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LightWave3D 2020.0.2 Released!
Just about 1 hour ago, NewTek’s LightWave Group released the latest in the 2020 series of patches. LightWave3D 2020.0.2 corrects for some very interesting bugs, but also some interesting development path errors made by later versions of LightWave3D such a the elimination of the Ambient Light feature in 2018. It’s now back! Woohoo! We really appreciate this one coming back. While someone once said “There is nothing more real than real”, I would counter with features and functions like this are what give “Movies their magic”. This is one ofRead More
Boeing 737-700 in LightWave 3D
Check out Catherine Smallwood’s awesome Boeing 737-700 in LightWave 3D format (LWO3 2018+ LWS). Modeled to be technically accurate and look good on camera, this model has all the main fixings of an awesome LightWave3D asset. It is essentially “ready-to-render” in LightWave3D 2018+. Use your own paint scheme or use Catherine’s maps as a guide easily giving your shot or demo or whatever you might need a 737-700 for (AR/VR, games, you name it) a sense of reality without compromise. Click on any of the image below to check outRead More
C-130 Aircraft
Catherine Smallwood’s Lockheed C-130H Aircraft model in LightWave3D 2018+ ready-to-render form. Consisting of 175,737 polys, props ready to animate and primary control surfaces capable of being animated. The aircraft model comes painted in Tennessee Air National Guard colors and includes an easy to use Photoshop version of the paint scheme with UV lines for painting in additional colors. Makes a great asset for military animations/stills from multiple decades, this workhorse has been in service since the late 1950s and looks to continue for the foreseeable future. Just $49.95USD
Get 25% off this Canada Day and Fourth of July Sale!
It’s time for our 10th Annual Independence Day Sale! While we are starting a bit early, celebrate with us as we approach Canada Day (July 1st), US Independence Day (July 4th) and Kat’s Birthday (July 9th). Use the Coupon Code: L3DID4-2020 and get 25% off purchased of almost every product we have in the store at www.liberty3d.com We now have 450+ products in our store for you to choose from including new additions this past couple of weeks with more on the way. Combine that with our fully LightWave3D 2018 to 2020.x compatibleRead More
Practical Production Techniques Vol. 14
Kat is back with another exciting installment in the Practical Production Techniques Series! Now in the 14th volume of the series, Kat takes on a shot from a set of 3, from a low budget feature film out of Los Angeles that requires a full photo-realistic CG shot of a Boeing 747 flying over clouds in full 4K at 24 frames per second. Not for the faint of heart, but by using a suite of tools that involves Black Magic Designs Davinci Resolve Studio 16, Andressen Technolgies Syntheyes, NewTek’s LightWave3DRead More
Introduction to Davinci Resolve Fusion Volume One
Do you want to get into Davinci Resolve Fusion? Are you a Fusion user now but not sure how to go about adjust your workflow to Resolve Fusion? Well, you are in luck with this new tutorial series from multiple awarding winning CG Supervisor and VFX artist, Kelly “Kat” Myers. In this first installment, Kat takes on a VFX shot from the shot film “Curse of the Phantom Shadow”, directed by Mark Ross, using Resolve Fusion 16 Studio. Originally shot many years ago on prosumer level equipment in 720p atRead More
Major LightForge Render Network Updates!
Over the last couple of weeks we have been very busy working to improve and provide additional compatibility and capacity of the LightForge Render Network. We have produced a number of videos that LightWave3D users can check out below. Getting Started Guide MDD and Color Space Demo LightWave3D 2018 – 2020.x GI Caches demo StarPro 2.2 – 2.3 LightForge Render Network Demo
Liberty3d.com Anniversary Sale Extended! – Deep Rising 3 Discount!
We have extended our sale! Join us in celebrating 30 years of amazing LightWave3D history and future greatness during our 10th Anniversary special as Liberty3d.com continues to bring you new training, tools, technology and services to the LightWave3D community. Use our coupon code: 30YearsOfLightWave-10YearsOfLiberty3D to get 30% off your purchases off almost everything in our store until May 31st, 2020. As an extra bonus for LightWave3D users around the world, we have teamed up with Deep FX World to bring you a special 15% off coupon code that you will receive from us afterRead More
LightWave3D 2020.0.1 now available! Get special pricing and goodies exclusively from Liberty3d.com
LightWave3D 2020.0.1 is now out! The quick and much appreciated release of the 2020.0.1 Update to LightWave3D is now available to LightWave3D 2020 users in their accounts at LightWave3D.com Now with Liberty3D.com you can save on the cost of your upgrade or new seat of LightWave3D 2020.0.1, but you have limited time to take advantage of this discount! Our special ends on May 31st 2020! So act now! If you are upgrading from a previous version and facing a $499.00 Upgrade price from NewTek directly, we can save you someRead More
LightWave3D turns 30! We turn 10!
