I suppose you're right cheers...

 

I bought Max 7 right when it came out (after using Max3.1 for years & years) and I only use it for modelling and rarely render in anymore. 

 

What I was suggesting really was for something "Next Level" for rendering I thought Carrara would certainly kick it up a notch or two and yes I do admit not to Max's level but pretty much surpassing firefly and the P4 renderer bigtime!! 

 

I have a project on the go and am seriously considering Carara to render in as I love the crisp lighting and level of realism it provides (the hdri too!!) , also the flawless Poser scene imports helps!!!  If  I wanted to render in Max I'd have to go Bodystudio or some other type of plugin that I don't need as it's built in to Carara 5 Pro. 

 

For it's price (In my humble opinion) Carara is really a bang for your buck!!  Especially seeing that for Max 7 and Final Render Stage I plopped down almost 6 large and C5 Pro was 10% of that!

 

Thanks!

Gerard

 

Quote - > Quote - If ya want that Uber realism Max can provide you may want to try Carrara 5 Pro as it has a fantastic renderer and is amazingly adept at importing Poser scenes, props, figures etc. 

I've been using it for a while now and I love it!

Gerard

I'm sorry Gerard, but Carrara's renderer is no where near that of Mental Ray (which is the renderer within Max). I have yet to see a Carrara render approaching anything like the look of Mental Ray.
If you want Max type renders then pick an app with Mental Ray included (Max, Maya or XSI).
The reason why there are so many renders is because they all have their own unique signature.

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