plugin recommendations - Polyloop

Jack 3D · 1st February 2007, 00:31

Hi. I recently upgraded to Carrara Pro 5 and would like to get some of the plugins that are available (3rd party and otherwise). A lot of them look very interesting but there are so many, I was wondering if anyone would care to mention ones that they have used and are particularly happy with. Thanks for all past replies to my posts.

Jack 3D

Couerl · 5th February 2007, 19:41

Jack, I have several of them from DCG and they're all good. I mainly picked them up one at a time when or if I needed them. The shader plug-ins are my favorites because they lend more overall flexibility to generating procedurals than Carrara does on its own.

jbshorty · 5th February 2007, 20:52

I agree with Couerl, the most useful ones tend to be the procedural shader plug-ins. Here are my favorites (not in a particular order though):

DCG's "Enhance:C", "Shader Ops", and "Shaders Plus"

Inagoni's "Baker"

and the often ignored but completely amazing "Shoestring Shaders" found here http://www.des-web.net/html/shoestring_shaders.html

...shorty

Jack 3D · 7th February 2007, 04:11

Thanks Couerl and Shorty for your recommendations. I notice a few that others have recommended as well. Everyone's responses have proven very helpful.

bwtr · 7th February 2007, 04:16

I made a comment on another site. Download all the information and tutes of all the pluguns available. Study them and put into a folder.

Later, when you are working in Carrara you you will think--ahhhh!-now I need that "---" plugin.

1st February 2007, 00:31	#1 (permalink)
Jack 3D Vertex Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 18	plugin recommendations Hi. I recently upgraded to Carrara Pro 5 and would like to get some of the plugins that are available (3rd party and otherwise). A lot of them look very interesting but there are so many, I was wondering if anyone would care to mention ones that they have used and are particularly happy with. Thanks for all past replies to my posts. Jack 3D

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Jack 3D Vertex Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 18	Thanks for the new plug-in recommendations Thanks Couerl and Shorty for your recommendations. I notice a few that others have recommended as well. Everyone's responses have proven very helpful.

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5th February 2007, 19:41	#2 (permalink)
Couerl Polygurbs Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Denver Posts: 1,301	Jack, I have several of them from DCG and they're all good. I mainly picked them up one at a time when or if I needed them. The shader plug-ins are my favorites because they lend more overall flexibility to generating procedurals than Carrara does on its own.

5th February 2007, 20:52	#3 (permalink)
jbshorty proud to be a nurb Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: only in your mind Posts: 1,362	I agree with Couerl, the most useful ones tend to be the procedural shader plug-ins. Here are my favorites (not in a particular order though): DCG's "Enhance:C", "Shader Ops", and "Shaders Plus" Inagoni's "Baker" and the often ignored but completely amazing "Shoestring Shaders" found here http://www.des-web.net/html/shoestring_shaders.html ...shorty

7th February 2007, 04:16	#5 (permalink)
bwtr Brian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: South Australia Posts: 2,094	I made a comment on another site. Download all the information and tutes of all the pluguns available. Study them and put into a folder. Later, when you are working in Carrara you you will think--ahhhh!-now I need that "---" plugin.