http://www.reallusion.com/press/default.asp News about Reallusion (c) 2006, Reallusion INC. All rights reserved. 10 English Fri, 18 Nov 2022 06:08:26 GMT http://www.reallusion.com/images/logo_real_120.jpg http://www.reallusion.com 120 120 https://www.reallusion.com/press/2211-3_RLnews/default.html News >> Newsletter With the New iClone 8.1, you can import selected scene data from Unreal Engine as specific references for iClone character alignment or object interaction. Also, iClone real-time synchronous preview editing with cinematic Unreal Lumen rendering. Additionally, you can transfer full-frame iClone animations to UE for sequence editing. See the NEW Features! – Don’t miss out on this fascinating pack of buddies - The Dudes! There are so many guys who deserve their own pack! This Pack is the right one for you, which contains 5 clothed characters for CC3+, with bonus facial profiles for CC4, additional interchangeable clothes and accessories. Each character has separated head and body dials for maximum customization. – The Winner Tips & Tricks series covers practical workflows and techniques shared by winners of the 2022 Animation at Work contest. This week, we are featuring Japanese animator Takeyoshi Sugihara and his winning entry: “Pekotan”. Find out how he developed his animation skills, and see why he thinks Cartoon Animator can help creators like him to streamline 2D character animation workflow.]]> Thu, 17 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://www.reallusion.com/press/2211-2_RLnews/default.html News >> Newsletter With Cartoon Animator 5 (CTA5) introducing crucial features, see the CTA 5 Power Tool Vol. 1 - which includes 3 packs for you to create amazing 2D animations in no time. - Dynamic Character Designer: supporting vector animation and enhanced with spring dynamics. 6 Characters, 62 facial components, 23 hairstyles, and 69 accessories for infinite creativity. - Exaggerated Motions: 77 classic cartoony motions designed with FFD allowing you to squash and stretch, deform shapes and exaggerate poses. - Enlivening Moves 140+: FFD animation clips allow you to enhance any object and easily create squash, stretch, and exaggeration effects typically used in the 12 Principles of animation. -- In this ‘Remake Disney 2D Animation Style’ series, Digital Artist José Tijerín elaborates on the process of applying cel-shading in Character Creator 4 (CC4) to visualize 3D cartoon characters as hand-drawn 2D animations in classic Disney style—one of the greatest advantages being the speed of production for games and films. Unveil Disney’s trade secrets with Tijerín’s pro tips, and make your next 3D project a genuine old-school animated feature film! -- In this tutorial, 3D iClone veteran - Benjamin Sokomba Dazhi (Benny Dee) shows how to use iClone 8's new lens flare to enhance visuals for a captivating and alluring finish. You will learn how to optimize your scenes to make them look aesthetically appealing using the new Lens Flare 200+ pack.]]> Thu, 10 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://www.reallusion.com/press/2211-1_RLnews/default.html News >> Newsletter In this Cartoon Animator 5 (CTA5) release, several crucial features are introduced to level the playing field for amateur and professional artists alike. In addition to overhauling rudimentary animations with secondary motion from Spring physics, free-form deformation (FFD) makes cartoonish anticipation and exaggeration accessible to any aspiring animator. CTA5 also supports vector animation giving rise to boosted render quality with high-res output and a highly-acclaimed Illustrator EPS/SVG pipeline. -- Celebrate Cartoon Animator 5’s Grand Launch and make use of huge saving opportunities as well as claim free gifts worth over $500, while enjoying an additional 15% off your purchase when you become a Reallusion PRIME member. -- Live Sync between iClone and Omniverse | BETA Real-time preview of iClone editing changes (characters, props, light, camera) in Omniverse and full-frame character animations transferred to Omniverse. Omniverse scenes and props sent to iClone as editing reference and have characters seamlessly aligned with the environment.]]