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New POLL at CARRARA CAFE

wetcircuitwetcircuit Posts: 0
edited November 2013 in Carrara Discussion

I've been having some discussions with Carrara users about what kind of content could be on CARRARA CAFE…. ok, I've been nagging them to write articles, LOL! A couple of conversations sparked about the best format (specifically PDF was mentioned a few times...)

Got me thinking, everybody probably has a different learning style… Are articles best? PDFs? YouTube?
Not to mention MAKING a quality tutorial is often a creative PITA that takes way longer than it should…

so I made a public poll.
(Yay! a POLL! Click buttons! WooHOO!)

If you could go and vote (on the sidebar) your opinions.
Top 3 answers three votes wooHOO! YOLO

I think you have to be logged in to vote….

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  • ncampncamp Posts: 345
    edited December 1969

    I voted, do I get a "I Voted" sticker?

    ;-)

    ncamp

  • wetcircuitwetcircuit Posts: 0
    edited December 1969

    ncamp said:
    I voted, do I get a "I Voted" sticker?

    ;-)

    ncamp


    You *might* get more content in the format you voted for. %-P
  • EyosEyos Posts: 114
    edited December 1969

    Voted too... the poll title was a bit unclear to me at first.

  • wetcircuitwetcircuit Posts: 0
    edited December 1969

    Eyos said:
    Voted too... the poll title was a bit unclear to me at first.

    :red: How could I make it clearer? I was hoping it could be info everyone could use (not just specific to Cafe)...
  • PhilWPhilW Posts: 5,145
    edited December 1969

    Voted! As someone who has done their fair share of tutorials, I can confirm that it that it takes way longer than you think it would.

  • EyosEyos Posts: 114
    edited December 1969

    holly wetcircuit said:
    Eyos said:
    Voted too... the poll title was a bit unclear to me at first.

    :red: How could I make it clearer? I was hoping it could be info everyone could use (not just specific to Cafe)...

    Hi Holly,

    Actually just a small one - but maybe its just me...
    "What tutorials would you like to see?"

    Great initiative this poll is, Thanks!

  • evilproducerevilproducer Posts: 9,050
    edited December 1969

    PhilW said:
    Voted! As someone who has done their fair share of tutorials, I can confirm that it that it takes way longer than you think it would.

    I hear you Phil! It was quite a learning experience putting together the manual for my Fantasy Village Terrain. I should really get my crap together and put out a couple tutorials similar to the manual I made.

  • wetcircuitwetcircuit Posts: 0
    edited November 2013

    Eyos said:
    holly wetcircuit said:
    Eyos said:
    Voted too... the poll title was a bit unclear to me at first.

    :red: How could I make it clearer? I was hoping it could be info everyone could use (not just specific to Cafe)...

    Hi Holly,

    Actually just a small one - but maybe its just me...
    "What tutorials would you like to see?"

    Great initiative this poll is, Thanks!
    I see… Maybe splitting hairs, for me that question is asking what subjects you want the tutorials to be about… I was going more for "How do you like your tutorials"… I was also trying to get it to fit on one line, haha.

    I suppose it would be obvious from the possible answers though (I guess it was)?

    And I realize I am using a very broad and loose definition of "tutorial"… article/content/subject/guide…. Maybe "tutorial" is too leading a term? Maybe there is a better word? Next poll maybe? :)

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  • evilproducerevilproducer Posts: 9,050
    edited December 1969

    I voted and I didn't even need to show a photo ID! Holly, how are you preventing voter supressio- I mean voter fraud?!? Tea Revelers want to know! ;-)

  • FractalDimensiaFractalDimensia Posts: 0
    edited December 1969

    I voted. Looks like there are a few clear winners showing up on the top!

    Nice way of breaking things down, Holly. Well thought-out set to choose from.

