zorares opened this issue on Feb 23, 2000 ยท 6 posts
zorares posted Wed, 23 February 2000 at 2:48 PM
OK. I've received my zillionth "Upgrade now to Carrara" offer. So I need the opinion of those who are using it. Is it worth it? I am currently using Poser 4, Bryce 4, and RDS 5.5 and RDS 5.5 is nice but so unstable that it really &^#$^#$&^ me off. Is the upgrade worth the $199? Thanks for the info.
ClintH posted Wed, 23 February 2000 at 3:16 PM
zorares, When I first got Carrara I wasnt to sure it was worth the upgrade from RDS 5.5. I've really started beating up Carrara for about 2 weeks now and just love it. Once you get the new GUI interface under control its a blast to work with. I also have Poser 4, Bryce 4 and RDS 5.5. Carrara hasnt crashed on me yet. Im on a PC. I think on a MAC its a little unstable. RDS use to crash every 10-20 minutes if it was being used hard and fast. I tent to work at a chaotic pace. Jumping around fairly fast from menu to menu. RDS use to choke..Carrara cruises right along with out a hickup. Anyway - The more I use it the more I like it. Regards, Clint
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willf posted Wed, 23 February 2000 at 4:23 PM
I've been using RDS 5.5 for quite some time and it's really stable (MAC OS). Guess the tables been turned on the stability problem. That being said I just ordered the upgrade to CAR just for fun. If you are a registered user of 5.5 then you should get a credit of $99.00 towards the upgrade, don't know how long that will last but I didn't see any time limits on the offer from last fall (you did register, right?).
MarkBremmer posted Wed, 23 February 2000 at 11:03 PM
Carrara has been REALLY stable on my Mac OS. If poly counts go above 3 million it starts to protest though. (gotta do the high res for print work) I've got some plug-ins that I adore in RD 5.5 so I still bounce back in occasionally for something special. However, 95% of my work is done in Carrara now. Mark
zorares posted Thu, 24 February 2000 at 5:11 PM
Thanks for the info. I bit the bullet and ordered Carrara today, should get it monday. Unfortunately I had to pay the upgrade price from RDS 5.0 ($199) and not RDS 5.5. Oh well. Can any one tell me if the interaction between Carrara and Poser and Bryce is any good? I hated how you could move back and forth between the three with Raydream. Thanks.
MarkBremmer posted Thu, 24 February 2000 at 5:30 PM
Currently there is not a plug in that allows you to manipulate Poser files in Carrara like in RD5.5; they need to be fully posed when they come in from Poser. Bryce works great with C. Mark
