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| John Nack Discusses Rendition |
| John Nack with Adobe discusses LightWave Rendition for Photoshop CS3 Extended in his daily blog |
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| 3D World interview on LW v9.5 |
| 3D World interviews Newteks Jay Roth about the release of LightWave 3D v9.5 |
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| [press] LightWave Rendition Beta release |
| NewTek Announces Open Beta Program for LightWave Rendition for Adobe Photoshop |
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| Australian PC World review |
| On-line magazine reviews LightWave 3D v9 |
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| Eden FX tabs LW for ABCs Lost |
| Eden FX utilizes the power and speed of LightWave to creat 3D animation on the ABC series \ |
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| S4 Studio creates with LW v9.0 |
| S4 Studio creates New NBC HD Campaign using LightWave v9.0 |
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| [press] LightWave 3D V9.5 Release |
| NewTek Announces Fourth Major Update to LightWave 3D® v9 |
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| [press] 10 Hours of Free Training |
| 3D artists can access a wide range of video tutorials providing tips on modeling, lighting, animation, rendering and more |
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| [press] Live Virtual Set Tool |
| LightWave 3D® plug-in makes it easy to create photo-realistic, live virtual sets |
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| [press] NewTek Releases New Update to LightWave 3D® |
| LightWave® v9.3 delivers further enhancements to new camera tools, node editor and global illumination |
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| [press] LightWave 3D® Gains Maximum Speed and Power from Latest High Performance Mac® Systems |
| NewTek ships Universal version of LightWave® v9 for Mac Users |
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| [press] NewTek Delivers the Ultimate Animate and Edit Bundle for 3D Artists |
| Special offer brings LightWave 3D® and SpeedEDIT™ together for a limited time |
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| LightWave Newsletter - June 2007 |
| Volume 04, Number 06 - June, 2007 |
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| Profile: James Hibbert |
| We recently sat down with James Hibbert to discuss life as a freelance artist, his work on the Lost n Space TV pilot, music videos and much more. Find out how he got his start and what inspires him to create. |
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| Interview with Michael Scaramozzino |
| Michael's first 3D animated short film - BlastOff!™ is currently making the rounds at animation film festivals. |
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| [press] LightWave Effects Explode in the Dynamic 6th Season of 24 |
| NewTek video profile features artists discussing LightWave 3D® VFX work |
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| LightWave Newsletter - May 2007 |
| Volume 04, Number 05 - May 29, 2007 |
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| Interview with Alejandro Parrilla, IGT |
| We talked to Alejandro about his work for IGT in Reno, NV, a company well known for its themed gaming machines. |
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| Interview with Tony Rizo, U.S. Air Force |
| We talked with Tony about the work he did on Roughnecks, Max Steele, Might & Magic and for the Air Force. |
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| [press] California Teen Digital Awards Event Showcases the Importance of 3D Literacy in the 21st Century |
| TriCaster Pro used for live stream of Tower of Youth 11th Annual Teen Digital Reel Showcase and Awards featuring Emmy® Award-winning 3D |
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| LightWave Newsletter - April 2007 |
| Volume 04, Number 04 - April 30, 2007 |
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| [press] Latest Update to LightWave Boasts Major New Features |
| All New Material Shaders, Depth of Field, Photoreal Motion Blur, Along with Global Illumination and Final Gather Delivered in Free v9.2 Release |
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| Interview with Freddy Oropeza, The Syndicate |
| We talked with Freddy about the work he did for Fable 2, Banjo Kazooie and Call of Duty, and his most recent work on spots for NASCAR. |
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| [press] Zoic Studios Breaks New VFX Ground in Fox Series Drive |
| New Render Features in LightWave v9.2 Help Make Demanding Car Race Sequences Photoreal |
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| [press] New Plug-In Provides Feature-Film Quality Rendering for Adobe Photoshop CS3 |
| NewTek Announces LightWave Rendition for Adobe Photoshop |
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| Interview with Kevin Quattro, Zoic Studios |
| Having contributed to the look of Battlestar Galactica, Firefly and Serenity, Kevin has the dual roles of CG Supervisor on CSI: Miami and Lead CG Artist on CSI for Zoic Studios. |
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| LightWave Newsletter - March 2007 |
