Re: CG Effects in DV 2004-02-02 - By joe_ashear
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I'm not sure I agree. Of course I want Eovia to address all of MY
needs exclusivelyl :) but I think that the low price of the software
compensates for a lot of shortcomings. When I was shopping around I
really wanted Cinema 4D and all of the fancy rendering effects like
HDRI. But the price was just out of the question compared to
Carrara's, especially since the "advanced rendering" plugin along cost
more than Carrara. Carrara was a compromise, but I got a LOT of
software for a very reasonable price.
I'm a new Carrara user, but I also feel like Eovia is very responsive
to users' requests. Version 3 seems to have met with universal acclaim
among users of Version 2, and that was another important factor for me
when I chose the software. And Eovia seems to have some very smart
people on staff. In just 3 versions they've got nearly all of the
major features we all want. Now they can set about improving them.
- Joe
--- In Carrara@(protected), "TEXIL" <texicp31@(protected)> wrote:
> Yeah, they have to run now.
> It's time to add & change many many things on the next version.
>
> I've don't updated to V.3 & actually use V.2 & another (very known)
software
> offered 2 monthes ago on some magazines fr. USD.100,00 !!! Full
old-version
> which can do many many things Carrara V.2 & V.3 can't do.
> Yes, it's a little "trauma" to move to another 3D softw., but when
you need
> nurbs, hypernurbs, real particles, real text editor & many other things,
> what do you wanna do ? !!
>
> Frankly I love (I've loved) Carrara. Yes I still love it, but I
really think
> that if the next version doesn't answer to the waiting of customers,
to put
> Carrara at the level of the others 3D softwares (maybe at the level
of past
> versions of 1 or 2 years ago will be OK) (Yes I'm speaking about
Lightwave,
> 3DMax, Cinema 4D to be clear), there is a risk for Carrara to remain
> eternally a cheap (not so cheap fr what it does !) application fr.
debs in
> 3D.
>
> So, come on Eovia ! Squeeze your brains ! Give us the software we need !
> Give us a Pro-version, with a higer price if you need it, but full
with all
> that stuff we need.
> We trust in you & we're waiting (not too much !)
>
> Pascal
> info@(protected)
>
>
> -- -- Original Message -- --
> From: "Andrew Turner" <turner410@(protected)>
> To: <Carrara@(protected)>
> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 7:02 PM
> Subject: Re: [Carrara] CG Effects in DV
>
>
> > Hey, sounds like ANOTHER feature request.
> >
> > Might as well, I heard eovia's already added everything else we've
asked
> for
> > ;)
> >
> > From: "TEXIL" <texicp31@(protected)>
> > Reply-To: Carrara@(protected)
> > Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2004 18:52:49 +0100
> > To: <Carrara@(protected)>
> > Subject: Re: [Carrara] CG Effects in DV
> >
> >
> > With Carrara, fr the moment, you can't export the Carrara camera
data to
> AE
> > (as other sftwr. can do !)
> > If your animation is quite simple, it's OK (i/e still video image
> composite
> > with a moving CG element) but if you have to mix a real & complex
video
> > travelling with a CG travelling, good morning headache !!
> > Time ago I've tried with succes to do that with Poser & AE & the
result
> was
> > OK because the camera x y z settings are (by chance!) the sames,
but with
> > Carrara unfortunately it's not.
> >
> > Good luck.
> >
> > Pascal
> > info@(protected)
> >
> > -- -- Original Message -- --
> > From: "Andrew Turner" <turner410@(protected)>
> > To: <Carrara@(protected)>
> > Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 6:19 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Carrara] CG Effects in DV
> >
> >
> > > Hi Craig -
> > >
> > > I don't know about the import capabilities of After Effects;
however the
> > > other stuff you mention - spaceships, bullet holes, etc... is
actually
> > very
> > > easy to do in Carrara.
> > >
> > > Also, Carrara has useful output options specifically for compositing
> such
> > as
> > > alpha channel and lots of G-buffer options.
> > >
> > > I'm still trying to figure out silly tricks with the G-buffers.
You can
> do
> > > some really incredible, and really dumb, stuff with them ;)
> > >
> > > One more thing: Carrara is really easy to use at a basic level, and
> priced
> > > quite nicely. You may find that it works as a basis for the
basic stuff
> > > you're trying to do, such as animate a flying saucer (or is it
actually
> a
> > > SHIP?) because it's a relatively simple and straightforward
program. It
> > also
> > > does some advanced stuff quite well (rendering). However, you
may find
> > that
> > > you need to do things Carrara doesn't do YET, such as advanced
particles
> > and
> > > so forth. Consider it part of your toolbox, then, as I do. It's
a great
> > > tool, and pretty well-rounded.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Andrew
> > >
> > > From: "ccirelli" <ccirelli@(protected)>
> > > Reply-To: Carrara@(protected)
> > > Date: Mon, 02 Feb 2004 17:06:26 -0000
> > > To: Carrara@(protected)
> > > Subject: [Carrara] CG Effects in DV
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > I'm looking for a way to create CG effects in DV footage, and I'm
> > wondering
> > > if Carrara
> > > is the way to go. My hope is to combine Carrara with Adobe After
> Effects'
> > > compositing
> > > capabilites to get the results I want.
> > >
> > > Here are a few examples of what I'd like to do:
> > >
> > > - Add a ship flying over a mountain, building etc.
> > > - Add bullet holes to a wall
> > > - Create a 3D cartoon character to interact with live actors
> > > - Import 3D models into After Effects (maintaining texture, quality,
> etc.)
> > >
> > > Any thoughts or ideas on this? I realize this is a broad
question, but
> at
> > > this point, I'm
> > > mainly fishing around for basic techniques, software, tutorials -
> anything
> > > that will
> > > point me in the right direction.
> > >
> > > Thanks gang!
> > > Craig
> > >
> > >
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