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Carrara5 plugin for Z normal maps?

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#1

Question based on sheer ignorance.

Have Carrara 5.1,a present, don’t use it much.

But the renders that I have seen keep me from deleting it.

Also any program that has boozy and Marcel, must be kept.
Also it’s French, which keeps me in Pilou’s good graces:)

Carrara users need a plugin (baker) to read a zbrush generated normal map.
There is a site that sell this plugin.(inagoni.com)
Does anyone have it?
Worth the time?

#2

Polyloop.net
Eovia.net don’t exist anymore but this nice guy of Thomas has moved the entiere Epvia Forum site on this one :+1:
I am not a specialist of carrara but friend with these guys :smiley:
Ps Of course there is a bi-language forum English / french :sunglasses:
And there is of course a section Carrara :+1:

#3

Many thanks Mr. Pilou, as usual.

Great link

#4

would love to hear of people using it. I dont like bumpmapping (in carrara at least). Have spent money on shaders plus bundle, which was a bit wasted IMHO.
So any input on the normal map plugin would be appreciated.

#5

Since I started this thread and some day it will turn up in a search,
I thought I would update it.
Know next to nothing about anything, normal maps are high on the
ignorant list.
However.
Have carrara 5 pro

  1. Today purchased the advance pack from daz ( about 139.00)
    Included in the tools are one called Deeper.
    They also give you a file to update to Pro 5. You need it.
  2. Went to zbrush and watched the movie via Ryan on zmapper.Also
    downloaded their samples.
  3. Created a normal map in zbrush
  4. Exported head and normal map to Carrara.
    Basically it appears to work.
    Even a clock is right twice a day.
    Am including a crop image of before and after.
    Don’t know if this helps anyone.
    If you have questions, keep 'em, wouldn’t know the answers.
    Lucky first attempt
    Untitled-1.gif
    Just in case, the after is on the top:D