WilliamVaughan and Chuck (Chuck Baker) did release more then free 16 hours of Free LightWave training . Newtek did post over 16 hours of LightWave training covering

• Modelin
  • General Modeling
  • Organic Modeling
• Surfacing/Texturing
  • Tools
  • Mapping
  • Surface Editor
  • Node Editor
• Animation
  • Animation Tools
  • General Animation
  • Animating Cameras and Lights
  • Vehicle Animation
  • Character Animation
  • Particles
  • Dynamics
• Lighting
  
• Rendering and Compositing
  

Modeling

Modeling Tools

Introduction to Action Center Control:
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Introduction to Translate Plus:
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Introduction to the Interactive Paste Tool:
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Introduction to Move Plus:
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Introduction to the Rove Tool:
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Introduction to the Rotate About Normal Tool:
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Introduction to the Rotate to Object Tool:
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Introduction to the Rotate to Ground Tool:
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Introduction to Segment Scale:
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- Segment Scale introduction and examples
- Location of Tool Color preferences setting

Introduction to Set Map Value:
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Booleans vs Speed Booleans:
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Introduction to the Create Skin tool:
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Introduction to the Morph Polygons Tool:
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Introduction to the Bend Tool:
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Introduction to Toggle Backdrop On/Off:
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Note: The Toggle Backdrop video also shows how to add this feature to the interface and setup a shortcut key to help save time when using it.

Introduction to the Router Tool:
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Introduction to the Motion Path Extrude Tool:
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Introduction to the Platonic Solid Tool:
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Introduction to the Gemstone Tool:
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Introduction to the Drill Tools: Drill & Solid Drill:
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Introduction to the Drag and Snap Drag Tools:
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Introduction to the Center, Center 1D and Center Sel 1D functions :
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Introduction to the Lathe Tool:
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Introduction to the Jump Points Command:
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Introduction to the Rotate 90 to the Right Command:
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Introduction to the Center View on Cursor Command:
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Introduction to the Point Center and Find Center Commands:
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Introduction to the Angle Tool:
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Introduction to the Measure Tool:
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Introduction to Sketch Color:
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Introduction to the Pivot Tool and Center Pivot Command:
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Introduction to the Bevel Tool:
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Introduction to the Hide options:
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Introduction to the Rail Bevel Tool:
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General Modeling

Modeling a Tennis Ball:
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Creating seams in a football model (Multiple tools and techniques covered):
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Using Endomorphs in the Modeling process:
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Modeling a bowl of cereal with a little help from HardFX:*
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Hard Surface Modeling

2 Methods for creating a PaperClip:
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Creating a model with threads using subpatches and all quads:
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Be sure to check out JeffrySG’s killer technique here as well:
http://www.newtek.com/forums/showthread.php?t=77441

Creating a curved metal weaved mesh:
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Modeling a Texas star:
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Solution for creating ‘X’ and ‘T’ pipe joints in SubD :
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Creating Cathedral Ceilings:
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Organic Modeling

Introduction to Endomorphs, Morph Mixer and Open GL Sliders:*
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The first portion of the video shows how to create endomorphs in a character model. The rest of the video shows how to use endomorphs for character animation in Layout.

Using curves to create skelegons with the use of Convert Skelegons:*
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The first portion of the video shows how to create skelegons in Modeler using spline draw; the last portion shows how to convert the skelegons to bones in Layout.

Surfacing/Texturing

Tools

Introduction to Color Selection:
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Note: Includes the LightWave Color Picker. Works the same way in Modeler and Layout, although Layout is the only application shown.

Mapping

1 Weight Map, 1 Surface = Multi-Surfaces:
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Introduction to Texture Guide:
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Introduction to Color Vertex Maps:
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Introduction to texturing with image maps:
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Using a Clip map with Shadow Maps:
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Using Weightmaps and Adaptive Pixel Subdivision to control the level of detail at render time:
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How to Apply procedural textures with a UV map:
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Shows methods to apply procedurals with a UV Map in both Surface Editor and Node Editor.

