Essential LightWave v9: The Fastest and Easiest Way to Master LightWave 3D

Essential LightWave v9: The Fastest and Easiest Way to Master LightWave 3D Review

Includes companion DVD with trial versions of LightWave v9.2! Essential LightWave v9 offers an unparalleled guide to LightWave 3D. Written to help users quickly take control of the software, this book is filled with easy-to-understand explanations, time-saving tips and tricks, and detailed tutorials on nearly every aspect of the software, including the new features in LightWave v9.2! Key features: Learn to model, light, surface animate, and render within the first seven chapters! Master the LightWave v9 Node Editor for advanced surfacing, texturing, and deformations. Learn to model with polygons, Catmull-Clark/Subpatch SubDs, and splines. Uncover the secrets of distortion-free UV mapping and high-quality texturing. Learn to seamlessly composite 3D objects with real-world images. Create professional-quality character animation using FK, IK, and IK Booster. Enhance your animations with expressions, particle effects, and dynamics. Set up a render farm to rip through complex rendering tasks.

Introduction to Optical Communication, Lightwave Technology, Fiber Transmission, and Optical Networks

Introduction to Optical Communication, Lightwave Technology, Fiber Transmission, and Optical Networks Review

This book explains how optical communication systems are used to provide high-speed communication connections. You will learn basic optical principles including how to create and detect light signals, reflection and refraction, basic lightwave propagation and optical signal processing. Provided is an overview of the components and basic operation of optical systems including synchronous optical network (SONET), synchronous digital hierarchy (SDH), fiber distributed data interface (FDDI), passive optical networks (PON) and dense wave division multiplexing (DWDM). The common types of network equipment such as ONU, ADM, and optical switches are described. Discover how optical transmitters and modulators operate including light emitting diodes (LEDs) and LASERS. The differences between these light sources are explained along with how some types of light sources are better suited to send information over short and long distances. Fiber optic transmission is described including how single mode and multimode optical fibers operate along with their transmission characteristics. You will learn how modal dispersion, material dispersion and cable bending affects the performance and ability of fiber cable to transfer light signals. The methods and devices used to couple light signals into and out of fiber cables are discussed. You will discover how photodetection and optical receivers convert optical signals into electrical signals along with the different types of photodetectors and their ability (sensitivity) to light signals. Explained are the basics of how optical demodulation and demultiplexing are used to receive and separate multiple wavelengths of optical signals. An introduction to testing in optical systems is included. The basic methods of optical fiber testing including continuity testing and measuring optical loss is included. Discover how to use an optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR) to identify the specific locations of breaks or distortions in fiber cable. Learn the basic steps for fiber optic link and system acceptance testing. Troubleshooting processes and tips are included to help you diagnose and repair equipment and link failures along with how to maintain maintenance records. Some of the most important topics featured in this book are: • Ways to send data via optical systems
• Optical Communication fundamentals
• Single mode and multimode fiber transmission
• LED and Laser Light Transmitters
• Photodetectors and Optical Receivers
• Lightwave switching
• Optical network functional parts
• SONET/SDH, FDDI, PON and DWDM systems
• Testing optical networks
• How optical data technology is evolving

Digital Animation Bible: Creating Professional Animation with 3ds Max, Lightwave, and Maya

Digital Animation Bible: Creating Professional Animation with 3ds Max, Lightwave, and Maya Review

This title deals with: how to choose and use the right software for your animation needs - covers industry leaders Lightwave, Maya, and Flash; how to create and execute intricate storyboards; character rendering; and lighting in 3-D animation.

Corning and Lightwave open nominations for fourth annual FTTXcellence Award.(FTTX): An article from: Fiber Optics and Communications

Corning and Lightwave open nominations for fourth annual FTTXcellence Award.(FTTX): An article from: Fiber Optics and Communications Review

This digital document is an article from Fiber Optics and Communications, published by Thomson Gale on June 1, 2007. The length of the article is 549 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

Citation Details
Title: Corning and Lightwave open nominations for fourth annual FTTXcellence Award.(FTTX)
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication:Fiber Optics and Communications (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 30 Issue: 6 Page: 13(2)

Distributed by Thomson Gale

Amazing Questions Kids Ask about Heaven and Angels (Questions Children Ask)

Amazing Questions Kids Ask about Heaven and Angels (Questions Children Ask) Review

Kids ask the most amazing questions about God—and they want answers. Be prepared to handle questions such as, Is there a McDonald's in heaven? What do angels really look like? Did Eve have a belly button? The Amazing Questions Kids Ask series arms parents with thoughtful answers to questions kids ask about God, heaven, and the Bible. Written in kid friendly language, each book contains fun illustrations and handy verse references. A must-have reference tool for every parent and Sunday school teacher.

