"NewTek, Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading 3D animation and video products, today announced the release of a major feature update, version 8.2, for LightWave 3D ®. The update includes major changes to the renderer core to implement new technologies for anti-aliasing, as well as new options for image reconstruction filters that can be applied to the final image to offer further control and enhancement of render output. The new LightWave ® Team has also implemented a completely redesigned UV engine in the geometry core, which affects both Modeler and Layout, to make creating and editing UV maps easier and more powerful." 3D graphics is not my forte, but among applications in this software category, LightWave is a pedigreed thoroughbred, used by professionals the world over. And it is available for Windows and Mac.