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Customer Reviews of Carrara Studio V3 - Eovia

Fun to play with
I've only had Carrara 3 for about a month. It's a lotta fun, but . . . personally I loathe the interface (I agree with the reviewer at the big Apple publication, name escapes me at the moment. Do a google search for reviews on Carrara and you'll find it). I'm disappointed that you have to spend so much for Amapi (not the old version) if you want decent modeling to go with it, though. The rendering and effects are terrific. I like Carrara, but frankly Animation Master runs circles around it as an all around animation package.

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well rounded, easy to use 3D software package
Seeking a 3D software application as my first 3D animation tool, I researched many forums and web sites. Carrara Studio 3 was mentioned in several as a "user friendly" and easy to use package. After using it for about a month, I agree wholeheartedly. It has a crisp, visually appealing interface, it includes not only a modeler as part of CS3, but the CD includes a full free version of another Eovia product, Amapi ( for the record, the free version is 2 versions older than the current ).

CS3 has a very nice rendering engine; it may not be the "best" or fastest but it is still very good. It includes many built-in templates that let you start creating 3D material almost immediately. By now I also own another 3D package, and have tried many others, but for easy, enjoyable, and quick 3D images I can't beat CS3. And the price is unbelievably low.

I hesitated about giving it 5 stars, but for a starter package it deserves 5 stars.

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Good software, but limited documentation.
In the quest to lead 3D software, Carrara wins points on cool interface, relatively easy learning curve, but most of all price. The trade-off is its limited documentation. It has no tutorials, only the user manual. Eovia's website features a tutorial section, but it's more like a showcase of how this or that was done. The Help menu leads you to a PDF version of the manual, but it's the same thing as the printed one. And worst of all there are no keyword search option of any kind. In the end you'll have to spend a good buck buying at least one good Carrara book.