General Description
3D Arsenal™ is an integrated software solution designed specifically to
meet the needs of the video editor for the creation of 3D animation.This
version comes with Lightwave 7.5. Based upon award winning 3D technology from
NewTek, 3D Arsenal offers an easy solution for you to create your own text
and logo objects, and load them along with your video content into one of 3D
Arsenal’s over 750 pre-built scenes. 3D Arsenal is the perfect companion for
every video editor that wants to add dazzling 3D imagery to a project without
the hassle of learning complex 3D software because 3D Arsenal does the work
for you! A PAL version has not been made, only works with
NTSC.
Features
- Includes Lightwave 7.5
- Easy text makes 3D text and logo creation easy. Just type in your text,
adjust your settings and you instantly have great looking 3D text to be
used in one of many pre-built templates, or your own custom creations.
- 750 pre-built animation templates get you up and running quickly to use
as is, or as a starting point for your own 3D motion graphics and effects.
You no longer have to begin your projects with that "blank slate."
- Simplified menu configurations flatten the learning curve and bring
essential tools to the forefront. No need to learn to learn complicated
setup functions to get great looking Motion Graphics from 3D Arsenal, of
course the power is there when you need it!
- An hour's worth of video training is included to get you up and running
fast. Just follow along with the easy step-by-step instruction and you will
be turning out killer graphics and FX in no time!
- Ray tracing, particles, radiosity, motion blur, depth of field,
hypervoxels to create fire, explosion effects and more.
- Lighting FX such as lens flares, volumetric lighting, metallic sheens
and glints
- Cartoon, neon and line drawn effects shading for scenes requiring a
more stylized look
- 3D Arsenal can load images, image sequences as well as video clips in a
wide range of formats insuring compatibility with all editing systems and
graphics packages. AVI, QuickTime, JPEG, PNG, Targa, Tiff, Bitmap and all
major image formats are supported
- 3D Arsenal is available for both Windows and Mac
Specifications
| LightWave v9 |
| General Requirements: |
System RAM: 512 MB minimum
requirement, 1 GB recommended
Graphics Card: nVidia FX 5200 series (minimum),
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)
Driver: Latest from chipset manufacturer
Dedicated Video RAM: 64 MB per display minimum
requirement, 128 MB recommended
Minimum Screen Resolution: 1024x768 minimum
requirement, 1280x1024 recommended
Hard Drive Space: 230 MB for program installation (not
including content) |
| Windows® 32-Bit: |
Operating System: Windows® XP
Processor: Intel® or AMD |
| Windows® 64-Bit: |
Operating System: Windows® XP
Professional x64 Edition
Processor: Intel® EM64T or AMD64
System RAM: 1 GB |
| Macintosh®:: |
Operating System: Mac OS® X 10.3.9
Panther(TM)
Processor: PowerPC® G4 minimum requirement, G5
recommended |
| LightWave 3D [8] |
| Windows: |
Operating System: 2000 (Sp3), XP
(Sp1), XP (Sp2)
Processor: Pentium III or higher (Pentium IV
recommended), AMD Athlon or higher (Opteron recommended)
System RAM: 512 MB (1GB recommended)
Graphics Card: AGP or PCI-Express slot
Full OpenGL and DirectX support
Latest drivers from chipset
manufacturer
1024x768 minimum screen resolution
(1280x1024 recommended)
64MB onboard dedicated RAM per
display (128MB recommended)
Hard Drive Space: 230MB available (not including
content)
TCP/IP Network Protocol Installed
USB Port |
| Macintosh: |
Macintosh:
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.3.3 (Panther)
System configuration: G4 or higher (G5 recommended)
System RAM: 512 MB for OS X (1GB recommended)
Graphics Card: Full OpenGL support
Latest drivers from
chipset manufacturer
1024x768 minimum screen
resolution (1280x1024 recommended)
64MB onboard dedicated
RAM per display (128MB recommended)
Hard Drive Space: 230MB available (not including
content) |
| LightWave 3D 7.5c |
| Windows: |
Operating System: Windows 98, NT
(Sp6), 2000 (Sp3), XP (Sp1)
Processor: Pentium II or higher (Pentium IV
recommended)
System RAM: 256 MB (1GB recommended)
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)
Hard Drive Space: 32MB available (not including
content)
TCP/IP Network Protocol Installed
USB Port |
| Macintosh: |
Macintosh:
Operating System: Mac 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)
Graphics Card: Full OpenGL support
Latest drivers from
chipset manufacturer
1024x768 minimum screen
resolution (1280x1024 recommended)
32MB onboard dedicated
RAM per display (128MB recommended)
Hard Drive Space: 32MB available (not including
content) |
| File Compatibilities |
| LightWave 3D File Import
Formats: |
dxf, obj, 3ds, ai, eps |
| LightWave 3D File Export
Formats: |
obj, 3ds, dxf, w3d |
| LightWave 3D Render File
Formats: |
Still Image: 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: 4X Storyboard, AVI & DirectShow (.avi),
Film Expand, QuickTime, QuickTime VR, & QuickTime Stereo (.mov),
Storyboard, Flexible Float & Flexible Integer (.flx) |
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