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LightWave System Requirements |
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Specifications subject to change without notice. |
| LightWave v9: |
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| General Requirements: |
| System RAM: |
512 MB minimum requirement, 1 GB recommended |
| Graphics card: |
nVidia FX 5200 series (minimum) or ATIFireGL V 5100 (minimum) |
| Graphics support: |
Full OpenGL (OpenGL 2.0 support, or ARB_shading_language_100
OpenGL extension in earlier versions, required to use GLSL features) |
| Graphics driver: |
Latest from chipset manufacturer |
| Dedicated video RAM: |
64 MB per display minimum requirement, 128 MB recommended |
| Minimum resolution: |
1024x768 minimum requirement, 1280x1024 recommended |
| Hard drive space: |
230 MB for program installation (not including content) |
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| Windows 32-bit: |
| Operating System: |
Windows XP |
| Processor: |
Intel or AMD |
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| Windows 64-bit: |
| Operating System: |
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition |
| Processor: |
Intel EM64T or AMD64 |
| System RAM: |
1 GB |
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| Macintosh: |
| Operating System: |
OS X 10.3.9 Panther |
| Processor: |
PowerPC G4 minimum requirement, G5 recommended |
| LightWave [8]: |
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| Windows: |
| Operating System: |
2000 (Sp4), XP (Sp2) |
| Processor: |
Pentium III or higher (Pentium IV recommended)
AMD Athlon or higher (Opteron recommended) |
| System RAM: |
512MB (1GB recommended) |
| Hard drive space: |
230MB available (not including content) |
| Graphics card: |
AGP slot interface or PCI-Express
Full Open OpenGL and DirectX support
Latest drivers from chipset manufacturer
1024x768 minimum screen resolution (1280x1024 recommended)
64MB onboard dedicated RAM per display (128MB recommended) |
| Other: |
TCP/IP Network Protocol Installed
USB Port |
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| Macintosh: |
| Operating system: |
OS X 10.3.3 (Panther) |
| System configuration: |
G4 or higher (G5 recommended) |
| System RAM: |
512MB for OS X (1GB recommended) |
| Hard drive space: |
230MB available (not including content) |
| Graphics card: |
Full OpenGL support
Latest drivers from chipset manufacturer
1024x768 minimum screen resolution (1280x1024 recommended)
64MB onboard dedicated RAM per display (128MB recommended) |
| LightWave 7.5c: |
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| Windows: |
| Operating System: |
98, NT (Sp6), 2000 (Sp4), XP (Sp2) |
| Processor: |
Pentium II or higher (Pentium IV recommended) |
| System RAM: |
256 MB (1GB recommended) |
| Hard drive space: |
32MB available (not including content) |
| Graphics card: |
AGP slot interface
Full Open OpenGL and DirectX support
Latest drivers from chipset manufacturer
1024x768 minimum screen resolution (1280x1024 recommended)
32MB onboard dedicated RAM per display (128MB recommended) |
| Other: |
TCP/IP Network Protocol Installed
USB Port |
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| Macintosh: |
| Operating system: |
OS 9, OS X (10.2.8 recommended) |
| System configuration: |
Power Mac Processor G3 or higher (G4 recommended) |
| System RAM: |
384MB for OS9, 512 MB for OS X (1GB recommended) |
| Hard drive space: |
32MB available (not including content) |
| Graphics card: |
Full OpenGL support
Latest drivers from chipset manufacturer
1024x768 minimum screen resolution (1280x1024 recommended) |
| File Compatibilities: |
| LightWave 3D includes a library of license-free objects, images, textures and scenes. |
| File import formats: |
dxf, obj, 3ds, lwo, ai, eps |
| File export formats: |
obj, 3ds, lwo, dxf, w3d
Other files may be imported or exported by using a 3rd party translator |
| Still formats: |
Alias (.als), BMP 24 & 32-bit (.bmp), Cineon FP (.cin), JPEG (.jpg), PCX (.pcx),
PICT 24 & 32-bit (.pct), PNG 24 & 32-bit (.png), Photoshop 24 & 32-bit (.psd),
RLA 24 & 32-bit, Deluxe RLA (.rla), Radiance (.hdr), SGI 24, 32, 48, & 64-bit (.rgb),
Sun 24 & 32-bit (.ras), TGA 24 & 32-bit (.tga), TIFF 24 & 32-bit, LogLuv (.tif),
VPB(.ypb), YUV (.yuv), Flexible Format (.flx), IFF ILBM & IFF ILBM 32-bit (.iff) |
| Animation formats: |
4X Storyboard, AVI & DirectShow (.avi), Film Expand,
QuickTime, QuickTime VR, & QuickTime Stereo (.mov),
Storyboard, Flexible Float & Flexible Integer (.flx) |
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