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R E A D M E . 1 S T
L I G H T - R O M 2
(3/22/95)
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GENERAL
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LIGHT-ROM« 2 is 100% Lightwave/Toaster material with over 300 Mb of new
material not included on LIGHT-ROM 1. It contains Lightwave objects,
Textures, Images, Toaster wipes, CG and Postscript fonts, animation
maps and programs for the Lightwave/Toaster artist. All objects,
textures and images are represented with thumbnail renderings to save
you the time and trouble of having to load and render each item just
to view it.
Also included are collections of professional 3D models by Acuris and
Viewpoint. We would especially like to thank Lightwave artist Kevin
Lude, for granting permission to include his collections of Toaster
wipes, Lightwave objects, Animaps, Images and Texture maps, all of
which were previously available commercially.
With over 8000 files, LIGHT-ROM 2 brings you an incredible value of
less than one cent per file! With Lightwave being available on
different platforms in 1995, you can count on future issues of
LIGHT-ROM to bring you the best selection of Lightwave material.
LIGHT-ROM is a multiplatform CD-ROM that is fully compliant with the
ISO-9660 level 1 standard, and with the appropriate system software
support, is fully readable on all platforms that support Lightwave,
including AmigaDOS, Mac OS, Windows NT, and SGI or other UNIX systems.
This CD-ROM is Copyright ⌐ 1995 by Graphic Detail and Amiga Library
Services. The compilation is Copyright ⌐ 1995 by Graphic Detail.
LIGHT-ROM is a registered trademark of Graphic Detail.
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OVERVIEW
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The ALS directory contains various files added by the publisher, Amiga
Library Services. Of particular interest are the PROBLEMS, WARRANTY,
LEGAL, and SHAREWRE files.
The ANIMAPS directory contains a selection of animations in two forms,
an animation file that is ready to be played with a suitable anim
player, and a directory containing each of the individual files that
make up the animation.
The IMAGES directory contains a new set of useful images, such as
worldmaps, images of galaxies, fractal images, and useful background
images.
The INDEXIFF, INDEXJPG, and INDEXTGA directories contain thumbnail
index images in IFF24/HAM8/HIRES, JPEG, and Targa formats
respectively.
The LIGHTWAV directory contains all 3703 Lightwave objects that are
included on LIGHT-ROM 2. Of particular interest is the SHOWCASE
subdirectory, which includes some incredible new submissions.
The RESOURCE directory contains useful information about Lightwave
resources, such as books, magazines, and information about BBS systems.
The PROGRAMS directory contains a collection of useful programs for the
Amiga and PC animator. Of particular interest is the BRIK program,
which can be used to verify that the particular copy of LIGHT-ROM you
received is error free and that your CD-ROM hardware/software is
capable of finding and reading every file on LIGHT-ROM.
The TEXTURES directory contains a new set of useful Textures.
The TOASTER directory contains a collection of Toaster wipes, text
files, and Toaster CG fonts.
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NON-AMIGA VERSIONS
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Unfortunately Lightwave 4.0 for Windows/NT/Alpha/MIPS/SGI was not
released by the time that LIGHT-ROM 2 was finished. Even though
NewTek claims that the scene files from the Amiga are compatible with
all the other versions, there is concern that they will not load
automatically on the other platforms due to the differences in file
names and paths. This may mean that you will have to load each item
in a scene file yourself.
There are rumors that a plugin will be released to remedy this or that
there will be an update to fix this, although at this time, they are
just rumors. We're very sorry for any inconvenience!
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SUBMISSIONS
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If you would like to submit examples of your work to be included in a
future issue of LIGHT ROM, please read the following rules. Your
submissions must be of your own original work. Objects are preferred,
but interesting textures, images or animation maps are welcome too.
Please include a text file describing your submissions and the
services you provide. This will serve as a form of advertisement to
the rest of the Lightwave community. Your work will be seen
worldwide. Approval is at the authors discretion. If your work is
not approved, it will NOT be included. Quantity and quality are
determining factors regarding acceptance. In other words, one great
object can equal several average objects.
Accepted submissions entitle you to a free copy of LIGHT-ROM. Your
contributions can be used toward other collections. You set the terms
and restrictions regarding your submission in your text file. You can
release it to the public domain or place strict restrictions or
anything in-between. It's your choice! Please send your submissions
to the author and creator of LIGHT-ROM:
Michael Meshew
Graphic Detail
4556 South Third Street
Louisville, Ky. 40214
USA
Voice/FAX: (502) 363-2986
Email: michael@iglou.com
Contributions can be on Amiga double density disks or PC floppy disks.
Images or textures can be in JPEG format if you wish. You can also
upload your submissions to the Internet site:
tomahawk.welch.jhu.edu in the pub/LW/incoming/objects directory.
Please send the author Email if you do this so he can get your
contributions. If you choose this method, please realize that he can
not delete your contributions after he gets them, so they fall into
the realm of the "public domain".
Thanks for your interest! We hope you enjoy LIGHT-ROM and the concept
behind it.
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ABOUT SHAREWARE
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Some of the materials on this CD-ROM are Shareware. Shareware
material is copyrighted, freely redistributable material which the
developer has requested a payment for his work if the material is used
past a specified trial period, or used in other specified ways. It is
a true "try before you buy" offer. Many of the materials distributed
this way rival their commercial counterparts in both quality and
usefulness. Please do your part to keep the Shareware dream alive by
paying the authors for the materials you use, if such payment is
requested. Even if it isn't requested, a thank you note or other
personal acknowledgment is always appreciated.