<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
used	O
in	O
films	O
,	O
television	O
,	O
motion	O
graphics	O
,	O
digital	O
matte	O
painting	O
,	O
visual	O
effects	O
,	O
video	O
game	O
development	O
,	O
product	O
design	O
,	O
architectural	B-Application
visualizations	I-Application
,	O
virtual	O
production	O
,	O
music	O
videos	O
,	O
pre-visualizations	O
and	O
advertising	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
a	O
fast	O
rendering	O
engine	O
that	O
supports	O
such	O
advanced	O
features	O
as	O
realistic	O
reflection	O
,	O
radiosity	O
,	O
caustics	O
,	O
and	O
999	O
render	B-Operating_System
nodes	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
animation	O
component	O
has	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
inverse	B-General_Concept
and	O
forward	O
kinematics	O
for	O
character	O
animation	O
,	O
particle	O
systems	O
and	O
dynamics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Programmers	O
can	O
expand	O
LightWave	O
's	O
capabilities	O
using	O
an	O
included	O
SDK	B-Application
which	O
offers	O
Python	B-Language
,	O
LScript	O
(	O
a	O
proprietary	O
scripting	O
language	O
)	O
scripting	O
and	O
C	B-Language
language	I-Language
interfaces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1988	O
,	O
Allen	O
Hastings	O
created	O
a	O
rendering	O
and	O
animation	O
program	O
called	O
VideoScape	B-Device
3D	I-Device
,	O
and	O
his	O
friend	O
Stuart	O
Ferguson	O
created	O
a	O
complementary	O
3D	O
modeling	O
program	O
called	O
Modeler	O
,	O
both	O
sold	O
by	O
Aegis	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NewTek	O
planned	O
to	O
incorporate	O
VideoScape	O
and	O
Modeler	O
into	O
its	O
video	O
editing	O
suite	O
,	O
Video	B-Device
Toaster	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
called	O
"	O
NewTek	O
3D	O
Animation	O
System	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
"	O
,	O
Hastings	O
later	O
came	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
LightWave	O
3D	O
"	O
,	O
inspired	O
by	O
two	O
contemporary	O
high-end	O
3D	O
packages	O
:	O
Intelligent	O
Light	O
and	O
Wavefront	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1990	O
,	O
the	O
Video	B-Device
Toaster	I-Device
suite	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
incorporating	O
LightWave	O
3D	O
,	O
and	O
running	O
on	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
computer	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
LightWave	O
3D	O
has	O
been	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
application	O
since	O
1994	O
,	O
and	O
version	O
9.3	O
runs	O
on	O
both	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
and	O
Windows	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
version	O
9.3	O
,	O
the	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
version	O
has	O
been	O
updated	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
Universal	B-Operating_System
Binary	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
known	O
standalone	O
revision	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
was	O
LightWave	O
5.0	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
NewTek	O
discontinued	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
platform	O
's	O
uncertain	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LightWave	O
was	O
used	O
to	O
create	O
special	O
effects	O
for	O
the	O
television	O
series	O
Babylon	O
5	O
,	O
Star	O
Trek	O
:	O
Voyager	O
,	O
Space	O
:	O
Above	O
and	O
Beyond	O
,	O
seaQuest	B-Application
DSV	I-Application
,	O
Lost	O
,	O
and	O
Battlestar	O
Galactica	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
film	O
Jimmy	B-Device
Neutron	I-Device
:	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
Genius	I-Device
was	O
made	O
entirely	O
in	O
LightWave	O
6	O
and	O
messiah:Studio	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
featured	O
a	O
highly	O
customizable	O
and	O
modernized	O
user	O
interface	O
,	O
Python	B-Language
scripting	O
integration	O
that	O
offered	O
realtime	O
code	O
and	O
view	O
previews	O
,	O
an	O
updated	O
file	O
format	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
industry	O
standard	O
Collada	O
format	O
,	O
substantial	O
revisions	O
to	O
its	O
modeling	O
technologies	O
and	O
a	O
realtime	O
iterative	O
viewport	O
renderer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LightWave	O
11	O
incorporates	O
many	O
new	O
features	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
instancing	O
,	O
flocking	O
and	O
fracturing	O
tools	O
,	O
flexible	O
Bullet	B-Application
Dynamics	O
,	O
Pixologic	O
Zbrush	O
support	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LightWave	O
11	O
is	O
used	O
for	O
all	O
genres	O
of	O
3D	O
content	O
creation-from	O
film	O
and	O
broadcast	O
visual	O
effects	O
production	O
,	O
to	O
architectural	B-Application
visualization	I-Application
,	O
and	O
game	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bullet	B-Application