> Thu, 03 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://www.reallusion.com/press/2210-4_RLnews/default.html News >> Newsletter The Character Creator animation features let character designers see living characters inside Character Creator, helping to check imported character rigs, enhancing cloth skin weight and physics, while testing facial expression and lipsync assignment right after customization. See how it works! – First prize student division winner of the Korea 3D Character Creator (CC) contest, Go Eun Kim is an avid gamer majoring in 3D modeling. In this exclusive interview, Kim shares how an undergraduate student, such as herself, can create a game-ready character using a personalized real-time animation pipeline. For “The Adventurer'' project, Kim specifically designed the character to express her desire to explore virtual worlds in gaming. By taking advantage of the GoZ feature in CC, she was able to sculpt, detail, and polish her character. – When searching “AccuRIG” in Sketchfab, users can find a selection of models designed by different artists that are ready for use. There is also access to the recommended 3D characters, directly from the tool, making it very convenient for users to pick and choose desired models from Sketchfab. Character artists can benefit from AccuRIG simply because it is free, fast, and offers accurate results. No more hours of manual rigging to make a static creation perfectly fitted for animations. Artists can display their newly rigged models in different poses and increase the asset value in 3D stores like Sketchfab.]]> Thu, 27 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://www.reallusion.com/press/2210-3_RLnews/default.html News >> Newsletter The Winner Tips & Tricks series covers practical workflows and techniques shared by winners of the 2022 Animation at Work contest. This week, we are featuring NFT artist LuckyPlanet and his winning entry: “The Secret of Figs”. Find out how did he switch from making 3D animation into 2D animation, and see why did he thinks Cartoon Animator can help creators like him to generate educational contents quickly. -- Most Wanted Tools & Must Have Content features both easy to use and with great 2D/3D content value for you to quickly get started creating stunning work. Find over 50+ best selling content from 30% off - 75% off, and get 1,000 free DA Points when spending over $99. What’s more, you can also get a free Cartoon Animator 5 when the accumulated purchase amount is over $199 on the Content Store before Oct 31st. Don’t miss out on getting both great content and the upcoming Cartoon Animator 5. -- 3D Generalist Libertas uses Animation Calibration to effectively eliminate 3D character defects such as faulty eye blinks and turtle neck postures with the Extended Facial Profile in Character Creator 4. 140+ subtle facial animations provided by Digital Soul pack instill natural emotions to starring performances and help to tell convincing stories of background characters. Watch as Libertas shares his pro tips and learn to make your digital actors talk, read and think just like a human would.]]> Thu, 20 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://www.reallusion.com/press/2210-2_RLnews/default.html News >> Newsletter iClone 8.1, brings a great impact to both animation, and game development. Including headline features like Scene Transfer and Motion Transfer complemented by Timecode support for full-frame recording, and “React to Surface” to expand the possibility of play to animate. iClone 8.1 presents a substantial upgrade for people who are ready to take their graphics to the next level, thanks to the Subdivision Export Support. The new Motion Director “React to Surface” brings the ability for characters to move around on uneven meshes. This feature breaks down walking animation and provides you control over how the character interacts with height difference. The input forecast detects earlier character transformation for smoother output during movements. -- Raqi Syed is an artist, visual effects designer, researcher, and lecturer at Victoria University of Wellington. Raqi created an animated docu-memoir (Raise Ravens) for Reallusion's Pitch & Produce program where she digitally resurrected her deceased father in virtual reality with the help of Character Creator and iClone in order to lay his ghost, and generations of family hauntings to rest. -- Explore a variety of 2D actors, as well as special themed collections like styles in occupation, role play, celebrity, animal, and so on, to tailor your 2D animation. Buy More and Save More: Buy three actors and get an EXTRA 15% off; buy five or more actors and get an EXTRA 20% off. Limited-time promotion ends on Nov 11th: Get free 1,000 DA Points when spending over $55.]]