[Reactor]

Reactor, if I wanted to play 20 Questions, or talk to Eliza, I would.

Hey bud, you were the one picking on me! If you're going to pick, at least have an answer to the thing it is you're defending.

The rest is carrying it through. A little different from planning.

I thought we were talking about Markus pushing Carrara to it's limits, but... whatever.

He's an established traditional artist and a non-digital animator (for lack of a better term).

3D is a very different form of art from traditional non-digital. The workflow of a digital artist is completely different, and there's a good chance your friend doesn't realise how good XSI is in this area. Being good at modeling in Wings doesn't help someone understand good workflow when it comes to completing an animation, rendering and modeling project- something XSI (and any other 3D package) is designed for. If your friend thinks XSI is weak, tell him to argue it with the guys on the XSI mailing list.

If Carrara 6 happens to come out strong, XSI would soon be out of business. They better do something about its ridiculous interface/workflow. Yeah, that's how fragile the situation is for these vintage apps.

I'll be blunt, but I don't mean offense- you're naive as far as these things go. Do a little research before saying something else silly. As I said, I'm not trying to be offensive by saying that, but... you are way out of the ballpark with your comments, and one day you're going to look back and feel like a real dummy for saying them. That I can guarantee.