Steve - You'll get a kick out of this development - if you're still using LightWave !
"NewTek to Develop Native Version of LightWave [6] and Video Toaster For Intel's Itanium(TM) Processor"
Paul
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biz.yahoo.com
Tuesday July 25, 9:05 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
SOURCE: NewTek, Inc.
NewTek to Develop Native Version of LightWave [6] and Video Toaster For Intel's Itanium(TM) Processor
NEW ORLEANS, SIGGRAPH 2000, July 25 /PRNewswire/ -- NewTek, Inc. manufacturer of industry-leading 3D animation and video production products, announced today plans to develop a native IA-64 version of LightWave(TM) [6] and the Video Toaster for the new Intel® Itanium(TM) processor. The new Itanium processor, the first implementation of Intel's forthcoming IA-64 processor architecture, will offer a high performance solution for processor intensive applications such as 3D animation, video editing and video painting and layering.
LightWave, the recognized leader in the film and television industry, provides the most complete feature set of any 3D-animation tool available. The Video Toaster from NewTek is the most comprehensive and best priced video editing solution on the market, offering users uncompressed video I/O, editing software, award winning 3D tools, and a powerful paint and compositing package. When Intel's new Itanium processor ships, LightWave [6] and Video Toaster users will have the opportunity to increase their productivity by leveraging the power of these new systems.
``We are excited to be working closely with Intel as both companies move forward in advancing their respective technologies. By forging relationships with companies like Intel we can share information during the development phases to make certain that our respective products compliment each other,'' said Brad Peebler, NewTek's Vice President of 3D Graphics, ``This sort of relationship will provide our customers with much faster, more robust solutions.''
``Intel has been working closely with companies like NewTek to ensure that applications like LightWave and the Video Toaster will take advantage of the full benefits of the Itanium processor,'' said John Thomas, marketing manager of the Digital Media Solutions Group at Intel. ``Processor intensive features like Hypervoxels can take advantage of the Itanium processor's floating point capability, increasing performance, flexibility and scalability for large and complex animations.
About NewTek
With headquarters in San Antonio, NewTek is a leading provider of full-featured video editing, animation and special effects tools. The company's products are used worldwide on projects ranging from home video to feature film. Recent film and television projects include X-Men The Movie, Scary Movie, Pitch Black, Shakespeare in Love, the latest James Bond film The World is Not Enough, Roughnecks: Starship Troopers, Star Trek: Voyager, The X-Files, Ally McBeal and Family Law. Recent game titles include Daikatana, Deus EX, Torment, HALO, and Kiss Psycho Circus. Contact NewTek at 8200 IH-10 West, Suite 900, San Antonio, TX, 78230. Phone: 210-370-8000, fax: 210-370-8001, website: newtek.com .
NOTE: LightWave 3D, Hypervoxels, IIntelligEntities, Skelegons, Endomorphs are trademarks of NewTek. All other products or brand names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation and Itanium is a trademark of Intel Corporation. All other brands and products referenced herein are acknowledged to be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
SOURCE: NewTek, Inc. |
