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Blurring the line between production and post production: NewTek demonstrates Virtual Cinematography in Lightwave

September 21, 2010September 22, 2010 Doug Groves 3D, Avatar, Lightwave, Lightwave CORE, newtek, post production, production, Rob Powers, virtual camera, virtual cinematography1 Comment

Newtek has long been one of the most innovative digital content creation companies out there. Originally an Amiga based company, with products such as DigiView, the first colour digitizer for a computer, and the Video Toaster which gave users the power of a live switching studio via an add on card , they’ve continued to innovate through the years. This year at SIGGRAPH is no different, as Rob Powers, VP of 3D development took the stage to demonstrate the virtual cinematography capabilities of Lightwave 3D 10, the latest version of…

Ash Is Back

April 14, 2009July 25, 2009 Doug Groves Lightwave, Magpie, newtek0 comment

Another couple of weeks, and another ashrants.com video. Once again, the animation is done with Lightwave, the lip sync with Magpie Pro and editing done with Newtek’s SpeedEDIT, which is a subset of the software that comes with the TriCaster hardware. The music is a jam performed by the Asphalt Potato Jam band. Enjoy!

Newtek Announces Lightwave CORE

February 6, 2009April 17, 2009 Doug Groves core, Lightwave, newtek4 Comments

Newtek, makers of the venerable Lightwave, have announced a radical change to their 3D animation package, in the form of Lightwave CORE. CORE is a complete re-write from the ground up, with a completely open SDK, with 3rd party developers using the same software tools as the programmers themselves. One of the potential advantages is transparent interaction between the various physics solutions, which should obviate the need for workarounds that have been the bane of at least one Lightwaver I know. The first advance build should be out by the…

Newtek on Scoblizer TV

March 31, 2008July 25, 2009 Doug Groves newtek, Tricaster50 Comments

This is a pretty cool 19 minute video with Scoble interviewing Newtek’s Philip Nelson (Senior VP of Strategic Development), talking about the TriCaster, the all in one video production box that fits in a backpack. A worthwhile watch for those wanting to look at powerful live production tools that don’t cost an arm and a leg.

Newtek’s SpeedEDIT 1.2

September 20, 2007February 22, 2010 Doug Groves newtek, SpeedEdit0 comment

For those who don’t know, Newtek ushered in the video desktop era with the Amiga based Toaster, and later the Toaster Flyer, which added NLE capabilities to their already brilliant “studio in a desktop” concept. They continued after the demise of the Amiga by working on the Video Toaster for Windows, which was later shortened to the VT, which offers a suite of software, combined with an uncompressed video I/O card and switcher.They recently separated the editing software TEd away from the VT hardware, and given the user a software…