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hey guys,

yes, i've also heard that when cararra 2 comes out
there will no longer be upgrade offers from rds and
infini-d. so i would buy now.

the price to upgrade now is around $150. when cararra
2 comes out it will probably also cost about $150 to
upgrade from version 1.

therefore, your total cost is around $300, which is still
cheaper than having to buy version 2 for the full price
($400). did all that make sense?

anyway, as far as how easy it is to pick up cararra? i've
heard that it is fairly similar to rds in theory. yes it has a
different interface, but you'll adjust quickly.

i got the program in december. i had done very very
little 3-D art before owning cararra. i sat down and read
the manual cover to cover trying everything that it
covered. it is an easy to read manual and it only took
about a month to finish.

if you figure that i didn't know what i was doing when i
began, and take a look at what i'm doing now, i think it
proves that cararra is easy to learn.

also, i would recommend the book "digital lighting and
rendering" by jeremy birn. it bridged the gap between
learning the software and learning good lighting
principles. the book is written to platform and software
inspecific, so it will benefit users of any software
package. see the attached link to get the book from
amazon.

ok i'm off my soap box. sorry that i rambled. i hope that
some of it was useful.

-scott