> Thu, 13 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://www.reallusion.com/press/2210-1_RLnews/default.html News >> Newsletter Living up to the motto of “Enlivening Any Character”, Character Creator 4.1 (CC4.1) aims to overcome the obstacle of rigging characters for animation. Aided by the built-in technology of AccuRIG, CC4.1 can turn any static model into an animation-ready character with cross-platform support in minutes. Furthermore, enhanced subdivision export combined with the flexibility to generate levels of detail (LODs) empower both pro and indie studios to enhance their characters toward hyper-realistic digital actors for film or optimize for massively multiplayer online games without compromising real-time performance. Trial Download and Get 2,000+ Free Contents! – Reallusion’s 2022 “Animation at Work” contest for Cartoon Animator (CTA) has come to a close after two months of intense display of creativity. 26 winners were selected from diverse backgrounds with varying levels of skills and experience; with some CTA newcomers combining software pipelines using newly acquired techniques. Entries ranged in style and topic while displaying CTA’s full potential for a wide array of applications.]]> Thu, 06 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://www.reallusion.com/press/2209-5_RLnews/default.html News >> Newsletter Kids’ Adventure consists of 66 realistic and natural kids’ movements ideal for children to discover a world of adventure. These motions are based on daily scenarios when kids play and interact with each other such as playing hide-and-seek, pillow fights, studying new items, looking at a map, crawling on the ground, jumping, and running in various scenarios and more. You can freely use these motions to make children characters come alive with genuine childlike performances with the Early Bird Price $99 before Oct 31st. – Relative.berlin is an interdisciplinary studio from Germany that created video productions for global brands such as Universal Music, Mercedes and McDonald's. In their 2022 music video for DJ Taube, they used iClone and CharacterCreator, integrating Xsens for motion data capture, Marvelous Designer for cloth design and simulation, Cinema4D, and Redshift for final render. – Cartoon Animator (CTA) is used by animators and media presenters for a wide range of practical uses, from storytelling to explainer videos. Vincent LoGiudice from Squashed Bug Games is taking Cartoon Animator even further and using it to create a side scrolling console game targeted for home arcade consoles. He has used Cartoon Animator to create game character animations, along with power-ups like mech suits and more.]]> Thu, 29 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://www.reallusion.com/press/2209-4_RLnews/default.html News >> Newsletter Explore various fashion accessories like handbags, backpacks, hats, and shoes to adorn actors! Designed in high definition, these ultra-realistic accessories are suitable for either realistic human or cartoon characters. With 4-5 color variations for each and auto-conforming function, you can customize tons of styles to fit any characters in seconds. – Get this free Motion Director motion for your iClone 8! This extended motion includes 2 performs: Dodge left and Dodge right. You can use game-play controls, triggering characters to perform the motion. Before starting to play with the new Motion Director animation tool, here are some tips for getting the most flawless transitions during your iClone performance. – Compositing supervisor Varuna Darensbourg, who has many well-known titles under his belt, such as Blade Runner and Star Wars series, reveals the production behind his story-driven game made with Character Creator, iClone, and Unreal Engine. In this interview, Darenbourg sheds light on the great benefits of using the “CC4 - iC8 - UE5” pipeline to develop his video game: Symphony of Demons. As a solo artist with no programming experience, he talks of using the intuitive ZBrush pipeline to turn characters into game-ready avatars. Read on to learn more about Darenbourg’s tips and his insights on how AI is making an impact on the film and animation industry for the next five years.]]> Thu, 22 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://www.reallusion.com/press/2209-3_RLnews/default.html News >> Newsletter See the new arrivals from Adolf Antareus - Adventure Combo. This combo includes three packs - Outdoor Clothing, Equipment and Accessories, and Multi-purpose Caterpillar Vehicles - designed for outdoor activities, from excursions to expeditions, and remote places. Up to 200 clothes and 135 props for you to mix and match, along with vehicles that can be driven in real-time over iClone terrains using Reallsuion’s embedded Physic Toolbox controller. All models have PBR textures, optimized meshes and texture maps to ensure the best performance in real-time animations. – 3D generalist Libertas shares his five pro tips to streamline your character creation process with Character Creator 4 (CC4). Not only does the Extended Facial Profile help you make more engaging, less robotic characters, but the Animation Player also enables you to test facial rigs, spring bones, and soft-cloth physics without leaving CC4. Either with fantasy characters or realistic digital humans, CC4 makes them more believable and brings them to life much quicker than ever. Read on Libertas’s tips on how to showcase animated characters on 360-degree loopable turntables in CC4!]]