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Fusion for LightWave (2018) Artists – Vol. 6
Kelly “Kat” Myers is back once again with the first LightWave 2018 specific tutorial in the Fusion for LightWave Artists series. In “Fusion for LightWave (2018) Artists – Vol. 6” Kat breaks down a huge amount of information regarding the new AOV (Arbitrary Object Value) buffer system in LightWave3D 2018. This 11 part video tutorial contains information not covered in Kat’s previous videos in this series or any of his other titles to date. Learn how to break down your buffer selections so you get exactly what you need inRead More
3D Scanning with Reality Capture (Free Tutorial from Phil Nolan)
Over the years, Phil Nolan has been doing amazing work using Photogrammetry. He’s got it down to a science! Using a simple, inexpensive setup the results he’s able to achieve are very impressive. Combining the power of Reality Capture a green screen a few lights and a Galaxy Note 8 phone check out how he scans an object and processes the images to produce a great looking photorealistic model of his subject. Check out his free tutorial here
Fusion for LightWave Artists Vol. 5 – Curse of the Phantom Shadow
In Fusion for LightWave Artists Vol. 5 – “Curse of the Phantom Shadow”, Kelly “Kat” Myers takes you through a CG+Live action footage mixed VFX shot from the short film by Mark Ross. This tutorial is rather advanced but even first time users of Fusion can benefit from this title and the massive amount of information that Kat passes onto you while he builds out the composite in Black Magic Designs Fusion 9.02 Every LightWave artist needs to learn how to composite CG footage into a live action shot andRead More
TurbulenceFD Advanced Concepts and Projects: Engine Fire
Kat is back with a new installment in the TurbulenceFD Advanced Concepts and Projects Series. This time in “Project Engine Fire”, Kat shows you what goes into setting up a WWII era USAF B-25 with an engine fire effect. This is a real-world shot from the upcoming feature-film (direct-to-video) “Behind the Lines” which is currently in post-production. With a run time of approximately 105 minutes, you get all the info you need to recreate such an effect using LightWave3D (works in 2015.x and 2018.x) and TurbulenceFD from Jawset.com You also get theRead More
Fusion and Davinci Resolve merged into Resolve Studio 15
We have known about this for some time now but Blackmagic has made the official announcement which came out earlier this morning at NAB 2018 on opening day. Fusion is now part of Davinci Resolve 15. A full report will be coming tomorrow from NAB as we are here in Las Vegas (it’s where we are based now btw) https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve/ but if you want to find out some right now, Blackmagic has a great video online detailing what is new in this massive, (and we mean freaking huge) game-changing upgrade. The priceRead More
Kat Flash Sale!
Use the coupon code: FlashKatSale and get 45% off Kelly “Kat” Myers videos and bundles! While Kat has several new videos in the works including a new TurbulenceFD title (Project Engine Fire) for LightWave3D 2015.3 and 2018.0.3 as well as new installments in his popular Fusion for LightWave Artists series, we wanted to let you know about this sale. Get 45% off all of his titles for a limited time only. Use that coupon code and save! The code is: FlashKatSale Make sure you enter it in the check out onceRead More
Deep FX World Releases Colorida Motion FX for mograph artists working in LightWave3D
Even more LightWave3D news today! This time from 3rd Party Developer, Deep FX World. Mambo, who is on fire at the moment with his tools for LightWave and has been really rocking it over the last year or so, has just released a great plug-in that is very affordable and it comes in the form of Coloria Motion FX. You can find out more about this awesome tool including a demo version here.
LightWave3D 2018.0.3 Released.
In a flurry of activity we have not seen since the LightWave3D 9.x development cycle, the LightWave Group has released yet another patch for LightWave 2018! Go to your accounts at www.lightwave3d.com and download the latest patch now. For those of you who have no upgraded, you must upgrade by March 31st to save on your upgrade. Don’t hesitate. The price is going up on April 1st! Here is the changelog for the new patch (2018.0.3) if you are interested in finding out what they have been up to sinceRead More
Spring Training Sales event! Get 30% off until March 31st!
That’s right! Get 30% off almost everything in the store including bundles for extra big savings until March 31st, 2018! Use the coupon code: L3DSpringTraining2018 in the checkout and get that big saving today! Hit the store and start shopping!
Join us on Twitch! Next meeting is Sunday, March 18th 2018 starting at 10AM PST.
Liberty3d.com is proud to sponsor the LWUG Roundtable meetings which are now a regular thing on Twitch.tv/LightWave3D hosted by our very own Stephen Burns Our next meeting will be Sunday, March 18th (that’s tomorrow) 2018 starting at 10AM PST. You can tune in here. https://www.twitch.tv/chromeallusion
Adobe Fuse for LightWave Artists
Phil Nolan walks you through the finer points of creating a character in Adobe Fuse and how to export and make them work in LightWave3D (2015.3 and prior). This is a great tutorial for artists who want to dabble in Character Animation without having to drown themselves in the process with creating custom rigs or sets ups. Adobe Fuse does it for you while working with Miximo for adding animations to the characters you create! This is complete tutorial providing end to end project details so you are up andRead More
LightWave Users Group Meeting – Sunday, March 4th at 12PM PST!
