Maas Digital's StarPro™ is the best way to render beautiful, astronomically correct star fields in Lightwave 3D®.
| Version 1.5 for Windows and Mac OSX New Features: - Support for Universal Binary Lightwave on Mac OSX - Support for 64-bit Lightwave on Windows x64 - Fly through 3D star fields - Try a massive new star database (separate download - see "Extras" below) Note: for best compatibility, LW 9.0 users are encouraged to install the free update to LW 9.3 (or later), available from Newtek. Mac OSX (Universal) Download - Mac OSX (PPC) Download |
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StarPro™ uses a proprietary analytical rendering algorithm for superior image quality. Stars always render as perfectly smooth dots or streaks, with no jaggies or noise.
This free demo contains the full StarPro™ software, except it imposes a watermark on renderings over 320x240 and will not function in ScreamerNet render nodes. After purchasing StarPro™ you will receive a license code to remove these restrictions.
Extras:
| Download the massive new Hipparcos/Tycho-2 Star Database (46MB) - includes all of the Hipparcos 3D star catalog, plus over 2 million background stars! This new database is so dense you can actually see Milky Way nebulosity... (Turn up brightness and set luminance threshold to zero to maximize the effect). |
| Sample Lightwave scenes using StarPro™ (.sit for Mac users) |
| Tired of seeing Orion all the time? Try this randomized star database! (.sit for Mac users) |
| StarPro™ TV (renders up to 960x600) | $149 |
| StarPro™ (unlimited) | $499 |
| Upgrade from StarPro™ TV to unlimited | $350 |
Buy from the Kagi Online Store
The StarPro™ license is for one site (one company and its employees), and includes unlimited non-interactive render nodes, technical support via email, and free updates for the life of the product. One license covers both Windows and Mac OSX.
StarPro™ TV is a more affordable option for studios that do not require renderings larger than 960x600 pixels.
Documentation & Support
| The StarPro™ manual is available on-line. |
For technical support, email starpro-support@maasdigital.com.
We are considering offering StarPro™ as a plug-in for other 3D packages, or as a stand-alone (command-line) renderer or code library. If you are interested, contact us!