> Thu, 15 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://www.reallusion.com/press/2209-2_RLnews/default.html News >> Newsletter In this coming phenomenal Cartoon Animator 5 (CTA 5) release, we are emphasizing the fundamentals of animation production.In the new version secondary animations will be automatically created with simple keys, squash-and-stretch motions can be deformed freely, and vector graphics are supported for infinite resolution. Take a sneak peek at what’s in Cartoon Animator 5! -- We’re pleased to announce that characters made in Character Creator 4 are now compatible with the Lumen lighting system and Chaos physics solution in Unreal Engine 5. Namely, with the help of the updated Auto Setup tool (v1.24), your characters can retain high-quality rendering of hair, teeth, eyes, and skin while they move about freely with dynamic cloth physics. Watch the stunning visuals made possible with UE5 AutoSetup 1.24, and try it out today!]]> Thu, 08 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://www.reallusion.com/press/2209-1_RLnews/default.html News >> Newsletter Aiming to reduce production effort for model artists, AccuRIG is an application designed for fast and accurate character rigging, allowing users to automatically turn their static models into 3D animatable characters with simple steps, making them ready for export to industry major platforms including Unreal Engine, Unity, Blender, iClone, Omniverse, Maya, 3ds Max, MotionBuilder, and Cinema 4D. -- 3D generalist Libertas shares his five pro tips for animating characters in iClone 8. In this article, Libertas also introduces bi-directional blending letting animations flow together, while the Animation Layer editing system ensures a non-destructive workflow even with mid-production changes. Read on Libertas’s tips and tricks to start animating your characters faster and with higher fidelity in iClone 8! -- Explore a variety of hairstyles for both males and females, as well as special themed collections - Afro and cartoon types for you to tailor your 3D character. Buy More and Save More: Buy three hair and get an EXTRA 15% off; buy five or more hairstyles and get an EXTRA 20% off. Limited-time promotion ends on Oct 15th: Get free 1,000 DA Points when spending over $60. Discount applies to 180+ items, don't miss out on finding the most suitable hairstyle for your character creation!]]> Thu, 01 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://www.reallusion.com/press/2208-4_RLnews/default.html News >> Newsletter AccuRIG is a free application designed for fast and easy character rigging, aiming to reduce production effort for character artists by focusing on model design with automation and simplicity. Achieve accurate and superior rigging results in 5 simple steps for models in A/T/scan poses, or with low/high/multiple meshes. Direct export to all major 3D tools, or upload directly to ActorCore and try tons of production-ready animations for game, film, archviz, digital twins and more. -- Nathan and Cody from Studio Ghibletz are a small independent animation studio who chose Cartoon Animator (CTA) to produce their animated series Spellslingerz, a story with a moral message about friendship and kindness set in a post apocalyptic universe. In his interview with Reallusion, Nathan outlines why Cartoon Animator was the perfect software choice to bring their story to life and he speaks about his favourite CTA features and what the future holds for Spellslingerz.]]