LightWorks v8.0 Released for Rendering
 SHEFFIELD,
UK, Apr 3, 2009 - LightWork Design, the world's leading supplier of
rendering solutions for developers of advanced 3D computer graphics
software, today announced the latest release of its flagship LightWorks
product, LightWorks 8.0. Now in its 20th year, the Company continues to
build on its LightWorks product to provide customers with improved
performance and new technology. This release builds on previous versions and
includes the release of some new, exciting features.
 Key developments within LightWorks 8.0 include:
Progressive rendering
The aim in introducing this feature is to provide a more positive workflow
experience within the rendering application. Previously, using OpenGL to preview
final renders had limitations in terms of lighting and materials, in that it
limited the number of lights possible as well as the representation of the
materials. This meant that setting up a scene to get the final image became a
very iterative process. LightWorks Progressive Rendering provides a solution to
this by giving immediate feedback of the final image with a fast preview of the
lighting and materials within the scene. This means that less iteration is
required before reaching the desired image thus providing a more enhanced
workflow and ultimately a better user experience.
‘View through walls’ feature
Users often need to have a complete view of an interior, but to get the
optimum view it may be necessary to remove an entire wall from a scene. However,
doing this allows light to flood in which ruins the accuracy and realism of the
scene as the lighting and reflectance changes. Understanding these difficulties,
LightWorks has introduced new functionality which provides the ability to view
the room through the wall thereby maintaining the required accuracy. This is
done by allowing the user to tag the relevant geometry in the scene and in
effect look through the wall, with no degradation to the lighting and
reflections inside. This ‘View through Walls’ feature also allows dynamic
tagging which means that the room can be rotated.
Tone mapping
Tone mapping has been optimized and developed to include a new white balance
shader which gives a true representation of colors so that they remain more
faithful to the original scene.
Complex reflectance shaders
LightWorks has added additional new shaders to this latest release which are
aimed at providing users with the ability to create a wider range of more
realistic effects. These new shaders are all supported by programmable shading
in real-time and include: Glossy Glass, Glossy Mirror, Blurred Conductor and
Blurred Dielectric.
LightWork Design
LightWork Design is the world's leading supplier of rendering solutions for
developers of advanced 3D computer graphics software. Now in its 20th year,
LightWork Design continues to develop LightWorks to provide customers with
innovative and market-focused solutions for the creation of powerful and
easy-to-use rendering applications. Renowned for its physically accurate
visualization of real-world objects and environments, LightWorks is the ideal
choice for applications targeted at the AEC, Configuration, and Industrial
markets. LightWorks is supplied as a complete solution which includes the SDK,
support, training and consultancy services, to give customers fast and efficient
access to leading-edge rendering technology, resulting in shorter development
cycles, faster time-to-market for new products, and lower software development
costs.
LightWorks is the de facto standard for integrated rendering in advanced 3D
graphics applications, embedded in over 80 software applications and used by
more than 2 million users worldwide.
LightWorks - 20 Years of Graphics Excellence.
For more information, visit
www.lightworkdesign.com. or
www.lightworks-user.com.
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Aug 5 - LightWorks to Sell Caustic Graphics Products
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May 28 - Aaron Smithey Wins 1st LightWorks Image Competition
Apr 3 - LightWorks v8.0 Released for Rendering
Mar 30 - LightWorks v7.9 Updates Available in TurboCAD Pro v16
Feb 12 - LightWork Design Releases LightWorks 7.9 SP 1
Jan 20 - Flavio Adriani Wins LightWork 4th Quarter Image Competition
Oct 23 - New Zealand's Kheang Chrun Wins LightWorks Image Contest
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