Zippy

Yes, if you have P5, you can use the native importer or Transposer to import Poser figures into C5. All texture material will remain "intact".  The imported figure may need some texture tweaking, and occasionally you'll need to point Carrara to the proper location (multiple runtimes aren't 100% supported, but no real big issues).

I have C4D XL, I went to Carrara because the upgrades were just too much to justify. there are many things that I prefer in Carrara. Compared to C4D 6, I like render engine in C5 a lot more. HDRI is great, and lighting is very easy to set up!

Now that I've had time to think about the news that EF decided to withhold the P7 SDK from Carrara, I'm pretty certain that P6 will be my last version of Poser, unless I start making Poser content and I need to get P7 for compatibility testing. Carrara is simply a much better value than Poser (I have Poser 2-6), and I feel confident that DAZ will improve it's native handling of "Poser" figures enough that I won't need P7. I can get dynamic cloth/hair from P5/6 with Transposer until Carrara as it's own cloth and hair.

Except for posing figures with dynamic clothing, I seldom use Poser any more. Carrara is so much more powerful, stable, and versatile than Poser, there really is very little need for the new version.

As for C4D, you may still use it for modeling, as there are some things that are much easier to do in C4D than in C5,. I think you will be so happy with the capabilities and render quality of C5 that C4D will only be used for those instances where you need specific modeling tools in C4D.

Happy Rendering!
DR

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