Eovia, developer and publisher of leading 3D software tools, today introduced Carrara 5, the 3D solution. Carrara 5 delivers a robust suite of modelling, animation and rendering tools in a freshly updated user interface.

Carrara 5 will enable users to create more freely and deliver high-calibre results under even the tightest deadlines.

“The significant enhancements to Carrara 5 truly drive home our mission to provide professional 3D software solutions at a price that fits into most budgets,” said Eovia CEO Philippe Richard. “Carrara 5 will stimulate professional users toward greater creativity and help them to stay competitive, while those who are just beginning to venture into 3D will realise incredible ease-of-use and unbelievable results.”

New features in Carrara 5 and Carrara 5 Pro include: a dramatically updated interface; a new graph editor that provides direct access to the motions curves of objects as well as parameters of animations; enhancements to the vertex modeller based upon Eovia’s wildly-popular Hexagon software; improvements to the already impressive rendering component including subsurface scattering, displacement mapping and ambient occlusion; addition of volumetric clouds that realistically scatter the light of the atmosphere; significant updates to the particle engine; extensive expansion of import/export format support to include After Effects and RPF export, match moving support for Syntheyes and MatchMover, and much more.

For a more complete list of new features and enhancements in Carrara 5 and Carrara 5 Pro, please visit the Eovia website at http://www.eovia.com/products/carrara5.

Eovia expects to ship the new release in December. Carrara 5 software will be priced competitively at approx. 250 Euro, with the advanced Carrara 5 Pro available for approx. 570 Euro. Customers who purchase the full version of Carrara 4 beginning October 25 will be eligible for a no-charge upgrade to Carrara 5 as soon as it is available. Eovia is also accepting pre-orders of the electronic version (ESD) of the Carrara 5 upgrades through the Eovia e-store. Those who pre-order this ESD upgrade will be able to immediately download the Beta version of the software. Complete details are available on the Eovia website.