> Thu, 25 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://www.reallusion.com/press/2208-3_RLnews/default.html News >> Newsletter 2D Scene Selections gathers the most popular environments worthy of any animation project. Create parallax depth with more than 100 modular backgrounds organized into 14 major categories. Take advantage of this limited-time promotion to get UP TO 50% OFF on any item and 1,000 DA Points on $55 spent across the collection. Hurry—This special offer ends on September 30th! -- Loïc Bramoullé’s is the 1st place winner of the Reallusion 2021 iClone Lip Sync Animation Contest. Lately, Loïc completed Dream Harvest Games' Nightmare Hunter short film with the use of the latest iClone 8 and Character Creator 4 features. In this video, Loïc navigates us through each key step and shares his tips on how to build a cinematic game trailer with Reallusion tools and Blender. -- Motion Library Collection features five most popular mocap animation themes including Daily, Dance, Fight, Cartoony and Kids. It also lets you browse suitable character performances in one convenient location. Featuring the works of two new outstanding dance motion developers: MocapDancer and Awesome Dog Mocap; Their works cover a variety of dance styles such as Ectro, Disco, Old School Hip Hop, Funk and more. Seamless animations are what’s on offer, and allows your characters to dance non-stop to the rhythm and beat.]]> Thu, 18 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://www.reallusion.com/press/2208-2_RLnews/default.html News >> Newsletter Seamlessly integrating iClone with SpaceMouse® from 3Dconnexion, the most handy and immersive navigation in the 3D world. Now you can accelerate your 3D real-time workflows with freedom of customization from SpaceMouse® through hotkey and device mapping to more than 700 iClone features. Experience it yourself, and get 20% off on all SpaceMouse® products (Offer ends on August 31st, 2022). -- With the Cartoonland special discount on the Content Store, try every possibility for your toon characters with this sweet deal. You get up to 50% off, and get free 1,000 DA Points when spending over $69. Cartoonland theme collection includes handpicked toon characters and personified animals. Scene and props are also included. -- Richie Castellano (Richie Castellano: Band Geek) is a New York based producer and musician with over 30 million views, and a member of the classic rock band, Blue Öyster Cult. Here he shares how he used #iClone 8 and #CharacterCreator 4 for his sci-fi musical.]]> Thu, 11 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://www.reallusion.com/press/2208-1_RLnews/default.html News >> Newsletter Check out the first iClone 8 classical cartoon motion combo pack - Sit and Talk Combo. Designed with keyframe animation techniques and exaggerated cartoon styles, these motions are ideal for toon figures acting out speaking, listening and responding with different emotions. A total of 119 motions for you to choose from, making the best acting choice for your characters to have conversations or interact with other characters. -- In this behind-the-scenes article, digital artist José Tijerín shows how to use Character Creator (CC), iClone, and Omniverse to make a cinematic trailer for the Ancestories VR game. Each “Ancestor” character can vividly tell his/her own story by applying lip-sync animations of the Digital Soul content pack that includes 146 subtle facial animations that let characters express their emotions just like us. Watch Tijerín's tips-sharing tutorial to see how CC and iClone simplify the animation process and bring heritage to life in a video game! -- Aesir Interactive is an independent development company located in Munich, Germany. Their game POLICE SIMULATOR: PATROL OFFICERS includes a dynamic traffic system that organically creates traffic flow and car accidents, where they have created procedurally generated non-playable characters (NPCs) using Character Creator, Headshot and SkinGen plugins, in combination with Blender and Unreal Engine.]]> Thu, 04 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://www.reallusion.com/press/2207-4_RLnews/default.html News >> Newsletter The demand for, and usage of content are expanding, and in order for Reallusion to address wider user concerns while providing a total content solution, we have a major revision for our content license policy. Our licensing benefits include the following: Royalty Free Perpetual License, Use in Games, Apps, AR/VR Projects, Content Sharing Among Workgroup Members, Assign Finished Works to 3rd Party Clients, and more. – High-Quality 3D scanned, photorealistic clothing released! Polygonal Miniatures is a well-known brand for creating stunning and ultra-realistic 3D scan outfits. 