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Not just by buying the C8.5 Upgrade - but it's cheape to join the PC, for three months, and then to buy C8.5. And no, you won't be able to use the coupon on things that don't list DAZ 3D as the vendor or which have the special $1.99 or $2.99 prices.
But you can join and then use the coupon on the C8.5 upgrade.
It must be used on a DAZ Original excluding Platinum Club and Value Items.
Yeah the last one is a zip.
The C8.5 Pro Native Content which didn't get mentioned is the Benjamin Carrara shaders.
I think the file size differences are due to the installers, and the last one is probably a zip file with no installer.
Maybe,,,
Well that's an idea! I was thinking buying plat club in same purchase...but if I buy it first, then C8.5, and can apply the coupon, so instead of $109.50, its $103.50
Nice! (closer to my $100 budget) :)
Hey Kodiak.
I vaguely remember remember the upgrade last time needed to be from the last version available.
So to upgrade to 8, you needed 7.
That's the main reason I'm hustling to get the money to get 8.5 even if I won't use it right away.
M5 and V5 Shader PresetsThere should have been a third Carrara Native Content Installer for those with Pro (2 with Standard). The first two are Shaders to go with your V5 and M5 Characters that are included by BTLProd the third is the Carrara native Content that we have all come to know over the years and includes little things like the base plants, examples, the "new scene" wizard content, etc. :)
...and I'm not trying to be a smarty-pants... just trying to help you see the difference.
The 64 bit one really took me from the start. I like having access to my many GB of RAM.
But then I start to see things that I really want. The Ocean Primitive self animates with the check of a box! I often really need to model symmetrically and I am intrigued with the idea of displacement modeling. 3D Paint, UV unfolding, dynamic physics and all of the animation enhancements... I need that stuff!Wait until you start using the Multi-pass rendering.
As for the others, I can ask but no promises. As an upgrade customer you already have them.
Hi...I haven't purchased C8.5 Pro yet, am waiting to use Sept coupon on it. My question is to install the new version is the best way to remove all reference to previous versions of Carrara and install everything new with the new version?
Hey Spooky
Do you know if the aniBlock importer and Mimic work in C8.5?
For those looking at Carrara 8.5 and thinking I don't use "Content" you might want to look at the other features. :) The new lights are, what most would consider, either "nice to have" or "It's about time" but the power of the new animation tools are something you may want to take a closer look at.
As for the others, I can ask but no promises. As an upgrade customer you already have them. The DigitalPainters 3DPaint Brushes Sampler and Digital Painters Shaders are being added to the 8.5 bundles. Thanks for pointing out they were missing.
So is it OK to buy now? Everything ironed out? Any last updates still pending, adding more content, tweaking installers, including forgotten items, lowering the price, releasing for free, a BMW with every purchase...anything?
But I think we have it.
DAZ_Spooky,
you and your team have done an amazing job!
I've said it before, Carrara 8.5 is a smoother, faster, more responsive Carrara - and I love you for it!
Thanks!
As for some of that content, Jay, I think some "Give away" material truly must remain with the version that it came with - as incentive for 'keeping up with the times' sort of thing. Am I wrong? Not trying to be... well... you know.
So I wish that we could get "The Advance Pack" updated at DAZ, so that we didn't have to run around finding the latest files that work. Plus it would be better than sweet if all of those and other plugins, like Fenric's, for example, worked via DIM, just to stay consistent.
I'm currently doing an entirely full install on my portable workstation just to get into using the DIM. I really love it - but those missing items is what keeps me from wanting to make the switch on my main workstation - as I like to keep an organized archive of everything that I have installed on my TEMP disc (internal separate HDD).
Speaking of workstations, DAZ_Spooky, my Zambezi 8 is an amazing combination with Carrara 8.5! How's yours behaving... you like it?
But I think we have it. Another benefit is how DIM immediately notices updates to what you have installed. I love that. Just launch DIM now and again, and sign in... BAM!
I truly think that I am sold on this whole DIM thing, though. Now that it's out of beta and updated since, it knows Carrara products from DS files, etc., and installs them just where they belong. Very cool.
For the few things currently unsupported, I can still just keep my running archive as I have in the past - but will be a much smaller folder size (since everything else will be handled by DIM).
It manages my 'old school' runtime assortment like a true champ - and is so fast at it. Then anything tagged "Update" can simply be automated - as it already knows where the original file was installed to. Great job again, Spooky!
I just looked in my cart and it went from $85.50 to $285. I tried logging out and back in and it went to $142.50; It's still not showing the PC discount....
Which are you getting the upgrade or full version? You may want to try removing it from cart and clearing your cache and putting it back and see if that works
How long is the 40% off for PC members good for?
I have Carrara 8.5 in my cart along with PC membership. Yesterday it showed both the 50% discount for previous owners AND the 40% for PC members. But today I'm only seeing the 50% for previous owners.
Charlie
Yep, me too, I put it in the cart yesterday after i finally managed to get it at 85.50$ and when I tried to buy it today (I was a bit short on my cc) it jumped back to 142.50$ This is just hilarious! i have never seen something like that :-P
And I DID try to log out, clear the caches, use a different browser, etc... I even bought this week's free itme to check that my PC status was OK and it was, so...
Yea, something just went wonky, I am back up to $166.50
Upgrade, Frank. It was $85.50 in the cart this morning. I tried what you suggested and it's still $142.50...
I flagged it up to DAZ
Pricing is fixed, sorry for the inconvenience. I'm about to get medieval on some people to make sure it doesn't happen again ;-)