Join us in celebrating 30 years of amazing LightWave3D history and future greatness during our 10th Anniversary special as Liberty3d.com continues to bring you new training, tools, technology and services to the LightWave3D community. Use our coupon code: 30YearsOfLightWave-10YearsOfLiberty3D to get 30% off your purchases off almost everything in our store until May 1st, 2020. LightWave3D 2020? (and a note from Kat) Yes. It’s coming (there was never a doubt in our minds because, we know). We know the community is looking forward to details from NewTek regarding the release ofRead More
Valentine’s Day Sale!
Do you love LightWave3D but need to get up to speed on all the latest features or brush up on an area that you are interested in mastering? What about loving the idea of learning a great complimentary tool or plug-in that we do training on that will help improve your skills as an artist? Do you love saving money on our products here at Liberty3d.com? Are you loving the idea of picking up some of our latest titles for 25% off until the 15th of February, so you haveRead More
Did Mac Reiter just release TAFA for free?
Yes, that’s a good question and it seems that the answer is… yes! Check it out. http://macreitercreations.com/ We recommend that everyone download it now just in case it disappears!
Practical Production Techniques Vol. 13 – Fusion Tracking
Award Wining CG/VFX Artist and Supervisor, Kelly “Kat” Myers brings you everything you need to know to get started with the Blackmagic Designs Fusion or Resolve tracking tools and start making really cool VFX shots, easily. In this tutorial, Kat breaks down the tips and tricks on how to use Fusion’s 3 tracking tools. Tracker, Planar Tracker and Camera Tracker. Every VFX artist needs to know how to do tracking. It’s inescapable and to some, daunting. But it doesn’t need to be. It’s actually really straight forward to do ifRead More
TurbulenceFD – Project Kitchen Fire
Kelly “Kat” Myers is back with another installment in the TurbulenceFD for LightWave3D series. This time with an extension to the Advanced Concepts and Projects category “Masks and Fuel Masks”, he runs down the steps needed to set a kitchen on fire! “Project Kitchen Fire” is 142 minutes of excellent knowledge dealing with TurbulenceFD and some of the oddities that it has working in LightWave3D 2019.1.4 and the bcf2vdb conversion tool. When to use it, when not to. Working in conjunction with 3D-Coat, the tools used to produce this projectRead More
It’s time for our 9th Annual Christmas Sale!
That’s right! Use the Coupon Code: L3DChristmasSale-2019 and save 25% off your purchases and almost everything in our store until December 31st, 2019. We have new videos from Kat with more on the way from Adam Gibson and Ryan Roye, plus savings products such as GlyconVR from Chilton Webb, videos by Phil Nolan, Dana Burman, and the rest of our citizenry here on Liberty3d.com. Not only that but you can get in on the latest TurbulenceFD Group buy-in! Want to save on a new seat of LightWave3D 2019.1.4? You can doRead More
LightWave3D Users Group Meeting!
Join us on Sunday, December 8th for the next LightWave3D meeting. Kat will be presenting for the full 3 hours and will be covering a whole kit and caboodle of stuffs and thing in this session. Make sure you sign up through eventbrite, but if you get this message late, no worries! Simply click this link and you can join us at 10AM PST on Twitch.
New TurbulenceFD Group-buy in EXTENDED!
If you have been waiting for another TurbulenceFD Group buy-in, you are in luck! Act now and put your name in on the list by emailing Kat and saying you are in! We are running this one until 11:59 PM PST December 22nd, 2019. UPDATED! I’ve decided to extend the TFD Group buy-in until Boxing day (December 26th) at 11:59PM PST. After that you will have 24 hours to pay in the final amount. I’m so if this screws people up including those who sat on the fence and probablyRead More
Practical Production Techniques Vol. 12
In this title, VFX artist and CG supervisor of Declaration Pictures Inc., and founder of Liberty3d.com – Kelly Lee Myers (aka Kat), shows you how to take a VFX shot from end-to-end using SynthEyes, LightWave3D and Fusion. Starting with tracking the shot in Syntheyes, Kat walks you through the basics of getting a 3D track done fast using a manual method that produces extremely solid tracks every time. From there he will show you how to set up a LightWave3D based particle snow storm, snowflakes and more. Next, proceeding toRead More
Final day of Black Friday Weekend and Cyber Monday??
Did you miss our sale?! NO PROBLEM! Sale is extended! Check below for details. Black Friday Weekend Special! 35% off! Our customers asked and we delivered! Use the coupon code: Use the coupon code: L3DBF-2019 at check out and get 35% off until this Thursday December 4th! Need to upgrade your seat of LightWave3D? Pick up a new seat? We have a special deal for you that we can’t advertise, but starting today until December 31st, we are offering LightWave3D 2019 upgrades and new seats to customers who contact usRead More