50 new outfits have been meticulously arranged by the creator. Dress up your digital actors/actresses in different styles like street fashion, chic fashion, casual fashion, and many varieties. – Paco Barruguer is a 3D Architectural Visualization artist using Blender as his main application. In this tutorial, you'll learn how quick and easy it is to take ActorCore 3D characters and mocap animations to iClone for advanced motion editing, to import them into Blender to create archviz scenes with crowds. ]]> Thu, 28 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://www.reallusion.com/press/2207-3_RLnews/default.html News >> Newsletter Lack of animations for a romantic touch? Motions for Lovers consists of realistic, classical interactions between couples from; love-at-first-sight, to falling in love. Find a complete collection of tender animations including dating, warm hugging, kissing, and more. -- 3D Generalist Peter Alexander (aka Mythcons) shares his tips and tricks on how to take a static 3D character model, rig it with Blender MetaRig, and endow it with full personality using the new facial profile editor in Character Creator 4. Thanks to full compatibility with iClone Face Puppet and LIVE FACE motion tracking tools, Alexander shows just how enjoyable the animation process can be in iClone 8 with this very “Blender-friendly” pipeline. Watch this step-by-step tutorial to turn your favorite non-rigged character into animated characters with Alexander’s pro tips! -- '2049: The Fortune Telling' is a science fiction, Netflix thriller series. The production crew tried for the first time to use Reallusion’s Character Creator Headshot and iClone 3D character animation software to quickly create a realistic animation for the infant character. Casting children has many difficult points. Making the TV series 2049 was particularly problematic as it was nearly impossible to have a child act out a scene with a pair of scissors in a safe manner. To prevent the infant actor from harm, the crew had to rely on computer graphics to create these shots and complete the production. ]]> Thu, 21 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://www.reallusion.com/press/2207-2_RLnews/default.html News >> Newsletter In this #iClone 8 user tutorial, renown iC animator - Benjamin Sokomba Dazhi (Benny Dee) will show us how to build nice atmospheric interior scene through the use of volumetric lighting via spot lights, global illumination, and more. -- With the Reallusion special Outfit Outlet discount on the Content Store, try every possibility for your characters with a sweet deal. BUY 3 outfits and get an EXTRA 15% off, BUY 5 or more outfits and get an EXTRA 20% off. This outlet collects male and female outfits, and features special themed clothes - cartoony, sci-fi, fantasy, and uniform styles. Discount applies to over 600 items, helping you to find out the most suitable outfits to customize your 3D characters! -- Like many talented cartoonists, Ed Konyha also had a passion to bring his creations to life via 2D animation. The chance to give motion and voices to his characters led him on the path to Cartoon Animator, a journey which would eventually see his animated short “Aussie Tale” selected in the AniMate Australian Film Festival.]]> Thu, 14 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://www.reallusion.com/press/2207-1_RLnews/default.html News >> Newsletter Check out the new motion pack of Studio Mocap Series - Motions for Bros & Pals which consists of several types of realistic and well-known movements based on common interactions between men like greeting with gestures, chatting, drinking, playing bar games, and more. Freely apply motions as is, or easily combine them with other motions using iClone 8’s new motion editing features! – CREAM Productions is a Toronto-based Producer of documentary TV, specials, and digital media that developed #SurvivormanVR a single-player interactive VR game that employed the Dynamic Digital Human system with CharacterCreator. – Up to 50% off: Best Selling Assets for Your Work How is your 2D Animation@Work Contest video going? We selected 20 Must Have Content for Cartoon Animator and included a special discount! Spend over $55 and get 1,000 DA Points for Free!]]> Thu, 07 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://www.reallusion.com/press/2206-5_RLnews/default.html News >> Newsletter La Familia - Hairstyles & Outfits is a handy and useful supplementary add-ons for your cartoon character creation. Benchmarked from mainstream cartoon hair designs such as Disney and Pixar, all are crafted for the best cartoon style. Creatively generate your teenager and kid characters with La Familia to build your cartoonland! Hair and accessories are also compatible with Cartoon Character Designer, and Kids & Teens On Campus. -- Simultech Sagl is a Swiss company based in Caslano Ticino. Founded in 2016 by Alessandro Cucinotta, the company specializes in flight simulation