Pursuant to the possibility of upgrading from RayDream to Carrara (now using RD studio 5.5, but I used it for years in previous versions) I have downloaded the Carrara Demo.

I'm not familiar with the interface (other than working in Bryce) and it is taking a while to figure out by trial and error where and how to do some of the operations that were second nature in trusty ol' R-Dream. Apparently there are no help files included in the Demo and since I am evaluating this for possible recommendation to the graphics department of a publication, it makes that job more difficult and time consuming.

Am I overlooking something? Are there any help files for download or just the "tour" at the web site (which does not go into any very helpful details).

I'm thinking if old Ray Dream will by some odd chance work under Mac OS X, I will just continue with it... I need a "workhorse" that will let me jump in, do the job and move on. Funky interfaces and guessing games are nothing but frustration under a deadline publishing environment.

Enough rant, and thanks for any suggestions....

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