Let me say I tried handling this via PM, I was to embarrassed to ask here, but the instructions given were to no avail. :( So, using C5P-Beta, installed Veloute 2. It is NOT showing up in any of shader menu dropdowns. I've tried install & re-install. It is in the extension folder. I've even tried giving it it's own folder. Any ideas? Thanks in advance :)

The download of Veloute (not now called 2) from the Inagoni (Julians) site for the Carrara 5 Beta comes in 3 sections which you put into place rather than the two sections which applied to Carr4. (You can't put the Carr4 one into Carr5.)

Make sure you are installing the C5Pro beta version of Veloute. Are you sure you downloaded the C5 betas? I did, used my Veloute C4Pro SN in C5Pro, and all worked fine. Did you have 3 files with the download -- one a .txt file?

I think bwtr might be correct...will try that. Louis....I tried the Beta of Veloute 2 & it crashed :( Got an error saying the grid was more recent. The guy who makes these said there were 2 betas released within 5 days of each other...so they are fubared. That's OK, I can wait....in regard to C5P. Also, I don't see a download for C5P on his page...just C5. The download for C5 had ALL the plugins from the vendor in it.(Beta) Could you point me to the correct place :) Thanks

I think I may have done you a disservice by emphasizing the "C5Pro beta," as the C5 beta is the same -- that is what I used. The 3 sections that bwtr mentioned are the files I mentioned earlier (C4 doesn't use the .txt file -- which is a script file). Sorry if I added confusion to your time -- learning a new 3D app. is confusing enough!

I did notice that the date of my Veloute betas is 10/20/05, the latest are 11/23/05. I'm going to move my older files to a safe place, and put the newer ones in -- see what happens?

BTW, I made a bunch of rocks in Vue, and imported them into C5 for distribution -- worked pretty good! Adding noise to the terrain mixed with rocks, and a "scum-line" effect produced one of the best shore-line effects I've done. Add a ripple or wave texture to a plane, then use the texture as a displacement map, and you got 3D waves -- that (I assume) can be animated. C5's distribution mapping is great; just add layers of distribution maps to a terrain texture, then use them for precise object distribution.

At any rate, this is where the plug-ins are: http://julien.chaplier.free.fr/DownloadLink/C5BetaPlugins.zip

Hope you had a happy T-Day!

Very cool :) Off to check the update page :) When I checked earlier the date was 11/5.

Let me know Louis what you get...still getting errors. I know it's Beta & will patiently wait for fix :) NP - no complaints :)

I tried to install the C5beta plugins today. My files are all dated 11/23/2005. When I copy them to the C5beta extensions folder and then open C5beta I get a lot of error messages "The extension {x} is too recent" Insert "baker" or "normal" or some inagoni plugin function where the {x} is. Anybody familiar with this or do I write Julian?

He said he had rec'd 2 updated SDK's within a 5 day period(last week) and yes they are fubared.....You need the files that are dated 10/23. I'd send him an email :) From what I gathered from emailing is he wasn't going to release any more "betas" till the SDK was finalized.

I wonder how DCG does it?

Hi, You can find here another build for C5Beta: http://julien.chaplier.free.fr/DownloadLink/C5BetaPluginOld.zip for those that have the error that says the plugins are too recent. Julien