find the option
to hide menu unhide menu options....you can also asign the them to the
left or right of screen from there aswell.

hope this helps

Ricky Owens
Animated Inc.

Hi
I was using the layout module and all of a sudden the tool bar
selections along the left side all disappered and I can't figure out
what I did or how to turn the tool bar back on.  Can someone please
tell me what I did. Thanks

Hi All -
we've got some sales going on over at 3D Garage (an extended Father's
Day sale)

The original LightWave v9 Signature Course (15 hours) is on sale.
We have a downloadable LightWave v9 Tune Up course.
Other LightWave training on sale, such as LightWave 7 & 8 courses.

And, there's a new downloadable Photoshop portrait retouching course.

Finally, we've announced a 2 Day, one-on-one Photography workshop.
Walk, shoot, and learn in Chicago, then learn Lightroom, and Photoshop
on day 2.

Visit www.3dgarage.com

Thanks all -
Have a great week.

Dan