Hi all,
on the DAZ site i haven't seen options for upgrading from C4pro to C6pro... Someone know something more?

Thanks

-TOXE

Hi Toxe, Nice to have you drop by! No, I'm not aware of C4 to C6 pricing. :-P The least expensive route at this point might be Platinum Club=>Carrara Xpress=>Upgrade to C6

Hi Mark!

i'll ask DAZ directly, i'm really interested in new features! Thanks for your advice:-)

-TOXE

they told me that the upgrade price from c4 was slightly higher than the deal they were offering a month or two ago. I dunno if it's still in effect, but basically it was the price discount with the platinum club and the discount coupon that they give to new members. I don't recall the exact figures.

If i remember well, Eovia at it's time have the same prices from different versions (eg. from C2 to C4 was the same from C3 to C4), but i'm not sure... I havent still received an answer from DAZ and there is no demo version:-(
Platinum Club is too expensive for me because i'm interested only in carrara...

-TOXE

I for one hope you do get it. Your images are for me some of the very best that were done in Carrara. Looking at your images helped get me out of down period a while back. Brought a rare smile to my face. :)

Cheers

Mike R

it's also rare to receive such kind of compliments...  I'm honored!
So, it's a gift for you, the latest image i'm working on (WIP)... Modeling in LW an Carrara, render in Carrara... Still some trouble with normals and details...

Again, thanks

-TOXE

that's an excellent scene IMVHO. hopefully dan will kick somebody in the butt and they'll clarify the upgrade situation for ya.

Thanks Miss Nancy:-)

i'm sure that Carrara 6 worth the money, but for professional reasons the last year i've bought:
-Lightwave
-LW Cad
-Zbrush
-Maxwell Render

So, unfortunately the money are not endless:-(

-TOXE

I found maxwell render to be the slowest renderer ever. they were always very grainy, too. it said it had caustics and other real optical properties, but it usually crashed when I enabled 'em.

For upgrading... I've received an email from DAZ. No possibility from C4 pro. I've bought every version of Carrara since metacreations days and now i'm out because i havent bought C5...

-TOXE

I dont know where you live but Carrara 5 standard was given away free on Computer Shopper magazine this month in the UK. I wonder if that can be used to upgrade from.

Cheers

Mike R

Urgh! Free?I live in Italy. Maybe i can found the magazine on the net... Thanks Mike.

-TOXE

There is no upgrade directly to C6 from C4.  You'll want to find that magazine if you can.

Quote - So, if you have Carrara 4, make sure you upgrade now, as there won't be any upgrades to version 6 from anything older than Carrara 5.

You can read the whole post here: http://forum.daz3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=61943

It seems hard to find that magazine here... I havent found no used version of C5 on Ebay or something.

-TOXE

Hey TOXE, 

 Nice to see you here again.   Could you not join the Platinum club for just one month, I know this is an accepted thing to do  to be able to buy something like Carrara at a reduced rate.  I don't know the ins and outs of Daz but if Carrara is still on sale this should work.  Hey you could even ask Daz for a Competitive upgrade price from Lightwave.

Cheers,
Mike

Hi Mike!

i'm always receiving emails about this forum, Carrara was my first love in 3d apps... It's nice to see "old" friend still here. Thanks for the advices. In some way i'm sure i'll be able to upgrading with a good price...

TOXE

It seems crazy that you cant upgrade from carrara 4 especially as Carrara 5 is free on a mag. I dont know if they would allow you to register Carrara 5 Standard without the magazine. (It is a link on the Daz webpages you need to go to. It generates a registration numer for C5 standard. Probably not leagl though.) 

If you get no joy give me a shout as I have a copy of Carrara 5 standard (bought and never upgraded to 6) and also a free copy I got through the registration through that magazine.

email to contact me is mykyljjr 'at' googlemail 'dot' com.

Cheers

Mike R

At the end, the magazine option don't work... The italian distributor sell Carrara5 pro (upg from C4pro) at 169 and the upgrade from the copy in the magazine is 300. So, i need to spend 169+169=338 for regular boxed upgrade (5 and 6) and 300 if i found the magazine. Mmmh it's to much for me in both situations. I'm sorry but it seem that Daz is maybe the one in 3d that have this beahavior regarding prices and upgrading. If you are for a year in a deserted isle, when you have the fortune to come back home you've lost your opportunity to upgrade your software at a convenient price!

-TOXE