Surface Editor

Introduction to the Special Buffers options in the Surface Editor:
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Introduction to the Halftone Shader:
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Node Editor

Creating Texture Displacement and more in the Node Editor:
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Multiple Bumps on one Surface in the Node Editor:
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Using Multiple Weight Maps on 1 Surface:
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Setting up a Distance to Object Gradient in the Node Editor:
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Node Editor: Creating Stitches with Procedural Textures:
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Creating Spiderman-type suit webbing:
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Creating a Radar Motion Trail:
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Creating a glass surface using the Dielectric Material Node:
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Animation

Animation Tools

Introduction to Serpent:
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Covers Lazy Points, Inertia, Serpent, Cloth FX, HardLink< MetaLink and more!

Introduction to Cyclist:
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Introduction to the Move Path and Path Tool:
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Introduction to the Effector custom object:
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Note: Be sure to watch the Effector video “Using Effector to displace a tube”.

Introduction to the Textured Motion, Motion Modifier:
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Introduction to Lead the Follower Motion Modifier:
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Introduction to Proxy Pick:*
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General Animation

Creating a rope and pulley animation:
Kickn’ it Old School!
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Creating a “Slinky-Style” spring animation:
This one has all kinds of goodies inside.
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Techniques for animating a spiral motion:
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Creating Multiple Pivot Points for one Object:
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Setting up an animation rig for window blinds:
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Animating carpet rolling and unrolling:
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Animating a Page turning:
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Setting up an animation of multiple pins driven by a displacement map:
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Now go off and do something like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0u0AG_floQ

Using Effector to displace a tube:
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Animating a shaded object converting to a wireframe object:
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Rigging and animating an accordion style hinge:
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Localized morphing of an object based on the distance of another object:
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Be sure to also check out the video “Localized Morphing Used on a Face Rig” under the Character Animation section.

Localized morphing of an object based on the distance of another object using Normal Displacement:
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Animating Cameras and Lights

Creating a hand-held camera motion:
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Creating a light flicker using Noisy Channel:
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Animating a Muzzle Flash synced to an audio file:
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Introduction to Sun Spot:*
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Vehicle Animation

Animating Tank Treads:
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Note: The treads animate smoothly, though the framerate of the capture software looks otherwise. Give the setup a try and you will see how well it truly works.

Animating a train or roller coaster on a curved track:
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Relativity: Dr. Wheel Rotator:
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Animating an Escalator:
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Character Animation

How to setup a cartoon oval eye for animation:
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Localized morphing used on a face rig:
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Introduction to Endomorphs, Morph Mixer and Open GL Sliders:*
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The first portion of the video shows how to create endomorphs in a character model. The rest of the video shows how to use endomorphs for character animation in Layout.

Using curves to create skelegons with the use of Convert Skelegons:*
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The first portion of the video shows how to create skelegons in Modeler using spline draw; the last portion shows how to convert the skelegons to bones in Layout.

Introduction to Proxy Pick:
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Particles

Animating a bouncing ball using a particle emitter:
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Creating rain splashing on the ground using particle emitters:
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Creating a bottle rocket type animation with particle emitters:
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Creating water flowing through a piping structure:
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Dynamics

Using Cloth FX to Tear/Rip Material:
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Creating Foot prints in the ground using Cloth FX:
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Winding a flag around a pole using Soft FX and then the same thing with Cloth FX:
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Buttons on a Shirt that uses Cloth FX:
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Introduction to HardFx and Object Dissolve:
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Animating a hose that is connected to an object on each end:
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Using FXLinker to Mimic Modeler’s Point Clone Plus feature in Layout:
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Modeling a bowl of cereal with a little help from HardFX:*
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Creating a flag blowing in the wind:
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Lighting

How to set up the Spinning Light Trick and an introduction to Luxigons:
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The Spinning Light Trick was first developed by Dave Jerrard if I remember correctly. That guy has created more cool techniques then anyone I know!

Enjoy the video!

Introduction to Negative Lights:
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Introduction to Sun Spot:*
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Rendering and Compositing

Introduction to Compositing inside of LightWave:
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Introduction to Render Buffer View:
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Introduction to Render Buffer Export:
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Manually creating a depth pass:
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Introduction to the Photoshop PSD Export Image Filter:
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Creating trussing and framework with ease:
Kickn’ it New School!
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