Experience Robust Functionality
Carrara 7 Pro augments already impressive animation, landscape, modeling, and rendering capabilities with a strong set of new features. The significant enhancements to Carrara 7 help deliver a professional 3D solution at a price that fits into almost any budget. Carrara 7 will stimulate professional users toward greater creativity and help them to stay competitive, while providing incredible ease-of-use and unbelievable results.

ANIMATION
NLA Grouping
Adds flexibility in creating animations, saves screen space, and adds value to the NLA toolset.

For those of you who use Carrara for creating animations, this new merge track tool will provide an improved interface to create groups of tracks then collapse or expand the tracks in those groups. This new tool helps you optimize the screen space so you can focus on your animation.

CONTENT SUPPORT
DAZ Studio Content Support Improvements
Better capabilities in bringing DAZ 3D products into Carrara.

We have enhanced the handling of DAZ scene files being loaded into Carrara 7. This will require an updated version of DAZ Studio (build 2.3.3.146) in order to see the full effect of the updates.

Figure Content LOD Support
Carrara 7 also includes support for Content Figures that have multiple Levels of Detail (LOD).
You can use lower LOD figures in your viewport to enhance performance and then render with a higher LOD figure for the best quality. If you have multiple figures in the scene you can enhance performance by reducing the mesh resolution on those figures that are further away from the camera and don’t require as much detail. Carrara 7 provides advanced auto-switching capabilities that will automatically switch between higher and lower LOD figures based on distance from the camera. As the figure or the camera is moved within the scene, the system determines which figure to use based on user determined preference settings.

TEXTURES
3D Paint
Adds capabilities for painting directly on the model.

Carrara 7 includes a new 3D Paint Tool that enables textures to be selected, edited and "painted" directly onto an object. The 3D paint tool provides a variety of painting modes including brushing with a variety of brushes, airbrushing, stamping, and support for lines, an eyedropper, and an eraser. Custom brush settings can be saved and later reused.

3D Paint also supports layers, image stamping, and tablet support. We've also added Real-time display of bump maps and specularity.

TEXTURE SUPPORT
UV Editing/Unfolding
Create better 3D painting and textures with better UV’s.

Carrara 7 includes a new UV Editor that shows a 3D view of the polygon mesh, a 2D display of the UV values on the polygon mesh vertices, and a set of tools to manipulate them.

You can choose from four different projection methods to use for custom mapping. The UV editor "Unfold" function allows you to define seams and pinpoints where the UV template will be unfolded and later stitched. The relax seam tool helps you selectively reduce the dense areas of the UV for a more uniform map and gives you a much more accurate display of textures.

VERTEX MODELING
Vertex Modeling in Assembly Room
A huge time saver - user experience is much improved.

The Vertex Modeling capabilities that were previously only available in the "Modeling" room are now available in the "Assembly" room. This enhancement saves time by allowing you to perform modeling functions in the assembly room where other objects can also be seen.

RENDERING
Multi-pass Rendering
Image retouching/editing, without having to re-render. Another huge time saver!

The Multi-pass Rendering tool new in Carrara 7 enables you to render multiple passes and save these off to separate image files. These render passes or layers (multi-pass render layers) can be edited in another application such as Photoshop to increase contrast in the rendered image, change a reflection color, make an edit to a shadow map, or even swap out a background color.

This tool will make it faster to make changes to a rendering, instead of re-rendering for hours and hours. The edits to layers can be changed in minutes.

IMPORT/EXPORT
COLLADA Export (WIN OS)
You can now export a figure or scene into COLLADA format.

COLLADA is becoming a new standard for transferring content. In this new release of Carrara, you will be able to export your models in this new format.


GENERAL
Rendering Optimizations for Transparency
Improvements in memory management of the computer/software.

Carrara 7 now provides better and faster results by optimizing previously time consuming and complex transparency rendering operations.

Support larger texture sizes in the OGL display
Visual improvements in how textures are viewed in the OpenGL display.
Carrara 7 provides you the ability to increase the texture size that is displayed in the Open Graphics Library (OGL) or viewport. The settings will be based on what texture size your graphics board will support and can be adjusted for performance or quality (up to 4096x4096).

Carrara bietet eine Vielzahl an Features, die es dem Artist ermöglichen, ein Projekt, mit einer einzigen Software, von Anfang bis Ende aufzubauen. Von multiplen Modellierern über eine Textur- und Schattiererbibliothek bis hinzu ultraschnellem Rendern, werden die Benutzer in Carrara 7 alles vorfinden was ein Programm vervollständigt.

Animation
NEW! NLA Grouping
NEW! Non-Linear Animation
NEW! Dynamic Hair
NEW! Euler Angles for Rotations
NEW! Multiple Selections
NEW! Conforming Figures
Key Frame Animation
Improved Rigid Body Simulation
Key Frame Animation
Weightmap Painting - Skinning
Joint Orientation Tools
Improved Particle Generator
Graph Editor (Pro Version)

Environment & Special Effects
NEW! Start-up SceneWizard
NEW! Landscape Wizard
NEW! Ocean Primitive
NEW! Render Displacement on Terrains
Tree Modeler
Volumetric Clouds

