Architosh Staff (info@architosh.com)

23 Aug 00

OpenGL-based Lightworks now supports Linux

LightWork Design Ltd, yesterday announced that its industry-leading photorealistic rendering product, LightWorks, is now available on the Linux operating system.

Support of LightWorks on Linux is a major part of LightWork Design's commitment to providing its customers with cross-platform toolkit solutions to their end-users' needs. The release of LightWorks on Linux is of particular interest to LightWork Design's customers who are providing innovative ASP and 'pay-per-render' visualization solutions to 3D design markets. LightWorks is the worldwide leading solution for 3D rendering, in use by over 500,000 end-users, within more than 80 3D applications. A majority of the leading CAD vendors have licensed LightWorks, to provide their end-users with the highest-performing rendering solution. The new LightWorks Linux release supports the version of Linux from Red Hat Software Inc.

"In preparation for increased use of web and server rendering, LightWork Design has been working with our customers in releasing their LightWorks products on the Linux operating system" says Gordon Oliver, ceo of LightWork Design Ltd. "Our customers are at the forefront of web and ASP-based 3D solutions, so we are pleased to announce the immediate availability of LightWorks on Linux, as an important part of providing these new products to end-users."

LightWorks - the leading renderer for 3D design applications With over half a million end-users, LightWorks is the industry's leading renderer for 3D design applications. Since its first release in 1991, LightWorks has led the rendering industry through the progressive inclusion of innovative and practical rendering solutions to the market. These innovative and practical solutions include hybrid ray-tracing, hybrid radiosity, high-level programmable shaders and materials, and interactive photorealism.

About LightWork Design

LightWork Design is a leading worldwide supplier of 3D rendering, visualization and machining simulation software. The company has a global customer base that encompasses North America, Europe, Japan, Asia, South America and Australasia. For more information, visit LightWork Design's web site at http://www.lightwork.com