add-ons production for the renowned Microsoft Flight Simulator. The company is also among the first ones to include human characters in the world of flight simulation, making the ground environments more alive and immersive. In this video, Alessandro stresses the challenges he bumped into, and how he overcame them using Reallusion's ActorCore Content. – Virtual Production Dojo training is practice-led with regular mentoring, production methodologies and production-ready portfolios as learning outcomes. The showcase video Oyun's Quest: Prologue is currently in consideration with a number of International Film Festivals with over 4 official selections and 1 Semifinalist. ]]> Thu, 30 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://www.reallusion.com/press/2206-4_RLnews/default.html News >> Newsletter 3D Generalist Peter Alexander (aka Mythcons) shares his revamped workflow away from 3DXchange to Character Creator 4 (CC4) and ZBrush/Blender pipeline. According to Peter, the newly improved pipeline is “10x faster and fun to use”. Watch as Peter creates Dracula’s dastardly personality in CC4 and learn important tips along the way to help you create your favorite awe-inspiring characters. https://magazine.reallusion.com/2022/06/10/how-character-creator-4-helps-artists-create-personalities-on-character-creation/ -- Characters always play the most important role in the project. In the Content Store, you can find hundreds of characters. To help you find out the different styles easily, we selected three types of characters: Cartoony, Fantasy, and Realistic. For your favorite characters, you can also find the best-selling outfits to get them together. Spend over $60 and get 1,000 DA now! https://www.reallusion.com/ContentStore/promo/2022-Character-Campaign/default.html -- This pack consists of motions in 14 Walking Styles and 11 Idle Styles. These are ideal to populate any 3D scene with a busy street, interior, or any scenario that calls for varieties of natural, autonomous background characters. All actions in this pack are compatible with iClone 8' s Motion Director system, and can be blended in real-time, making it the ultimate performance tool for creating custom interactions of background characters with environments. https://www.reallusion.com/ContentStore/iClone/pack/Pedestrian-Actions/default.html]]> Thu, 23 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://www.reallusion.com/press/2206-3_RLnews/default.html News >> Newsletter Lens Flare 200+ provides 73 effects and 221 elements for users to create cinematic camera effects. There are various options for users to either directly use the assembled effects in 4 categories (including outdoor, indoor, dramatic, and special effects), or customize them by adjusting size, color, and brightness; or import custom images.This pack can be used in both iClone and Character Creator, through the Smart Content Manager which allows you to install any pack once, for both programs. https://www.reallusion.com/ContentStore/iClone/pack/lens-flare-200-plus/default.html -- Film director Solomon W. Jagwe, co-founder of Sowl Studios, demonstrates how he achieved accurate lip-sync animations for a rap song, using Audio2Face for facial animation, refining the facial and body animation in iClone, and rendering the final animation in Omniverse with Path Tracing. https://magazine.reallusion.com/2022/05/13/how-to-animate-natural-lip-sync-for-a-hip-hop-song/ -- The Reallusion Animation @Work Contest is an event that invites all artists and animators to use their imagination with Cartoon Animator to animate real-life projects like business and commercial promotions, comic and art animations, educational explanatories, how-to videos, vertical shorts, VLOG & Vtube, and more. In this annual competition we are offering cash prizes and sponsored gifts over $15,000. https://www.reallusion.com/cartoon-animator/event/2022-Animation-at-Work/default.html ]]> Fri, 17 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://www.reallusion.com/press/2206-2_RLnews/default.html News >> Newsletter Reallusion has elaborately analysed the common psychological behaviors of human beings, a total of 25 minutes long, 146 facial sequences are meticulously produced at different conscious levels and emotional states. This pack is designed to give every artist an achievable way to easily apply believable facial behaviors to all digital actors with subtle and natural facial performances which can truly engage your audience. https://www.reallusion.com/ContentStore/iClone/pack/digital-soul-100/default.html -- Athletic Run pack is an Extension to the iClone 