It’s been a long while since posting about Amithlon. Lots of life changes have occurred over the past few years that have really affected my free time, most definitely in my Amiga/Amithlon playtime availability.
Some very nice software news has been making the rounds on the Amiga scene lately, both are welcome additions to Amithlon systems.
- LightWave3dRTG – This is a phenomenal update to my favorite 3d rendering and animation software. It has been fully updated to work on RTG screens completely, no need for mode promotion tools. This includes the render screens, the rendered output, Layout along with preview animations and Modeler. It’s soon to get a LOT of new updates as it’s morphing into JumpGate3D for Lightwave, you can check out a preview of what’s to come (Lightwave3dRTG is 1.1 is available now).
LightwaveRTG *** What’s New***
-All NG Amiga compatibility issues are gone, no more tricks or workarounds to run Lightwave on NG or RTG systems!
-Native RTG screen support, with screenmode configuration app.
-Ready for lastest P96 drivers.
-Blazing-fast GUI and screen redraw routines.
-Say goodbye to stack overflow errors between Layout and Modeler.
-Brand-new internal RTG render output in full 24-bit color.
-Real-time surface preview render on RTG.
-Render preview/feedback now in stunning 24-bit color, live while you render.
-Anim preview now works in RTG too, background color included, in 24-bit.
-Save and load your Anim Previews.
-Image stamps in gorgeous 24-bit color.
-Background images and sequences in 24-bit color, for both Layout and Modeler.
-Datatypes support (got PPC datatypes? Use them!).
-Sleek updated interface with movable panels.
-Color wireframe selection mode (it’s a bug since 30 years before now unlocked).
-Increase render speed up to 20%.
-Now you can open multiple instances of LightwaveRTG.
-Plus tons of small fixes and speed improvements under the hood!.Updated for v1.1:
-Layout red pointer fix.
-Now render preview use same layout screen resolution.
No more screen switch between render preview->layout->RTG out.
-Fix advance and previous frame step button for player in anim preview.
-Fix anim preview controller panel fail when move over layout area.
-Fix speed anim preview options for OS4.
-Fix Modeler loading Truetype1 fonts.
-Added Muadib3D content and some tutorials (@amigamuadib3d in youtube) - SCENERY ANIMATOR 4.03 RTG 2026 – The same team bringing you LightWave3dRTG/JumpGate3D have brought Scenery Animator to RTG screens. This software I could not get to mode promote at all and was one of the software packages I had purchased back in the Amiga days. Many improvements including Haze, Antialiasing and HD output, all on RTG screens. You can even export as 3d objects to use the landscape in Lightwave3d.