LightWave 3D 8 Cartoon Character Creation, Volume 2: Rigging & Animation (Wordware Game and Graphics Library)

LightWave 3D 8 Cartoon Character Creation, Volume 2: Rigging & Animation (Wordware Game and Graphics Library) Review

Companion CD includes new plug-ins to enhance character setup and animation, available only in this book! Quality rigging and animation preparation is vital for creating characters that can truly act and make an audience believe they are live, emotive beings. LightWave 3D [8] Cartoon Character Creation - Volume 2: Rigging & Animation includes both general theory and comprehensive tutorials for every aspect of rigging and animating 3D characters. Learn how, why, and when to use the most efficient techniques so you can have fun animating your own fantastic 3D characters. Learn all about rigging characters, including weight mapping, bone creation, IK, and deformations. Discover advanced rigging techniques, including expressions, FK/IK blending, quadruped rigging, and more. Find out how to use the animation controls and animate using inverse kinematics. Explore the intricacies of facial animation, including morphs, facial expressions, lip sync, and advanced morph controls. Learn how to use dynamics for secondary body motion and clothing.

Sumitomo Electric Lightwave introduces several new products.(NEW PRODUCTS): An article from: Optical Networks/WDM

Sumitomo Electric Lightwave introduces several new products.(NEW PRODUCTS): An article from: Optical Networks/WDM Review

This digital document is an article from Optical Networks/WDM, published by Information Gatekeepers, Inc. on January 1, 2011. The length of the article is 348 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Sumitomo Electric Lightwave introduces several new products.(NEW PRODUCTS)
Author: Unavailable
Publication:Optical Networks/WDM (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2011
Publisher: Information Gatekeepers, Inc.
Volume: 15 Issue: 1 Page: 4(2)

Distributed by Gale, a part of Cengage Learning

Character Animation with LightWave [6]: Challenge Your Creativity with the Artist's Choice for Character Animation

Character Animation with LightWave [6]: Challenge Your Creativity with the Artist's Choice for Character Animation Review

Presents the latest upgrades, tips, tricks, and techniques in a step-by-step, practical approach that results in professional, high-quality projects, such as facial animation and walking. Steps you through how to create your own character animation demo reel. Discusses how to break into the character animation field, including how to get an interview with one of many animation studios.

Coherent Lightwave Communication Systems (Optoelectronics library)

Coherent Lightwave Communication Systems (Optoelectronics library) Review

Coherent lightwave communications systems incorporate the major advantages of both lightwave and radio communications, providing more powerful system capabilities such as higher receiver sensitivity and larger transmission capacity. This resource describes in detail the engineering aspects of coherent lightwave communications systems, from fundamental principles through to future prospects. It presents recent research and development data, and gives a detailed look at the devices, problems, applications, and field trials of this rapidly advancing technology. "Coherent Lightwave Communications Systems" includes systematic coverage of all the key research and applications issues, including: modulation/demodulation schemes and bit-error-rate expressions in coherent systems; lasers and receivers for coherent systems; application of optical amplifiers to coherent systems; the effects of optical nonlinearities on coherent systems; comparisons between coherent and intensity-modulation/direct-detection (IM-DD) systems; and historical progress and future prospects of coherent systems. The book also includes a complete list of coherent field trials to date and describes the latest application of the technology to optical measurement systems. More than 235 equations are presented, along with 132 informative figures and over 300 references to the literature.

LightWave 3D 8 for Windows & Macintosh

LightWave 3D 8 for Windows & Macintosh Review

When simple 3D models aren't enough--when you want to put hair on your character's chest, add soft-body dynamics, include particle effects, and more--NewTek's 3D powerhouse LightWave 8 is the software you need. Instead of lengthy tutorials, you'll find task-based, step-by-step instruction and concise explanations that lets you get down to the serious business of creating 3D graphics and animation with a minimum amount of fuss and a maximum amount of enjoyment. If you're an advanced user, you'll be able to go straight to the new features that interest you most: workflow and user interface enhancements, improved character-animation tools, tighter integration with other production tools and third-party add-ons, and more. And if you're new to LightWave, you'll be able to get your feet wet without being intimidated. With plenty of visual aids and tips to ease the way, you'll soon find yourself creating animations, working with vertex maps, editing geometry, rendering projects, and more.

LightWave Manufacturing & Services launches 'Chameleon'.(NEW PRODUCTS): An article from: Photonics Components & Subsystems

LightWave Manufacturing & Services launches 'Chameleon'.(NEW PRODUCTS): An article from: Photonics Components & Subsystems Review

This digital document is an article from Photonics Components & Subsystems, published by Information Gatekeepers, Inc. on January 1, 2009. The length of the article is 413 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: LightWave Manufacturing & Services launches 'Chameleon'.(NEW PRODUCTS)
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication:Photonics Components & Subsystems (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2009
Publisher: Information Gatekeepers, Inc.
Volume: 8 Issue: 1 Page: 6(1)

Distributed by Gale, a part of Cengage Learning

Sumitomo Electric Lightwave introduces several new products.(NEW PRODUCTS): An article from: Fiber Optics and Communications

Sumitomo Electric Lightwave introduces several new products.(NEW PRODUCTS): An article from: Fiber Optics and Communications Review

This digital document is an article from Fiber Optics and Communications, published by Information Gatekeepers, Inc. on January 1, 2011. The length of the article is 352 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Sumitomo Electric Lightwave introduces several new products.(NEW PRODUCTS)
Author: Unavailable
Publication:Fiber Optics and Communications (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2011
Publisher: Information Gatekeepers, Inc.
Volume: 34 Issue: 1 Page: 8(1)

