Hi GKDantas,

I absolutely agree with you that Poser to Carrara is not a good way to work.  I disagree with you however on your statement that it is far more easy to set up a scene in Carrara.

The reason I disagree is I have been working in Poser since Poser version 1.  I did not really get serious with Poser until Poser version 3.  I have spent very little time with Carrara, so for me it is very easy to set up a scene in Poser, especially when it comes to camera placement and posing of figures.  There are a number of vastly improved lighting tools for Poser Pro 2010 that take more advantage of the Firefly render engine.  It is clear to me though that the Carrara render engine is still superior especially when it comes to lighting.

I do not doubt, that if I had spent the same amount of time with Carrara I would feel differently.  Clearly the render engine and terrain modeling and atmospheric control, and the other features I am not mentioning are fantastic.  The big issue as I see it is integrating a lot of figures into a scene.

I have looked through your gallery and am impressed at your Poser figure renders within Carrara.  They are all top notch.  I also noticed that you are typically working with only a couple of Poser figures in each render.  I am looking to create a scene where the medieval docks figure I have imported into Carrara has the vibrant life of a city with many different people walking around and interacting.  Here is where I am at the moment:

http://renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=2146642

I have imported 2 guard figures.  The overall render time is not that great currently, but I find the task of importing and placing more figures to be daunting.

I am always open to ideas and help in creating a better work flow.  I also use DAZ Studio 3, so I might try composing a scene there and then importing the DAZ scene directly into Carrara.

The bottom line is that I will get better at using Carrara, but it would be great if there were an easier way to set up a scene with a lot of figures that are individually posed.

rDogg