  • HeadwaxHeadwax Posts: 9,985
    edited December 1969

    good job holly, thanks I voted for evil and made philw a close second ... :)
    but seriously, yes I have made tutorials for simple stuff and gee it takes a while....
    so big creds for anyone who does it.
    nice choice of choices too

  • SpacelandSpaceland Posts: 132
    edited December 1969

    I voted. Woohoo :)

  • DUDUDUDU Posts: 1,945
    edited December 1969

    Here, I voted!
    I on consequently occasion, been able to re-examine your site which I had lost somewhere in my head, but it is promised, I puts the link in my favorites!

  • wetcircuitwetcircuit Posts: 0
    edited November 2013

    LOL, luckily the vote is non-binding…

    FractalDimensia said:
    Looks like there are a few clear winners showing up on the top!

    Thanks for feedback everybody…, I was hoping everyone would vote against long detailed, well-produced tutorials/content… You know, instead going for the quick Twitter version of a tutorial in 144 characters or less…. no such luck. :-S
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  • PhilWPhilW Posts: 5,145
    edited December 1969

    Quick hints and tips can be useful too!

  • booksbydavidbooksbydavid Posts: 429
    edited December 1969

    I voted as well.

    @Holly-I responded to your message at the Cafe. Sorry it took so long. I've been busy. :)

  • booksbydavidbooksbydavid Posts: 429
    edited December 1969

    PhilW said:
    Quick hints and tips can be useful too!

    Very much agree.

    I don't want to throw a monkey wrench in things, but it might be a good thing to have more than one type of tutorial available. Maybe a quick tips forum thread or something like that along with whatever the majority decides.

    Just my two cents. In the end, I'll take whatever I can get...tutorial wise. :)

  • DiomedeDiomede Posts: 15,165
    edited December 1969

    I'll take what I can get. I can appreciate the time and effort any tutorial requires, whatever the format. I voted, so maybe I'll get my preference. In any case, thanks for asking. I'm sure they will be great.

  • FractalDimensiaFractalDimensia Posts: 0
    edited December 1969

    holly wetcircuit said:
    LOL, luckily the vote is non-binding…
    FractalDimensia said:
    Looks like there are a few clear winners showing up on the top!

    Thanks for feedback everybody…, I was hoping everyone would vote against long detailed, well-produced tutorials/content… You know, instead going for the quick Twitter version of a tutorial in 144 characters or less…. no such luck. :-S

    I suppose some very simple topics can be covered briefly. However, speaking personally as still rather new to Carrara, simple topics probably don't need much illumination. The things I struggle with most are the topics that really do need detailed explanation - beyond the passing reference in the users' guide. But then again, it doesn't take much for me to see any topic as complex! ;)

  • wetcircuitwetcircuit Posts: 0
    edited December 1969

    It's interesting. I definitely did not expect PDF to be rated so highly… That is news for me. Looks like I need to dust off the layout program and figure it out…

    Supposedly you can embed a 3D model in a pdf in U3D format…. I tried to research it, but most samples I called up did not work on my Mac. :( Not sure if that feature is just not quite there or what… Not really sure it as valuable as it sounds. Web3D still a long way off it seems…..

    You can't embed html5 interactive widgets either - not that I am doing anything that advanced…. But you can imbed small videos. Hmmmmmmm

  • evilproducerevilproducer Posts: 9,050
    edited November 2013

    holly wetcircuit said:
    It's interesting. I definitely did not expect PDF to be rated so highly… That is news for me. Looks like I need to dust off the layout program and figure it out…

    Supposedly you can embed a 3D model in a pdf in U3D format…. I tried to research it, but most samples I called up did not work on my Mac. :( Not sure if that feature is just not quite there or what… Not really sure it as valuable as it sounds. Web3D still a long way off it seems…..

    You can't embed html5 interactive widgets either - not that I am doing anything that advanced…. But you can imbed small videos. Hmmmmmmm

    I knew about the videos. No idea about object files. Not really a desire to do that. If I were to include working files they would be separate file included with, or linked to from the pdf.

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