| Volume 04, Number 03 - March 29, 2007 |
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| Interview with Khalid Al Muharraqi, Muharraqi-Studios |
| Based out of Bahrain, the work of Khalid Al Muharraqi has spread like wildfire over the years and can be seen throughout the CG industry. |
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| [press] LightWave VFX Houses Bring Hyper-Reality to 300 |
| Pixel Magic and Screaming Death Monkey put LightWave 3D to work creating VFX from set extensions to armies for 300. |
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| Interview with Mark Kochinski, Freelance Visual Effects |
| Mark Kochinski has been busy for years creating visual effects work for the likes of Rhythm & Hues, Digital Muse, Dreamworks, Flash Film Works, Digital Domain, S4 Studios and many more. |
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| LightWave 3D® News - Special Edition |
| LightWave v9.2 Universal Edition Open Beta |
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| February LightWave Newsletter |
| Anxious to learn more about what is going on with LightWave v9.2? Now is your chance! Members of the Open Beta program have been released from portions of their NDA, and are now discussing their feelings about the update and showing their work created wit |
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| [press] LightWave 3D® Selected For Virtual British Library Project |
| NewTek’s LightWave 3D chosen as part of Turning the Pages 2.0™, an effort to bring he collection of the British Library to virtual life for all via the Internet. |
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| [press] NewTek Announces Limited Time Offer on LightWave® v9 |
| Special program provides a wide variety of content and learning materials with the purchase of LightWave v9 including a book, DVDs, courseware and royalty free content. |
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| Interview with Christopher Stewart, Stargate SG1/Atlantis |
| During their season hiatus, Christopher gave us some insight into his history and duties on the longest running sci-fi show on television. |
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| Interview with Graham Toms, NewTek |
| A traditional artist long before making the transition to 3D, Graham is a Disney veteran with gallery shows to his credit. |
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| LightWave v9.2 Sneak Peek Video |
| LightWave v9.2 Artists Dave Jerrard & Jennifer Hachigian share their thoughts at the recent sneak peek of LightWave v9.2 in L.A. |
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| Interview with Dave Jerrard, VFX Artist |
| Widely regarded as an expert on the subject, Dave Jerrard can truly be described as one of the first users of LightWave 3D. |
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| Men O' War: Interview with Isaac Botkin |
| Inspired by the likes of Douglas Fairbanks and the LEGO Pirates theme of construction toys, Isaac and his family produced a short film that has been spreading across the internet. |
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| LightWave v9 Development News |
| 40% off SpeedEDIT and v9.2 preview |
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| [press] NewTek On 48-City North American Tour |
| Latest technology for Live-Production, Motion Graphics and Post-Production to be demonstrated |
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| [press] NewTek Announces Universal Version of LightWave® v9 for Mac OS X |
| Public Testing Program to begin: all registered owners of LightWave 3D® version 9 invited to participate in the final testing phase of the latest Mac-based technology. |
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| LightWave Newsletter |
| Development News, New Profiles, Press and Events |
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| [press] NewTek Announces Free Trial of Latest Version of LightWave 3D |
| Fully Featured 30 Day Trial Now Available as Free Download! |
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| Profile: 3D Artist Don Showalter |
| LightWave used to create a 3D in-flight refuling trainer for the USAF. |
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| Profile: Tim Flattery |
| Interview with Tim Flattery, Illustrator / Concept Artist |
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| Newsletter |
| LightWave 3D Newsletter - October, 2006 |
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| Profile: Jamie Clark |
| Jamie Clark is a artist with a wide range of credits to his name. |
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| Discoveries: San Antonio College |
| San Antonio College exhibition of student and instructor work over 10 years. |
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| Profile: John Liebler |
| John Liebler of XVIVO Scientific Animation created the 3D animation short, The Inner Life of a Cell, at the request of Harvard University. |
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| Newsletter: v3-n9 |
| LightWave Newsletter Volume 3, Number 9 |
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| Profile: Tim Wilcox |
| Tim Wilcox has been creating computer graphics since his senior year at the University of Southern California. |
