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Subject: What are you going to buy? (informal survey)

tkane18 opened this issue on Dec 29, 2005 · 10 posts

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tkane18 ( ) posted Thu, 29 December 2005 at 2:46 PM · edited Tue, 07 July 2026 at 9:33 AM

The printed manual
The Carrara 5 Pro Handbook
Any of the training DVDs

Just curious.

ShawnDriscoll ( ) posted Thu, 29 December 2005 at 2:58 PM

I always get a printed manual somehow. So, #1.

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ren_mem ( ) posted Thu, 29 December 2005 at 5:18 PM

Probably 2 or 3. I am ok with pdf to search when I want. Rather have printed manual, but I find a good resource w/ specific examples of areas I don't fully understand helpful. The manual, for instance didn't look to much on bvh.

No need to think outside the box....
Just make it invisible.

matrixmode ( ) posted Thu, 29 December 2005 at 11:11 PM

Probably all 3 eventually. But if No. 2 works out I might not buy 1 or 3. I really prefer a printed book. That way I can read while I'm rendering.

"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." Leonardo da Vinci

Hoofdcommissaris ( ) posted Fri, 30 December 2005 at 6:09 AM

I think only 2) The pdf is allright for me (but I am bored with seeing the same primitive-made scenes and the tired illustrations for the 5th time...). The best training for me is just to try things.

Kolschey ( ) posted Fri, 30 December 2005 at 6:22 AM

1, and possibly 2

logican12000 ( ) posted Fri, 30 December 2005 at 9:19 AM

For me, the PDF is OK to check how the software functions. What I really need is info on how to do specific effects. For example, how to make a shader that simulates scratches on metal. So, probably 2 and maybe 3.