Re: Carrara 3 + Amapi + needed stuff = Carrara 4 ??? 2004-02-26 - By Bill
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Thanks for your comments. Good points.
But what you just said regarding, the AMAPI's interface was more inviting for
modeling,
and Amapi having better modleing tools, etc. THAT is exactly what I am
referring to.
What should Carrara users have to go into Amapi for modeling???
Let's "improve the modeling" capabilities and feel in Carrara 4 so that Carrara
users don't
depend on Amapi for modeling. Wouldn't that be nice?
Regards,
Bill
--- In Carrara@(protected), "ccoles_avengers" <ccoles_shado@(protected)> wrote:
> 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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