OT-open source 2005-05-05 - By nicholas8681
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Wish we had a general forum for discussions like this. Guess we will
have to wait until Ringo's new forum, or the Eovia forum.
I'm curious what people think of the current expanding selection of
open source software out there. It seems much larger and much more
advanced then it used to be. For instance look at Blender. Interface
aside Blender has subsurface scattering simulation, python scripting,
soft body dynamics, etc etc. Many things that Carrara does not have,
and features that cost a fortune to have in other programs. What
effect is this having on the market? We've all noticed the big guns
dropping in price, while I doubt this is a result of applications like
Blender, I'm curious if companies are eyeballing Wings, Blender, Gimp,
and getting nervous at all. Blender was even used for Animatics for
the spiderman movies, and Sony Entertainment is looking for a
conversion from its proprietary format to Blender.
Not dismissing Carrara, but in a market where powerful applications
such as Blender exist why buy?
Of the applications out there, I'd say Carrara is the closest to being
a full do it all application. Sure Maya can do everything, but can it
create a sky or a terrain as smoothly and quickly as Carrara? Carrara
needs just a few more advancements to hit that higher level. I'm
curious what the Eovia people think about the open source community. I
like it, and I see it more as additional tools, rather then replacing
Carrara, or the coming Hexagon.
Anyway, what do you all think?
Friendly discussion please. No arguing, just curious what everyone
thinks of the open source community. Carrara rocks, and I fully
support it, and I'd recommend it over Blender any day, if nothing else
but for its better interface.
Brian
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