Distributed by Gale, a part of Cengage Learning

Sumitomo Electric Lightwave's FutureFLEX Air-Blown Fiber awarded QPL for military and navy shipboard contracts.(CONTRACTS): An article from: Photonics Components & Subsystems

Sumitomo Electric Lightwave's FutureFLEX Air-Blown Fiber awarded QPL for military and navy shipboard contracts.(CONTRACTS): An article from: Photonics Components & Subsystems Review

This digital document is an article from Photonics Components & Subsystems, published by Information Gatekeepers, Inc. on January 1, 2011. The length of the article is 574 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

Citation Details
Title: Sumitomo Electric Lightwave's FutureFLEX Air-Blown Fiber awarded QPL for military and navy shipboard contracts.(CONTRACTS)
Author: Unavailable
Publication:Photonics Components & Subsystems (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2011
Publisher: Information Gatekeepers, Inc.
Volume: 10 Issue: 1 Page: 12(2)

Distributed by Gale, a part of Cengage Learning

LightWave v9 Texturing (Wordware Game and Graphics Library)

LightWave v9 Texturing (Wordware Game and Graphics Library) Review

LightWave v9 Texturing takes you behind the fine art of surfacing your 3D objects using LightWave 3D. Because many artists find texturing and prepping objects for texturing intimidating or confusing, this book breaks down the process and makes it easier to understand by guiding you through LightWave s powerful surfacing toolset and a number of helpful tutorials. LightWave v9 Texturing also demonstrates how easy it is to create surfaces using LightWave s new, powerful node-based shading system. With this book: Go beyond texturing theory to find out what makes a great realistic texture. Learn how to build textures using both LightWave s classic layer system and the new Node Editor. Discover how to unwrap and edit UV maps. Find out how to create a variety of surfaces through a series of tutorials. Enhance your surfaces with gradients, image maps, and procedural textures.

DIGITAL LIGHTWAVE, INC.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (Financial Performance Series)

DIGITAL LIGHTWAVE, INC.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (Financial Performance Series) Review

Are the combined human resources at DIGITAL LIGHTWAVE, INC. productive? There is no absolute answer to this question. This report considers the extent to which the company's labor deployment indicators differ from global benchmarks. In this report we consider forecasts of differences between labor ratios and the resulting return on this human investment compared to global benchmarks; the estimation of such differences is commonly called a "gap analysis." What is the ratio of short-term and long-term assets to employee? What are typical capital-labor ratios? How different are these ratios to companies serving the same link in the value chain? What are the average sales and net profits per employee compared to global benchmarks? These and over 50 other indicators of labor productivity are considered in this report. The report does so by going beyond traditional analyses by considering companies competing in the same or similar industrial classification at a global level. The goal of this report, therefore, is to assist consultants, human resource managers, strategic planners, and corporate officers in gauging estimates of a company's human resource indicators compared to firms competing or participating in the same economic sector, at the global level. This report is not about whether a particular company or industry has performed well or poorly in the past or will do so in the future. With the globalization of markets, greater foreign competition, and the reduction of entry barriers, it becomes all the more important to benchmark a company's human resource indicators against other firms on a worldwide basis. Doing so, however, is not an obvious task. First, one needs to find firms competing in the same sector, but not necessarily competing directly with the company in local markets. These firms should not be perceived, therefore, to be direct competitors to the company in question, but simply those that have been classified by various sources (e.g. EDGAR or similar foreign filings), as competing to serve customers in the same link of the value chain, or broad industrial classification, as identified by SIC, NAICS or similar codes. Second, given the international nature of the task, one needs to control for exchange rate volatility. Finally, one needs use comparable financial standards. This report overcomes these issues and gives full human resources benchmarks vis-a-vis worldwide competitors who are present in the same narrow industrial classification. Benchmarks cover labor-asset ratios, labor-liability ratios, and labor-income ratios. Since our reports are printed on demand, the statistics reported are for the latest quarter and are the most up to date available (4 updates are produced each year). Each report provides over 100 statistics and 40 graphs to the reader. This reports is on DIGITAL LIGHTWAVE, INC., CLEARWATER, USA.

Lightwave 3d Applied: Version 5.6

Lightwave 3d Applied: Version 5.6 Review

Designed to instruct users through hands on tutorials how to use Lightwave 3D. Takes you into the world of actual model building and animation. Softcover. CD-ROM included.

LightWave 3D 8 Revealed

LightWave 3D 8 Revealed Review

Get ready to explore all that LightWave 3D 8 has to offer! Giving you a firm foundation, "LightWave 3D 8 Revealed" allows you to master concepts on both a technical and artistic level. Begin by examining the concept behind each task-the goal and the necessary features that are involved. Then go in depth with the objective of your task as you study examples and learn the steps necessary to complete it. Working your way through comprehensive, step-by-step lessons, you'll develop the confidence you need to create amazing animation and graphics using LightWave 3D 8.