OctaneRender 1.0 is now available after a long beta test period.
The GPU accelerated fully physically based, unbiased render engine supports Daz Studio and Poser with plugins,
while Carrara is supported via export to the Wavefront obj format to the base Octane application.
The price of Octane is 199€ and the applications plugins are 99€, with some bundle deals.
There is a demo version to try before you buy.
Hidden away in an archived forum post for some time, but now more easily available here at CarraraCafe.
The free plugins for Black/White and Sand rendering by Muphasa support Carrara 7 and 8, 32/64bit.
Included in the zip file is also the original forum post with some additional information and installation instructions.
The sales are almost over, but as uaual there are awesome last minute deals.
Most sales require PC membership to get the full rebate:
http://www.daz3d.com/shop/platinum-club-monthly-membership
http://www.daz3d.com/shop/platinum-club-annual-membership
Thanks to CarraraCafe, Carrara developers can again have access to the Carrara SDK! 🙂
In the turbulent transition to the new forum and new store at DAZ3D, the SDK
(Software Development Kit) for Carrara 8 went MIA (Missing in Action).
While things get sorted out at DAZ3D.com, those interested in making
new plugins for Carrara can find the SDK right here at CarraraCafe in
the Downloads and Utilities section.
The SDK includes 2 manuals covering over 250 pages and more than 20 examples.
Once again 3drendero reports some interesting news for those who would like to get a copy of Carrara:
The Platinum Club Grand Finale sale has just become the biggest sale of the year for Carrara.
All Carrara 8 versions are a whopping 70% off and many plugins are
also at 70% off.
With the new coupons you can also get another 25$ off when purchasing
items for more than 100$,
or 20$ off for purchases above 50$ or 5$ for purchases above 30$.
3drendero reports that there is a new plugin available by Fenric that will help you import and handle new Poser figures in Carrara 8!
Here is what 3drendero says:
One of the best Carrara plugin developers, Fenric, has just released a
new free Carrara plugin called Poser Weightmap Injector.
“This is a pair of utilities to facilitate importing weight-mapped
Poser figures into Carrara.
This is a multi-step process, and is not guaranteed to work for every figure.
Instructions are included in the ZIP file.”
In the turbulent transition to the new forum and new store at DAZ3D, the SDK