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| Case Study: DAVE School |
| The visual effects school, located within the rumble and roar of roller coasters at Universal Studios Florida in Orlando, offers a year long course for aspiring computer artists. |
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| Profile: Alter Image |
| Interview with Alter Image |
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| Case Study: Zoic |
| Located in a neo-neighborhood of audacious architecture in Culver City, Zoic Studios and its neighbors could well provide futuristic inspiration for CG artists. |
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| New Profile: Paradigm |
| Paradigm Productions has been making a name for itself in the 3D Architectural Visualization field since 1992 |
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| Case Study: Eden FX |
| Eden FX Studios rest in the valley beneath the trademark HOLLYWOOD letters spread out over a hovering hill. |
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| New Profile: Maas Digital |
| Interview with Maas Digital about Roving Mars |
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| Case Study: Flash Film Works |
| arts and crafts house created by LightWave artists |
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| Newsletter v3-n8 |
| LightWave newsletter volume 3 number 8 |
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| Case Study: rh|boX |
| A case study on Rhythm & Hues rh|boX |
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| [press] Universal Binary for Mac |
| Attendees of SIGGRAPH 06 will be the first to see the latest Mac-based technology advancements in LightWave 3D |
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| [press] New Technologies for LightWave 3D |
| SIGGRAPH 2006 attendees get glimpse of future for LightWave |
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| 3 New Videos! |
| Three new LightWave v9 technique videos! |
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| Newsletter v3-n7 |
| LightWave 3D newsletter Volume 3, Number 7 |
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| Newsletter: v3-n6 |
| LightWave 3D newsletter Volume 3, Number 6 |
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| [press] NewTek Ships New LightWave 3D Version 9 |
| The latest update to the award-winning 3D Application includes a robust new feature set, major core changes and new workflows |
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| New LightWave v9 video! |
| Creating a View Camera in Advanced Camera Tools! |
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| [press] LightWave v9 Launch Event |
| NewTek Announces LightWave v9 Launch Event for the West Coast |
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| 3 New LightWave v9 videos! |
| UI Configuration, Content Directory and Load from Scene! |
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| Profile: Symmetrix |
| Symmetrix Design Works is an Australia-based illustration service specializing in architectural visualization |
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| 3 New LightWave v9 videos! |
| Edge Weighting,Gradients Pre and Post Behaviors and Fur Creation |
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| New Profile: Dogfight |
| Radical 3D is the VFX house behind the History Channel special Dogfights: The Greatest Air Battles |
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| Newsletter: v3-n5 |
| LightWave 3D newsletter Volume 3, Number 5 |
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| Newsletter: v3-n4 |
| LightWave 3D newsletter Volume 3, Number 4 |
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| Newsletter: V3-n3 |
| LightWave 3D newsletter Volume 3, Number 3 |
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| Profile: Bruce Branit |
| Bruce Branit has over 10 years experience in the Hollywood visual effects community and has four Emmy Award nominations for his work. |
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| Newsletter: v3-n2 |
| LightWave 3D newsletter Volume 3, Number 2 |
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| New LightWave v9 Information |
| New LightWave v9 Info, Demos and more! |
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| Tutorial: LWCAD |
| Creating a Flat from a plan using LWCAD |
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| Newsletter: v3-n1 |
| LightWave 3D newsletter Volume 3, Number 1 |
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| Profile: Joe Zeff |
| The work produced by Joe Zeff’s studio has focused on the field of infographics, or telling a story visually. |
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| Profile: Viktor Velicko |
| Viktor Velicko is the founder of W-Tools, producer of the LWCAD suite of plug-ins for LightWave 3D |
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| New Vid: Using Weight Maps |
| Using the Weight map falloff option with the modify tools allows you to quickly create morph targets. |
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| Tutorial: Motion Capture |
| Learn how to put a motion capture data file onto your model. |
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| Tutorial: Character Rigging |
