And how much did it cost??

5.5. Still using it!

I think it was a $150 upgrade from 5 (which was $250 upgrade from 4) with a HUGE promise of a new version.

IMHO still a better product than Carrara. Much more like a pro piece of software.

Just more of a pro interface I think. Though I like Carrara's interface....shrugs a few additions and maybe some more options for tweaking it...ie. being able to make it less pretty. Apparently people don't like nice looking applications:-P Brian

you are looking to pay $25-50 for an origional of this item on E-Bay, Amazon, Universal Auction Watch. = )

...probably take you a week or two of tyring though... = )

We've had some debate in the forum concerning the capacity and look of the interface with respect to how proffessional it is. Ultimately I would say that the C interface is just as powerful as the RD interface with very few exceptions (in terms of being exacting and in terms of being practical). My 3D career started in Raydream as did a pretty large fraction of the other members who frequent this forum. I would say that Raydream was a very powerful piece of software and there are several aspects which I still believe were better than Carrara (much better depth of field, much better soft shadows). But ultimately there are several big things in Carrara now which make Carrara a bigger and better product. Bones, GI rendering, Faster rendering (speeds that crush the earlier RD versions, RD5.5 could start to be in the league of C but it was still behind C significantly), and a much deeper and more powerful shader engine are just examples of some of the things which are better. To add to that, it's a living piece of software with what I seriously hope and percieve to be a promising future. I personally consider the rendering speed all by itself to be a MAJOR advantage. Regardless of all of that, there are lots of Raydream users poking around in the forum here and if you have questions, I know we can help. -Kix

-Kix

Here's something interesting. The model was originally constructed in Raydream but I started working on this just this evening. It would be very difficult to pull a render like this off in Raydream. -Kix

-Kix

Interested in 5.5 with patches along with the Ray Dream Handbook by Patchett Sledd that includes 1400 models in RD4 format. Also have training pack CD for Studio 5. Send e-mail if interested. Steve

Thank you all for the answers and support. :) My reason for asking is that I've had RD 5.5 for 2/3 (? - maybe more) years now & I've not done a thing with it. I had it installed a long time ago & fiddled with it a couple times, but as I am mentally deficient G when it comes to 3D Modeling/Manipulation, I quickly gave it up & uninstalled it (also to save h/d space, which I had little of back then).

Well, as we all know, real life is very busy & full & with me it's hard to get good time on the comp & not have the hubby, kids, animals, other family & friends or a combination thereof wanting my attention. In itself it's not a bad thing G But upon my shelves and in my h/d lay unused programs.....

So, I've decided to cut back on the things I use either for lack of gained knowledge or dissatisfaction with the prog itself. With RD, I am not dissatisfied - I just don't know it very well & do not have the time to learn. Someone else may have the time I do not - and since it's an 'older' and 'used' program - that someone can also get it at a major deal. :)

I've already sold off a couple of progs at ebay & am playing with the idea of doing the same with RayDream. I can sign over (off? away?) my licensing rights to the prog - heck it's not even installed L I don't even remember if I tried to register it. In any case, while I'd like to get a decent amount of money for it, I'm not looking to get anywhere near it's orginal retail value.

So, in a fashion, I'm looking for a little bit of advice on what to do with it and maybe anyone who's interested in buying it from me? I use Paypal, so that can be utilized.

OH - I also have a book called The Ray Dream Handbook by Craig Patchett and John Sledd. It was originally $39.95 & I've got the cd with it still - Ray Dream Gallery.

Let me know, all. :) I plan on putting them up at ebay this weekend......

Peace,
L_F. :)

RDS 5.5 is a very powerful program. It's arguable that Carrara is RDS version 6 and 7, but its interface is significantly different. That said, if you're still interested in playing with 3D, you might find the Carrara interface easier to use. Good luck selling RDS -- I can't answer your questions about licensing, though. I can vouch for the book -- the Ray Dream Handbook is really useful, even for users of other softare (Carrara in particular). - Dex