Just a heads up that this Sunday from 12noon – 3pm we will have a LightWave Users Group Meeting. Yup, that’s today! This meeting is virtual on twitch and everyone who registers here will get the Meeting URL on the registration ticket that will be sent to your email. We will also be giving away some goodies and a discount coupon offer for tools and training on www.liberty3d.com for attendees of this meeting, but you must be present in the www.twitch.com/lightwave3d channel during the meeting in order for you toRead More
Syflex updated for use with LightWave 2018!
Some of you may have missed this as no formal email communication from the developer was made, however a couple of days ago a new version of Syflex was released for Syflex/LW users, to make use of in LW 2018. This update was rather unexpected, but certainly welcomed and it’s actually kind of a big deal as it does some new “tricks” rather than just simply “work” with LW 2018. Here is some work done with Syflex in LW that you may recognize if you need a reminder as to what thisRead More
The Lightwave Users Group Meeting
The Lightwave Users Group Meeting Come join us on twitch this morning for today’s LightWave3D users group meeting hosted by Liberty3d.com Citizen, Stephen Burns. The meeting starts at 10AM PST so make sure to get your tickets now.
Free Video! New TurbulenceFD Build: 1433
There is a brand new build of TurbulenceFD for LightWave3D out and it gives you some extra niffy in 2018.0.1. Make sure you watch this video! It will save you a LOT of hassle. Practical Production Techniques Vol. 24 Vampire Tricks [KAT]This is a great video for anyone wanting to use LightWave3D (2023 and up) and Fusion (19 Studio, or Resolve Basic/Studio) to create vampire effects similar to those seen in movies like the original Blade series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV show or The "Thanos Snap" dissolving effect withRead More
Free Video! Ryan Roye -Quick Tour of LightWave3D 2018
Ryan Roye has produced this nice little video covering in a “quick tour fashion”, many, but not all of the improvements and features found in LightWave3D 2018. He does this while at several points comparing the various performance gains above LightWave3D 2015 side-by-side. While just over 10 minutes long, it’s probably the most informative video regarding the benefits and caveats of LightWave3D 2018 out there so far while keeping it all clear to understand. More of this is on its way. Kat is still working on his first LW 2018Read More
It’s out! Go get it! LightWave 2018 now available!
Well, the wait is now over. LightWave next is LightWave 2018 and just a few hours ago, it became available for purchase as an upgrade or new seat. As promised in our last news letter, Origami Digital and DB-W have released their tools upgrades for LightWave3D 2018. We are not far behind with our own LightWave3D 2018 products and updates. Ryan and Kat are hard at work, even right now, to bring you these in the form of new LightWave3D tutorials. We expect Kat to have his out tomorrow withRead More
TurbulenceFD for LightWave3D – Conventional Weapons Pack Volume 1.
The long-awaited TurbulenceFD for LightWave3D – Conventional Weapons Pack Volume 1. is now available! Check it out… Kat does it again! Priced at just $39.95 this package is a great deal for TurbulenceFD users. Over 40 individual and unique examples plus the work up files are included in this pack and that’s less than a dollar per scene. Most are render/sim ready for you to load up and make use of as you see fit in your own scenes. Included in this package are scene file folders containing the scenes categorizedRead More
Fixing The LightWave3D Discovery Mode Licensing Issue On Windows 8 and 10
For users of LightWave3D who have run into Discovery Mode suddenly and then continuously coming up even after having LW run normally for ages, this fix is for you. Alternatively, you can automate this using a single click any time you need to fix the problem. Thanks to Jim Oblak for the example below. 1. Create a text file called: FixFirewallLW.bat 2. Edit it with notepad++ or notepad or your favorite text editor and place the following instructions into it. echo off Start “” “C:\Program Files\NewTek\LightWave_2020.0.2\bin\configure.exe” “unset” timeout /t 3 /nobreakRead More
Merry Christmas everyone! Our annual Christmas sale is back! Get 30% off your purchases!
That’s right! Our annual Liberty3d.com Christmas sale is back and this year we have upped the savings from the usual 25% to 30% so you get extra value out of your shopping experience. Simply use the coupon code: L3DChristmas2017 and get 30% off when you use the code in the cart prior to checkout. We are so happy about this Christmas sale we decided to torture you with the song of Kat’s people this time of year! (Warning… earworm!) There are lots of reasons why we are so happy right now.Read More