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@ face-off,

You have a vested financial interest in Octane, since you are developing a plugin for Modo. Your opinion could therefore be biased (No relation to biased/unbiased renderers!).

The point I am trying to make is that Carrara ($285) + Octane and its plugin ($470) and a hefty NVidia board to run Octane ($1,000) will cost $1,755.- This is an awfully high price for a Carrara setup.

Lightwave at $995.- is a lot better deal, considering all the professional doors that it opens.

If Maxon follows Lightwave's example and drops C4D's price by $500 for the Holiday Season, then C4D Broadcast Edition will cost $1,195.-, with Embree integration. At this price you get a world-class, highly regarded 3D app used by some of most prominent production studios.

No matter how I look at it, I can't find a justification for using Octane with Carrara, based on sheer numbers.