dynamics	O
system	O
was	O
improved	O
to	O
include	O
soft	O
body	O
dynamics	O
,	O
wind	O
forces	O
and	O
to	O
react	O
to	O
bone	O
deformations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
simplified	O
Python	B-Language
system	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Modeler	O
environment	O
and	O
for	O
common	O
functions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
upgraded	O
Bullet	B-Application
physics	I-Application
integration	O
(	O
constraints	O
,	O
motors	O
,	O
dynamics	O
affecting	O
bones	O
)	O
,	O
Genoma	O
rigging	O
automation	O
plug-in	O
with	O
scripting	O
,	O
edge	O
rendering	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
dynamic	O
object	O
parenting	O
workflow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
added	O
a	O
plate	O
perspective	O
matching	O
tool	O
,	O
and	O
Importance	B-Algorithm
sampling	I-Algorithm
to	O
Global	B-Algorithm
illumination	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Features	O
include	O
:	O
Physically	O
Based	O
Rendering	O
System	O
,	O
Render	O
&	O
Light	O
Buffers	O
,	O
New	O
Volumetric	O
Engine	O
,	O
OpenVDB	B-Language
Support	O
,	O
New	O
Lighting	O
Architecture	O
,	O
Surface	O
Editor	O
-	O
Material	O
Nodes	O
&	O
Surface	O
Preview	O
,	O
Virtual	O
Reality	O
Camera	O
,	O
Modifier	O
Stack	O
&	O
Nodal	O
Modifiers	O
,	O
New	O
Cel	O
Shader	O
&	O
Enhanced	O
Edge	O
Rendering	O
,	O
More	O
Integrated	O
FiberFX	O
,	O
Layout-based	O
Parametric	O
Shapes	O
,	O
Physically	O
Based	O
OpenGL	O
,	O
&	O
a	O
Noise	O
Reduction	O
Filter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2019	O
,	O
LightWave	O
2019	O
introduced	O
new	O
integration	O
tools	O
with	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
,	O
animatable	O
mesh	O
sculpting	O
and	O
painting	O
in	O
Layout	O
,	O
new	O
UV	O
mapping	O
and	O
UDIM	O
tools	O
(	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
support	O
for	O
smoothing	O
groups	O
)	O
in	O
Modeler	O
,	O
improved	O
FBX	B-Application
interchange	O
,	O
shading	O
model	O
customization	O
tools	O
,	O
new	O
shape	O
primitives	O
,	O
OpenVDB	B-Language
creation	O
,	O
shading/rendering	O
enhancements	O
,	O
and	O
workflow/UI	O
improvements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Layout	O
offers	O
ray	B-Algorithm
tracing	I-Algorithm
,	O
global	B-Algorithm
illumination	I-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
render	O
output	O
parameters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
command-line	O
network	B-Operating_System
rendering	I-Operating_System
engine	O
named	O
Screamernet	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
distribute	O
rendering	O
tasks	O
across	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
networked	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LightWave	O
supports	O
999	O
render	B-Operating_System
nodes	I-Operating_System
natively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LightWave	O
includes	O
both	O
Bullet	B-Application
and	O
legacy	O
proprietary	O
(	O
comprising	O
ClothFX	O
,	O
SoftFX	O
,	O
HardFX	O
,	O
ParticleFX	O
emitter	O
,	O
wind	O
,	O
collision	O
,	O
and	O
gravity	O
)	O
dynamics	O
engines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NewTek	O
expanded	O
LightWave	O
's	O
parameter	O
setting	O
capabilities	O
with	O
a	O
node	B-Architecture
graph	I-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
(	O
Node	B-Architecture
Editor	I-Architecture
)	O
for	O
LightWave	O
9	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
free	O
nodes	O
enable	O
modifying	O
images	O
,	O
renders	O
,	O
procedural	O
textures	O
,	O
Hypervoxels	O
,	O
object	O
motions	O
,	O
animation	O
channels	O
,	O
and	O
volumetric	B-General_Concept
lights	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
LightWave	O
11	O
,	O
NewTek	O
added	O
Python	B-Language
support	O
as	O
an	O
option	O
for	O
custom	O
scripting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SDK	B-Application
provides	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
C	B-Language
classes	O
for	O
writing	O
native	O
LightWave	O
plug-ins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
being	O
made	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
product	O
in	O
1994	O
,	O
LightWave	O
required	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
a	O
Video	B-Device
Toaster	I-Device
in	O
an	O
Amiga	B-Device
to	O
run	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Until	O
version	O
11.0.3	O
,	O
LightWave	O
licenses	O
were	O
bound	O
to	O
a	O
hardware	O
dongle	B-Device
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
Without	O
a	O
dongle	B-Device
LightWave	O
would	O
operate	O
in	O
"	O
Discovery	O
Mode	O
"	O
which	O
severely	O
restricts	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
copy	O
of	O
LightWave	O
supports	O
distributed	B-Operating_System
rendering	I-Operating_System
of	O
up	O
to	O
999	O
nodes	O
.	O
</s>
