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Subject: I/O errors open old Carrara Pro 4 docs in Pro 5

wasshead opened this issue on Dec 23, 2005 · 7 posts
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wasshead ( ) posted Fri, 23 December 2005 at 2:32 PM · edited Tue, 14 July 2026 at 8:11 AM

I've got some old models that were produced in C4 Pro. They won't open in Pro 5 ( I/O error) as well as back in Pro 4 (I/O error). Both versions are loaded on same computer. ( if that is partofthe problem) I'm in a load of hurt if I can't open these files. They represent hours of blood, sweat, and tears!! If anyone has a solution I would be very much obliged! Thanks.

ewinemiller ( ) posted Fri, 23 December 2005 at 3:00 PM

I've run into this a couple of times when I didn't have a plug-in used in the C4 scene installed with C5.

Regards,
Eric Winemiller
Digital Carvers Guild
Carrara plug-ins

Eric Winemiller
Digital Carvers Guild
Carrara and LightWave plug-ins

wasshead ( ) posted Fri, 23 December 2005 at 3:06 PM

Eric, Thanks..are you saying that everyone who migrates from Carrara 4 Pro to Pro 5 needs a special plugin to open Pro 4 files in 5? I done a lot of upgrading in my life, never had to do this!

ewinemiller ( ) posted Fri, 23 December 2005 at 3:12 PM

No special plug-in just that if your scene used for example Anything Grooves in C4, you need to have Anything Grooves installed in C5 too for the file to open correctly.

Regards,
Eric Winemiller
Digital Carvers Guild
Carrara plug-ins

Eric Winemiller
Digital Carvers Guild
Carrara and LightWave plug-ins

wasshead ( ) posted Fri, 23 December 2005 at 3:56 PM

I had Architools loaded in 4. Do I have to load it into C5 as well?

wasshead ( ) posted Fri, 23 December 2005 at 4:30 PM

Eric. Thanks for your help!!!! I reinstalled the plugins in Carrara 4 Pro and the old files open. I had a crash several months ago and forgot to reinstall the plugins along with the main app. Did not know I had to put them back. I'll have to check with inagoni for Pro 5 updates. Merry Xmas!

ren_mem ( ) posted Fri, 23 December 2005 at 8:51 PM

Yeah, there is a link on the inagoni site for c5 plugins.

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