bbratche opened this issue on Jan 17, 2003 ยท 9 posts
bbratche posted Fri, 17 January 2003 at 9:09 PM
I have Carrara 1.01, and I'm thinking about moving up to Carrara 2! Is it worth it, and should I do it! I can get version 2 for 200 bucks with my student ID, but is it worth it!
Nicholas86 posted Fri, 17 January 2003 at 9:13 PM
Its worth it. But I'm sure you can get it for lower then 200 dollars. The sds and physics alone are worth it I think. But the improved raytrace renderer, GI, fixed blur, improved terrain editor, improved text editor and more just add to the bucket. You'll have tons of new toys to get to know:) go for it!
JayPeG posted Fri, 17 January 2003 at 10:00 PM
Attached Link: http://www.creationengine.com/
Creationengine.com has the 1.1 to 2.0 upgrade for $99. As long as you can prove you're a student you're in. For $99 it's more than worth it.
Pistola posted Fri, 17 January 2003 at 10:12 PM
In my opinion (for what it's worth), Carrara 1 wasn't, but C2 was. Carrara 2 made significant improvements over Ray Dream and most of the programs to be had for free- C1 seemed to me to have actually less functionality than either.
bluetone posted Sat, 18 January 2003 at 1:59 PM
I agree that you should go for it. It's worth the money for sure. It's more stable, the GI renderer, while it takes some getting used to, is great, and I like that it's now multi-processor aware on the Mac. Do it. You won't regret it. Especially for $99!
bbratche posted Mon, 20 January 2003 at 6:59 PM
Thanks guys, you have made up my mind, I'm going for it! Thanks for all the help! Wolfman
whbos posted Mon, 27 January 2003 at 11:46 PM
Do they still have the same lousy interface that Carrara 1.1 has?
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bikermouse posted Tue, 28 January 2003 at 3:57 AM
To simply say that C2 takes some getting used to is an understatement but yes I think it's worth the price. I hope you will enjoy it at least as much as I do. go for it, - TJ
bluetone posted Tue, 28 January 2003 at 3:34 PM
I meant that C2s GI renderer takes some getting used to. If you've used previous versions, you should be pretty comfortable with it.