Attached Link: Digit forum thread

"Hi TyVole, You're right... we're giving away Eovia Carrara Studio 1.1, worth 299, for Windows and Mac OS. This is the full version with no limitations whatsoever! And sorry for the delay -- was off work with 'personal things' so lack of update. Anyhow, here's the detail: Next month - get Carrara Studio 1.1 for FREE! Eovia has teamed up with Digit to give every reader the full, commercial version of Carrara Studio 1.1 next issue for Windows and Mac. Available on a special, second CD with the issue on sale September 18, 2003, the giveaway will feature the complete version of Carrara Studio 1.1 with full rendering, saving, exporting features. And, unlike other magazine giveaways, there are no resolution or output limits. This is the full version, as sold for 299. Eovia Carrara Studio is the successor of Ray Dream Studio and Infini-D, the most popular 3D graphics applications for Mac and Windows. Carrara Studio is an astounding 3D solution for modelling, animation, rendering, and special effects. Optimized for blazing performance, Carrara Studio enables full real-time scene manipulation and high-quality 3D rendering up to 11 times faster than its predecessors. With an elegant, intuitive and uncluttered user interface, Carrara Studio delivers professional results without a professional learning curve. Features include vertex, spline, metaball, text, formula, and terrain modelling. Full lighting, animation, and rendering is featured including toon and raytracing. Version 1.1 includes a complete particle system shatter, explode, morph targets, and inverse kinematics. Plus, it comes complete with a complex shader, volumetrics, 3D text, and tons more! Make sure you either reserve your copy now! Actually, we'll be taking pre-orders online in the next few days to make sure you get your copy. Best regards -- Matthew Bath editor"

But C3 is soooooooooo much better g ... even version 2.1 is vastly superior... but 1.1 is good for getting acquainted with Carrara's "quaint" interface. Which can confuse people strangely enough... confused the heck out of me for a while, until it started to worm its way into my brain and make some strange sort of sense. g Now I love Carrara with a passion.

It doesn't seem like that long ago I bought this for more than I care to think about...:/ Of course, I suppose every giveaway has somebody feeling that way. Computer Arts is going to be giving away Cinema 4D v6 soon, which was around two grand when it came out three years ago, so I guess I shouldn't feel TOO bad.;) But C3 does look pretty tempting. If all goes well, I might just be upgrading soon.:)

y'know..if I play my cards right, and wait long enough, I can post pictures in every gallery..mwuhahahah! Add it to the list..;)

How do the Poser people look rendered in Carrara?

Poser people look quite fine actually. I believe bijouchat has some examples in her gallery. I've posted a few sample renders as well, both in this forum and in the carrara forum.

Attached Link: http://www.renderosity.com/gallery.ez?ByArtist=Yes&Artist=bijouchat

go look through my latest pics in my gallery, for Poser people rendered in Carrara. :)

Hayhoow. Am I dreamed of delighted with a dead mouse? people or talking about a giveaway containing a complete program.....what is the catch? if ther isn't any please some clear instruction how to get my finger on this giant freeby

Attached Link: http://www.digitmag.co.uk/

It's going to be on the coverdisc of Digit magazine #66. Check the first link for more info. If you're in the UK, you should be able to get it right at a newsstand. In the US, it comes to most Barnes and Nobles stores a month or so later. I've also heard you can get it at Borders, but there's not one of those in my area so I don't know much about that. And you can of course order it from the Digit website once it comes out, the one SURE way to get it. No catch except the price of the mag. And let me tell you, this is a STEAL! I paid $400 for it a couple years ago, and it's positively loaded with features. Also, check out 3D World http://www.3dworldmag.com and Computer Arts http://www.computerarts.co.uk for free programs, too. They have some great stuff sometimes. In fact, the upcoming Computer Arts #88 is giving away Cinema 4D 6CE, which is 6XL except for a limitation on the render size, which is pretty minor when you consider that 6XL went for about $2000 three years ago!

Attached Link: http://www.digitmag.co.uk/carrara/

Actually, I see that you can actually reserve a copy and be notified when it's released without being obligated to buy it. That's pretty cool. I wish CA would do that with the C4D issue...