Love that comment above " I agree with you that there is a lot to like in Carrara, but I am also **quite uncomfortable to have an extended 'love affair' with a corpse. **

Unfortunately, I think it is safe to** say we will NEVER * see a Carrara 9 or even tweaks from Daz.. But despite its dismal future I'm sure users will get many more years pleasure and production from it. It remains formidable as is. The plugins people have been kind enough to make available -mostly free - extend it's features significantly so here's hoping there will eventually be more plugins for things like like fluids & mesh destruction [ just two of my wishes].

Someone mentioned "cheetah" for mac as being bettered featured but I didnt see in its feature list - plant creation, terraines or atmospheres and clouds.And is there a way you can animate speech in Cheetah - as done with Carrara's mimic plugin ? is it any good with daz characters ? What about dynamic clothing ?