| Character Rigging in LightWave[8] |
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| 6 New LW9 Videos! |
| Six New LightWave 9 Videos for you to watch! |
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| Newsletter: v2-n11 |
| LightWave Newsletter volume 2, number 11 |
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| Newsletter v2-n10 |
| LightWave 3D newsletter Volume 2, Number 10 |
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| [press] 8th Texture Collection |
| NewTek Releases Eighth Free Texture Collection! |
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| New Profile: Henk Dawson |
| Henk Dawson, an award-winning veteran illustrator, has his studio, Dawson 3D, Inc., in beautiful Seattle, Washington. |
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| New Vid: Virtual Mirror |
| TrueArt has just released a free tool that allows you to see virtually generated geometry on the opposite side of X axis. This demo walks you through an example of its use. |
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| Tutorial: IK Booster |
| LightWave 3D 8 introduced some full-fledged features to create and edit bones right in Layout, giving you full flexibility when it comes to rigging. |
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| New Vid: Mountain Landscape |
| This video tutorial will walk you through the creation of a mountain range. Learn the steps to model and surface a detailed mountain range starting from nothing and ending with a finished render. |
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| Tutorial: LScript for Layout |
| Parent_to_Null. A script that parents the selected object to a null. |
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| New Profile: Maestro |
| an Interview with Brian Pace and Eric Smith of Stillwater Films |
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| New Vid: 8.5 Selection Tool |
| This demo showcases the new selection tools that have been added to 8.5 |
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| [press] LightWave 3D® Artists Bring Home Two Emmy®s |
| For the Seventh Year in a Row a Primetime Emmy Winner for VFX includes LightWave® Visuals; Upper Midwest Academy Chapter Honors 3D Animated Series Auto-B-Good |
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| Newsletter v2-n9 |
| LightWave 3D newsletter Volume 2, Number 9 |
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| New Profile: Paradox |
| Paradox Entertainment, LLC is currently in post-production of a CG short film entitled Alien Zupiter |
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Class on Demand Goes Online with Post |
| Class on Demand and Post to deliver online training content in the form of tutorials and self-paced classes starting with NewTek LightWave Time Warp feature |
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Book excerpt: The Entrepreneur Guide to Second Life |
| I use Photoshop and LightWave for texturing |
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Create Complex Shiny Metal Surfaces with Nodes in LightWave 9.0 |
| Reflective surfaces in CG tend to over-light themselves, and the result can scream like a preschooler wanting attention. A great way to solve this problem is to use LightWave 9.2’s Ambient Occlusion node in a slightly unconventional way. |
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Pushing VFX in the New Fall TV Season |
| But our experience with LightWave from Battlestar Galactica and Firefly told us we could crank out this hard surface, metallic stuff and make it look fantastic and use our entire render farm without any addition cost to us or the client to gear up. |
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“MacUser names NewTek as finalist for 3D software award” |
| A European computer trade magazine has named NewTek LightWave v9 animation software as one of five finalists for its 3D Software of the Year Award. |
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Lava Creative Scores Another Branding Hit With The Ellen DeGeneres Show |
| Lava Creative, Inc., has produced a branding success with the main title design for The Ellen DeGeneres Show! The 15-second main title was animated in NewTek LightWave. |
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Inside the Living Body |
| Revolutionary Technology Illuminates Our Continuous Transformation Over an Entire Lifetime in Ways Never Before Possible |
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Tippi Toes Hollywood Debut |
| The animated Tippi Toes project is produced by Emmy-Award winning Wonderlens Studios (www.wonderlens.com) in conjunction with The Lightwave Lab (www.lightwavelab.com) whose past projects include Nickelodeon\'s Oscar nominated, Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius. |
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Documentary Inside the Living Body Delivers Organ Porn |
| LightWave 3D in WIRED |
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S4 Studios Customizes TLC’s Street |
| Hollywood design and animation house S4 Studios has produced a ten-second animated opening title sequence for TLC’s upcoming six-part series Street Customs. |
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