Quote - Titanic401.

 

Yeah Blender is better if you can figure it out. I'm not denying that. Although you don't have the same access to models as you do with poser compatible software. I've seen lots of Blender people ask about using DAZ characters for example.

Also I got going with DAZ 3D initially in no time at all. With Blender I really struggled to get it to do anything. Carrara although different to DAZ 3D has the advantage of being similar. It took me a little while but the progression was a natural one.

Re: Prices. Carrara 7 Pro cost me $0 (from a magazine), C8 Pro cost be either $69 or $88 from memory (as an upgrade) I can't quite remember but around there. You'd be mad to pay full prices.

The usual progression goes - DAZ 3D FREE! Then you learn that there are lots of offers in the store. Then they make you an offer you cant refuse on Carrara and you are in - for the price of a few models.

Now back to rendering. You have to spend a LOT of time messing about with poor lights - three point lighting is the way to go and then expand your knowledge from there.

However if there is a fast unbiased engine out there which sits in the program givign you (near) instant previews. Now the excellent integrated nature of Carrara comes good.

Other than that I guess this is a defunct argument as it comes down to personal preference, and the abilty of the artist.

What do you use out of interest?

Cheers.

Admittedly you an handful of others do excellent work in C, but that still doesn't warrant the amount DAZ is charging for software that is still essentially the same as it was going back to versions 6 or 7.

As for what I use, I've pretty much used all of them at one time or another.

3DS MAX - Not as wonderful as everyone makes it out to be.

Lightwave - Similar to the way Blender used to be as far as the interface, again not as great as it's made out to be.

Houdini, Cinema4D - Alright.

What do all these applications have in common? Outrageous pricing. And why? Because some studio used one or more of them in a professional production. All you're paying for is the name recognition.

I used to be a huge C user, until every release was never any different than the last and it became apparent that DAZ was only interested in pushing content on me rather than making C better. One only has to look to the ads on the right of the screen to see what DAZ really cares about.

Don't get me wrong, content is fine and it has it's place.

But DAZ needs to stop tricking it's users into re-buying the same program over and over under the guise of some "new added trinket" that is just an half-assed hack.

As for what I use, I use Blender pretty much exclusively now. It does everything all the overpriced software does, including AE and Zbrush, and I only need one package thereby freeing up HD real estate for projects.

Do you have any idea how much money I've saved by using Blender that I can now put towards other areas of a project?

Literally thousands and thousands.