Modeling
NEW! Vertex Modeling in Assembly Room
NEW! Displacement Modeling (Pro Version)
NEW! Symmetrical Modeling (Pro Version)
NEW! Edge Extrusion (Pro Version)
NEW! Bridge Tool (Pro Version)
NEW! Morph Creation
NEW! Figure Editing
Improved Vertex Modeler
Spline Modeler
3D Manipulators
Smoothing (Subdivision Surfaces)
Displacement & Microdisplacement Mapping
Metaball Modeler
Selection Tools
Text Modeler
Surface Replicator
Soft Selection

Advanced Textures & Shaders
NEW! 3D Paint
NEW! UV Editing/Unfolding
NEW! Transparency with Absorption
NEW! In-Scattering
Texture Spooling
Translucency
Subsurface Scattering
Ambient Occlusion
Fresnel Effect
Particle Emitter
Anisotropic Lighting
Fly Through Optimizations
Material Editor
Inclusion and Exclusion Lists for Lights
Irradiance Maps (Pro Version)

Rendering
NEW! Multi-pass Rendering
NEW! Shadow Bias
Improved Blurry Reflections
Improved Depth of Field
Network Rendering
Multi Processor Support

General
NEW! Rendering Optimizations for Transparency
NEW! Support Larger Texture sizes in the OGL Display
NEW! Unicode Support
Improved OpenGL
Multiple Undo/Redo
Universal Manipulator in Assemble Room

Imports / Exports
NEW! COLLADA export
NEW! Full DAZ 3D Content Support
NEW! Content Browser
NEW! DirectX Export
Improved PZ3/CR2 Native Import
FBX (Pro Version)
RPF Export (Pro Version)
After Effects Camera Export (Pro Version)
Match Mover Tracking (Pro Version)

Windows

Pentium III Prozessor 700 Mhz (1 GHz oder schneller empfohlen)
Windows 2000 (Service Pack 2)
Windows XP
Windows Vista
1 GB RAM Arbeitsspeicher Minimum (2 GB empfohlen)
OpenGL kompatibele Grafikkarte
600 MB freier Festplattenplatz (900 MB empfohlen)
32 Bit Farbbildschirm
CD-ROM Laufwerk

Macintosh

Mac Intel oder Power Macintosh 700 MHz (1,6 GHz oder schneller empfohlen)
Mac OS X 10.3.9 oder höher
1 GB RAM Arbeitsspeicher Minimum (2 GB empfohlen)
OpenGL kompatibele Grafikkarte
600 MB freier Festplattenplatz (900 MBempfohlen)
32 Bit Farbbildschirm
CD-ROM Laufwerk

COLLADA EXPORT (WIN OS)
Users are now able to export a figure or scene into COLLADA, a format that is becoming a new standard for the transferring of content. This feature is currently only available for the WIN OS; support for the MAC OS will follow.

Vollständig-unterstützter DAZ 3D-Inhalt
Ab dieser Version sind alle DAZ 3D Inhalte in Carrara 7 arbeitsfähig und einsetzbar. In Ergänzung zum Handling der Morph Targets, der Unterstützung des vollständigen Inhalts, inklusive der Anpassung von Oberflächenmaterial, sowie der ERC-Unterstützung (Enhanced Remote Control) erhalten Sie die Kontrolle über mehrere Konvertierungen und zeitgleiches Umwandeln von Dials.

Content Browser
Verwenden Sie mehrere Programmlaufzeiten um Aktivposten schnell zu lokalisieren und dann per Drag & Drop-Funktion Kleidung oder Requisiten im voraus auf Ihre Gegenstände zu laden.

DirectX Export
Erlaubt dem User ins DirectX-Format zu exportieren (Geometrie, Basismaterial, Skinning und Animation).

PZ3/CR2 Native Import
Carrara 6 ist imstande ursprünglichen DAZ 3D Inhalt zu importieren. Diese Figuren werden unberührt mit Rigging, Morph Data, Oberflächenmaterial, Pose Data und Animation importiert. Geniessen Sie vollen Zugang zu Carraras großer Menge an Tools, während Sie mit importiertem Inhalt arbeiten, der vollständig in Carrara editierbar ist. Dieser Import benötigt keine weiteren Programme. Folgende Formate werden unterstützt: CR2, CRZ, PP2, PPZ, PZ3, OBZ und PZZ.

FBX (Pro Version)
Im- und Exportieren Sie objektbezogene Geometrie in das FBX Dateiformat, so dass Sie Ihre Projekte in und aus einer Vielzahl von Dritt-Programmen verwenden können.

RPF Export (Pro Version)
RPF Export lässt Sie 3D Informationen (Depth Buffer, Fragment Coverage, Object ID, Texture Coordinates, Velocity) zu Ihren Filmen hinzufügen, so dass Sie sie mit professionellen Nachbearbeitungs-Programmen (wie Adobe™ After Effects™ or Autodesk™ Combustion™) benutzen können um Ihre 3D Bilder oder Animationen zu optimieren.

After Effects Camera Export (Pro Version)
Exportieren Sie Kamera Animationen, Lichter und Ebenen aus Carrara und benutzen Sie diese in der After Effects Software.
Windows: kompatibel mit After Effects 5, 6 und 6.5
Macintosh: kompatibel mit After Effects 6.5

Matchmover Import (Pro Version)
Carrara lässt Sie Match Moving Informationen (Kamera Position und Trackers) aus MatchMover Pro und Syntheyes importieren. Dadurch können Sie Videos mit Ihrem 3D Rendering synchronisieren und so Spezialeffekte zu Ihren Filmen hinzufügen.