Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!rpi!masscomp!calvin!mark From: mark@calvin..westford.ccur.com (Mark Thompson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics Subject: Re: Turbo-Silver Message-ID: <61892@masscomp.westford.ccur.com> Date: 15 Apr 91 16:08:20 GMT References: <1991Apr13.015615.27127@intacc.uucp> Sender: news@masscomp.westford.ccur.com Reply-To: mark@calvin.westford.ccur.com (Mark Thompson) Organization: Concurrent Computer Corp. Westford MA. Lines: 62 bobl@graphics.rent.com (Bob Lindabury - SysAdm) writes: >peterb@intacc.uucp (Peter James Bowmar) writes: >> Will Lightwave import Imagine models? The soon to be released next version of Lightwave is slated to have a builtin object converter that should handle Imagine objects. The converter is being developed by John Foust from Syndesis (co-author of Interchange). In the mean time, Interchange works just fine using the TurboSilver3.0 module. >> Truly, the >> modeler on Imagine kicks on Lightwave's. But then, Imagine generally is >> lightyears ahead of Lightwave. About the only thing I can't do on Imagine >> tha I can on Lightwave is use a picture as a backdrop. The only thing. >I have used both extensivly and there are >*several* advantages to Lightwave over Imagine. Imagine is a wonderful 3D package with the best Amiga modeler I know of but it is not the do all end all program. I have used both and as a person who does 3D animation professionally, I prefer Lightwave. As Bob mentioned, there are many advantages Lightwave has over Imagine. A few of these include: A vastly more intuitive user interface (the best of any I've seen). Much faster rendering speed. Simulated fog/haze. Ability to texture map animations (image sequences) onto surfaces. Transparent object edges for glow effects. Animated fractal noise texture for dirt, clouds, flames, smoke, etc. Background and foreground images with genlock support. Particle systems with motion blur. Extensive control over shadow casting. Builtin single frame controller support. A ready made 3D object library. etc, etc... As well as many other more subtle advantages that can only be appreciated after extensive use (like how image mapping is handled). >Also, there are a *ton* (read my lips...TON!) of new features being >pumped into Lightwave which makes it hands-down the BEST darn 3d >there is for the Amiga bar NONE! I have Imagine 1.1 and the Toaster. I can't tell you what all of them are but a few that I will mention are depth of field effects, full motion blur, and soft/fuzzy shadows. Imagine does not do any of these. You'll have to wait for the announcement from NewTek for the rest of the wonderful new features. >I'm sure Mark Thompson will stomp on your face for the above >statements you made. You can see some of Marks fantastic work in the >Toaster archives on AB20 if you so desire. Well maybe just lightly dance a jig on your forehead :-) And thanks for the compliment Bob. As for the images mentioned above, they seem to have disappeared along with all the pics on ab20 that were in the /amiga/graphics/ ilbm directory (I think that was the path). Anybody know what happened? %~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~% % ` ' Mark Thompson CONCURRENT COMPUTER % % --==* RADIANT *==-- mark@westford.ccur.com Principal Graphics % % ' Image ` ...!uunet!masscomp!mark Hardware Architect % % Productions (508)392-2480 (603)424-1829 & General Nuisance % % % ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~