What the.... um.... 2005-03-29 - By Harvey White
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On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 07:11:38 -0000, you wrote:
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>Hi everyone. The very old timers may remember me (or maybe not). I
>went from Raydream Studio to Hash A:M, then didn't do any 3d at all
>for a while and now I am about to order Carrara 4, Standard.
Get Pro, Amapi 7 comes with it, as well as the added stuff.
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>It's been *a very long time* since I have done 3d art but I think the
>time has come around to do so again.
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>And to my big surprise I find out Antoine is gone. ACK! I wonder what
>really happened there. I was going to upgrade to Hash A:M, latest
>version, but many revs that had just too many bugs left a bad taste.
>Apparently they have improved as word comes from someone I trust but
>still, I realize that when I used Raydream I really did stuff, and I
>tired out the polygon mesh modeller with subdivisions and I am in love.
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>Carrara finally has what I always wished Raydream had which is this
>and the built in UV/nice texture placement, and since I never really
>did character animation and I am more interested in stills, I think
>Carrara 4 is what I need.
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Character animation in C4 can be rather complex, but it is possible.
You may want the additional features in C4 Pro. Upgrading from C4 to
C4 Pro is very expensive if you ever decide to go that way.
>So a couple of questions, and I mean this in a non-flame context, so
>please please, just answer as objectiveley as you can:
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>#1. How's the program stability? And how's Eovia in resolving new
>discovered bugs? Are they fairly responsive?
1) good. 2) very fast, and they've not only put out patches that fix
the bugs, but patches that add some new features.
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>#2. I found Anotine left on March 8, 2004... has the company
>commitment seemed to wane in any way?
Not that I can see from a strictly user viewpoint. It has shifted in
focus, though, which is to be expected.
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>#3. What is the single two things you like most of Carrara 4?
I think that Carrara's strong points have been the rendering and the
shaders. I do need to add a third, and that's the wealth of plugins
available *and* at reasonable prices.
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>#4. What are the two things you hate the most?
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I have workflow and automation issues in some of the things I do (CA
and some odd types of animation), which I would like modified. I also
would like to see the timeline sequencer further modified and the
particles improved.
>#5. Any "very impressive renders" anyone has? I am interested in
>organic model-content rendering... no Poser models though, please! ;-)
Harvey
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> For those wondering "what happened to Raist3d" he used to work at
>Jellyvision (Chicago), then moved to California to work @ a games
>company whose name shall remain nameless, then moved to north-of LA to
>work for Insomniac Games (makers of PS2 Ratchet & Clank).
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> And I have grown quite a bit in my photography hobby (own 3 digital
>cameras now). And now it's time to get some 3d art going and perhaps
>combine it with my photographic skills....
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>Oh, I am a software developer (games) by profession.
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>- Raist
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