It is true in three ways and false in one. True

1. I posted Dr. Bernie's record on simultaneous NLA tracks and reflection. I posted nothing about his personality, the quality of his artwork, or his professionalism. I have called him two names - "Dr. Bernie" and "probably a wonderful person."
2. His misinformation on those two topics wasted a lot of my time.
3. I have posted many more screenshots of Carrara's UI as part of explanations or questions, links to tutorials, and similar information than I have finished renders to the Renderosity gallery.

False

1. It is false that those three facts are a pile of rubbish.

If those three facts are problematic, forum participants are free to put me on ignore.

I have called Dr. Bernie two names - "Dr. Bernie" and "probably a wonderful person." I have not attacked him as a person or criticized his artwork. I have not threatened him or told him to stop posting. I have not critiqued his personality. I have not called any of his work rubbish.

I have merely presented his record of misinformation, and noted how that has resulted in my time being wasted. Carrara users might be interested in how to avoid having their time wasted - or not. Others are free to put me on ignore, put Dr. Bernie on ignore, or put no one on ignore.

It is true, I have posted many more screenshots of Carrara's UI to demonstrate some effect, links to tutorials, and similar information than I have finished renders to the Renderosity gallery. Forum participants are free to put me on ignore if that is not what they want.

I am working on the renderosity animation challenge. Originally, I wasn't going to because Dr. Bernie told us that Carrara couldn't have a figure do two things at once. He even had a thread with a title saying Carrara could not have M4 walk and chew gum. Turns out Carrara can have dozens of simultaneous NLA tracks applied to the same figure. But, Dr. Bernie was just spreading misinformation. It really wasted a lot of my time. Oh, he often backtracks and amends his statement, but that doesn't restore my lost time.

This is his record. It is not my opinion. It is not an attack on him as a person (probably a wonderful person). But on this forum, he is just spreading misinformation about a program he no longer uses and wasting people's time. If you are a Carrara user, best to put him on ignore if you don't want to see false information and have your time wasted.

Notice - Dr. Bernie is not a current Carrara user and spreads false information. He says Carrara cannot animate a figure walking and chewing gum at the same time. Turns out a figure in Carrara can have hundreds of separate NLA clips applied simultaneously. A figure could walk, chew gum, blink, scratch head, morph to different shapes, etc, etc, etc. all at the same time. Dr. Bernie either did not know what he was talking about, or was just intentionally spreading misinformation to waste our time. Ditto for the vampire effect topic. Dr. Bernie said Carrara could no do it. Two people did it. Did Dr. Bernie ask how it was done so he could do it in Carrara? No, because he is not a Carrara user and not really interested. He simply assumed how it was done (in my case a wrong assumption) and changed the standard so it was not something "easily done." This is his record. It is not my opinion. It is not an attack on him as a person (probably a wonderful person). But on this forum, he is just spreading misinformation about a program he no longer uses and wasting people's time. If you are a Carrara user, best to put him on ignore if you don't want to see false information and have your time wasted.

Notice - Dr. Bernie is not a current Carrara user and spreads false information.

He says Carrara cannot animate a figure walking and chewing gum at the same time. Turns out a figure in Carrara can have hundreds of separate NLA clips applied simultaneously. A figure could walk, chew gum, blink, scratch head, morph to different shapes, etc, etc, etc. all at the same time. Dr. Bernie either did not know what he was talking about, or was just intentionally spreading misinformation to waste our time.

Ditto for the topic of this thread. Dr. Bernie said Carrara could no do it. Two people did it. Did Dr. Bernie ask how it was done so he could do it in Carrara? No, because he is not a Carrara user and not really interested. He simply assumed how it was done (in my case a wrong assumption) and changed the standard so it was not something "easily done."

This is his record. It is not my opinion. It is not an attack on him as a person (probably a wonderful person). But on this forum, he is just spreading misinformation about a program he no longer uses and wasting people's time. If you are a Carrara user, best to put him on ignore if you don't want to see false information and have your time wasted.

Thank you, Alvin. Amazing!

Dr. Bernie. You don't think so you won't try? Why? Because you are not a current Carrara user You are just WASTING MY TIME time with false assertions. Before, you said that Carrara could not have two simultaneous animations. It turn out Carrara can have 100s of simultaneous NLA clips. Then, you say Carrara can't do the vampire effect. When you are shown two different examples, one animated and one still, you change it to you don't THINK it can be done EASILY from some specific camera angle.

I want to see you try it AT ALL. Instead, all I have been getting is more of my time wasted. Wasting my time is rude. Wasting my time is obnoxious.

I am putting you on ignore.

Wrong. For mine, there is a color in the scene background channel and caustics, sky, etc are on. Can’t speak for Silena.

So far, you have merely asserted that YOU don’t know how to do it. You have given no evidence that you have even tried in Carrara. If your subsequent responses do not demonstrate that you are a current Carrara user genuinely trying to render an image or an animation with this effect, I will put you on ignore.

BTW - love Shade for what it does. Look forward to discussing it on the Shade forum.

I've seen two different artists post the "vampire effect" at that other forum site, using Carrara. One did a still image, the other did an animation.

Excellent pets, Dave. Today I am going to watch a tutorial for substance painter and substance designer. Then I will try to model a simple object and render it in Carrara.

I haven't tried the new cutout plugin. Would also be curious of examples of use. Similarly, there is a new PBR plugin. Anyone provide examples of use?

Digital Art Live is going to have a couple of events related to animation. Ivy Summers is going to be doing an intro to animation I Studio. The folks for a professional animated movie are going to give a webinar on their entire work process, from script writing, to asset accumulation, to production.

Check out the Digital Art Live website for live events for more information.

I like Bryce for what it does. If anyone would like to use Bryce for landscapes and then bring them to Carrara, the late great Cripeman has an excellent tutorial. https://youtu.be/5b9c4CW2c18

Not cool, but I am working on a generic golf shirt. It is for G8M but should work with your Carrara G8M character in blended mode. Happy to make a freebie when I am finished.