Lightwave.3D-PlugIns 0.1

Short:        Lightwave 3D Plugin Collection
Author:       Various Authors
Uploader:     emufan-eab yandex com
Type:         gfx/3d
Version:      0.1
Requires:     Newtek Lightwave 3D 020+
Architecture: m68k-amigaos
Distribution: Aminet

Overview:

- Lightwave 3D 5.0 Layout and Modeler Plugins I build
  from sources I found on the net.
  Initially made for intel, mac or sgi machines, running Lightwave.

  They have been build with sas/c 6.59 and the LW SDK 5.x

  Some were provided in C++ and had to be transformed to C,
  since they did not compile or did not work at all, when building
  from the C++ source code.

  Many thanks to alkis on the EAB board.

  Some plugins came without source code, were build already for
  the Amiga version of Lightwave. I've added them too.
  
- Content:

  - Build from source code:
  
	- Layout Plugins:
	
	  Bman-RGBShift
	  Bman-Fresnel Shader
	  Bman-Blinker Shader 
	  Bman-AlphaClip
	  Bman-InfraredVision
	  Bman-Mandel
	  Bman-Gradient
	  Bman-Gooze
	  Kevman VidLines
	  Kevman Lampy
	  Kevman ImProc
	  Kevman Vmixer
	  Kevman Vhud
	  Fader Shader - based on Bman-Blinker
	  Fader Shader 2 WIP - based on Bman-Blinker
	  BlotchGUI
	  ObjectTest

	- Modeler Plugins:
	
	  DEMScape (incl. vdem2stm.lha converter)
	  DEMShade
	  PointPlane
	  SpiralPath
	  ParticleClone
	  Absolute
	  AreaVolume	
	  Gears
	  PointSpread
	  Rotate
	  Scale
	  Bubbles
	
  - already build for the Amiga:
	
	DBP - Distance Between Points - Modeler
	BBox - Bounding Box - Modeler
	Taut - Modeler
	Unwrap - Modeler
	BlackAndWhite - Layout
	DofToy - Layout Generic


- Additional information:
    - Fader Shader (2) is an attempt by myself, to make those surface
      attributes animate over time, instead of just blinking.
	- some Modeler plugins were rewritten in C, based on arexx macros.

- Installation:
	- you have to add the #?.p files either in Layout or Modeler:
		Layout --> Options tab --> Add Plug-Ins
		Modeler -> Objects tab --> Custom --> Add Plugin
		
	- after adding a plugin(s) quit Modeler or Layout,
	  so the plugin info is written to the config file.
	  do this before you open a new scene or object.

- Tutorial - How to write your own plugin:

  The.Art.of.LW.Plugins.pdf
  LWPanelService-Arnie.Cachelin.pdf
  
  - I made a pdf of the website and included it in this release.
	gradient.cpp tutorial source code is also included.
	LWPanelService documentation by Arnie.Cachelin included.
  
  - The Art of LightWave Plug-ins - by Brenden Mecleary
  http://www.gsidigital.com/bman/artofplugins.html
  (use www.archive.org to see the original website)

- Lightwave SDK:
  - I have included the SDK 5.0, so you can (re)build plugins on your own.

- Authors of the Plugins:
  - Brenden Mecleary - Bman, Kevin Phillips - Kevman, Bryan Ewert,
    Marvin Landis, Ernie Wright, Bob Hood, Prem Subrahmanyam,
	Matthew Sorrels.
	I hope I did not forgot anyone.
	
- Thanks goes to all the authors for providing their plugins
  including source code.
  Not to forget the webarchive - www.archive.org - for preserving all
  those valuable websites and often including content.

- EAB: Lightwave and Videotoaster 
  http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=67624

Have phun :)

  *** Request ***
  
  If you know about any additional free plugins for win/mac/sgi
  with source code (version upto 5.x), join the EAB board
  (link above) and share what you have found.
  Furthermore, if you ever made some Amiga Lightwave plugins on your
  own - private or commercial - please share them, upload to aminet.

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