Re: Carrara 3 + Amapi + needed stuff = Carrara 4 ??? 2004-02-26 - By ccoles_avengers
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Bill,
After reading some of your comments and reasonings why you want to see
AMAPI and Carrara as a combined piece of software, I can definitely
understand your perspective. However, I have to say that I am for
leaving both packages as separate entities for now because I think
that Carrara should concentrate on strengthening its weakness
separately from AMAPI and vice-versa. Also, I have a sneaking
suspicion that if the two were combined, that the price for CS would
no longer be as affordable as it has been. However, I am for a
compromised solution; every time AMAPI issues a new release, the
previous release of AMAPI either gets bundled with the latest version
of Carrara or offered to registered CS users at a significantly
reduced rate. This way, after purchasing Carrara, you would only have
to suffer through one major upgrade of AMAPI, not two or more.
I am still waiting on my inheritance money to purchase AMAPI 7 [ ;) ]
, however, I do think that it should be kept as a separate entity from
Cararra -- for now at least.
Also, btw, to answer your inital question, I do use AMAPI to model and
Carrara for everything else. After getting over AMAPI's slightly
steeper learning curve, I have made it my default modeler. I did try
CS modelers at first, but for some reason they just didn't "click" for
me. And being a newbie to this whole 3D thing, I needed something to
click, and fast. Matt told me to try AMAPI and to hang in with it,
understanding that it had a slightly higher learning curve than
certain aspects of CS. Well, I did, and I'm glad that I did. For me,
AMAPI presents a natural, hands-on approach to modeling whereas I
always had to go through menus in the CS modelers. Not that the CS
modelers are bad, its just that I felt that AMAPI's interface was more
inviting for modeling. However, I feel the same way about CS'
assembly, texure, animation, and rendering features.
Cheers.
Claudia
"Selocic"
(a newbie)
--- In Carrara@(protected), "Bill" <whernan@(protected)> wrote:
> Thanks for your comments!
>
> The only thing with Amapi, is that to get the latest version, you
have to buy it or upgrade
> from version 5 that comes with Carrara 3. So we really don't have
modeling tools with
> Amapi without paying extra.
>
> I don't want to have to keep buying and upgrading TWO programs.
Let's have everything
> we need in ONE, and some extra goodies with the plug-ins.
>
> Also, if you have a MAC under OSX, you are definitely forced to
upgrade to the latest
> version of Amapi, because the version that comes with C3 will not
run on OSX.
>
> Animation is a BIG BIG BIG weakness in C3. Especially if you want
to do Character
> Animation. Modeling also has room for improvement.
>
> C4 can be the opportunity to really make Carrara super solid and
more powerful than ever.
> Not the C3 is not good, because it does ROCK!!!, but I believe we
desperately need these
> improvements.
>
> -Bill
>
>
> --- In Carrara@(protected), Joshua Foster <S1326592@(protected)> wrote:
> > A big NOOOO! Carrara 4 would be much better off if they incorporated
> > some decent animation tools than modeling. We already have modeling
> > tools in Amapi. If you want a free polygon modeler, get Wings3D.
> > Animation is the weakness of Carrara, not the modeling.
> >
> > Joshua
> > On Feb 25, 2004, at 6:01 PM, Bill wrote:
> >
> > > Hello Folks,
> > >
> > > I am very curious abut this:
> > > How many of you use C3 and Amapi tigether on a regular basis
> > > and WHY?
> > >
> > > Amapi is a great software package, but
> > > wouldn't it be nice if Carrara 4 would incorporate C3 the Amapi
> > > features that C3 doen't
> > > have into "ONE COMPLETE" 3D PACKAGE SOLUTION? One package, One
> > > Upgrade at a time,
> > > and More Power!
> > >
> > > What do you think?
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > -Bill
> > >
> > >
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