What I really like:

1. Price! The price and feature set of Carrara (including affordable upgrade pricing) is what keeps me comming back for more.

2. Transposer Plugin. A little better import support would be good (i.e. bones, dynamic hair, better shader matching). But overall, a fantastice addition to Carrara, and no complaints.

3. Plant Generator, Sky's, and Terrains. I think Carrara has some serious work to do here to match some advanced features of Vue Esprit, Terragen, WCS, but the new improvements are a very welcome addition!

4. The Render Engine! I love it. Simple to use, great results, and the addition of render nodes makes animations and complex renders something to look forward to.

5. Wide range of import/export options! Many of the "pro" applications pale in comparison!

6. The modelers! True, as many have already stated, they need more work in specific areas, But having all the different modelers available within the application is a big plus. The spline modeler stands out as Carrara's most powerful modeling tool. Just need to get the others up to the same standard.

7. Open GL support! Keep improving!

Things to fix/improve/add

1. Dynamic cloth
2. FBX export
3. Improved Terrain data import (more format support), and
   terrain functions in general
4. Model Room:
   a) Ability to see other objects in the modeling
   window(s)and toggle them on and off
   b) Ability to select only visible vertexs, lines, or
   planes (toggle on and off)
   c) Ability to control smoothing amount/level on
   individual edges in the vertex modeler
   d) Real time symetric modeling
5. SSS (You can thank Lord of the Rings for this one) Not really a high priority for me, but you can be sure that the addition of Sub Surface Scattering would be a big marketing plus.
6. Improved memory management!!!

Sorry for the long wish list, but I just had to put it down while it was on my mind. Overall, C4Pro is a fantastic software package. The list of "likes" could have been much longer, but I just put my favorites down. In price vs features, I feel that Carrara is still the market leader (the first time purhase price of C4Pro is narrowing the margin quite a bit, but it still includes a lot of tools and value for the money). I think in general, users will always have a long wish list, regardless of value for the money, or the available tool set. With a few additions and enhancements, Carrara will really narrow the gap with the "Big Boys". Just keep up the good work!!

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