8 embedded Motion Director (MD) - Casual Male behavior, providing access to two additional powerful run speeds. This pack is suitable for swift 3D character navigation around the scene with highly responsive interaction. You can also get a special bonus for 3 Standalone iMD. These are the run styles of athletic that can be used individually with other Motion Director data, including agile, loose, and average for immediate responses, along with esthetic animation nuances and median options, making them better for both male and female characters. https://www.reallusion.com/ContentStore/iClone/pack/Athletic-Run/default.html -- The Cutie Five characters have enlarged eyes, rounded face shapes, slightly different body proportions from realistic characters, with realistic body shaders.The balance of stylization and realism is designed to instantly grab any viewer's attention. https://www.reallusion.com/ContentStore/Character-Creator/Pack/Cutie-Five/default.html]]> Thu, 09 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://www.reallusion.com/press/2206-1_RLnews/default.html News >> Newsletter Animated videos have become one of the most powerful tools for communication endeavors, and Cartoon Animator has helped users to fulfill the dream of animating ideas. The 2022 Animation at Work contest continues this spirit by inviting everyone to use their imagination to animate real-life projects! Winners will get promoted and share a total of $15,000 in cash prizes. Show your talent and submit your video before Aug 8th! https://www.reallusion.com/cartoon-animator/event/2022-Animation-at-Work/default.html -- iClone 8 Demo Video Release! iClone 8 animation delivers a pro editing result with autonomous animation creativity. The Reallusion Play2Animate philosophy and Device LIVE features demystify the traditional animation complexities. Experience the balance of deeply refined editing controls blended with a new intuitive approach to animation. Mixing the best of both worlds between gameplay interactivity and professional animation, access editing tools to layout and lens scenes with devices for camera controls and animate characters with ultimate interactive and hands-on direction using gamepads, 3D mouse, and assignable hotkeys. Motion capture and animation editing in iClone 8 are refined with smart controls that assist in footstep/handprint reach-target locking for precise character performances with scenes and surroundings, character-to-object or character-to-character animation. https://www.reallusion.com/iclone/ -- Character Creator 4 Demo Video Release! With the motto of “Enlivening any Character Rig and Motion”, Character Creator (CC) offers a full character creation solution for designers to easily generate, import and customise stylized or realistic character assets for use with iClone, Maya, Blender, Unreal Engine, Unity, or any other 3D tools. Character Creator connects industry-leading pipelines with one system for 3D character generation, animation rigging, asset management, look-dev rendering, and interactive design. https://www.reallusion.com/character-creator/]]> Thu, 02 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://www.reallusion.com/press/2205-4_RLnews/default.html News >> Newsletter iClone 8 Available Now: iClone is like a swiss army knife for fast animation production with a powerful character animation system and beyond including all critical features for storytelling, scene construction, physics simulation, multi-camera directing, and visual effects. -- Character Creator 4 Available Now: CC4 empowers character artists and IP companies creating cross-platform 3D character assets. Ranging from ultra realistic digital humans to stylized cartoon figures for games and films, to lightweight 3D crowd for business simulation. CC4 also rapidly speeds concept art and fashion design. Robust exports support major industry formats and shader level compatibility with game engines. ]]> Thu, 26 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://www.reallusion.com/press/2205-3_RLnews/default.html News >> Newsletter First Look of iClone 8: The fastest real-time 3D animation software in the industry, helping users easily produce professional animations for films, previz, animation, video games, content development, education, and art. Integrated with groundbreaking real-time technologies, iClone simplifies the world of 3D Animation in a user-friendly production environment that blends character animation, scene design and cinematic storytelling; quickly turning imagination into a reality. https://www.reallusion.com/iclone/ -- First Look of Character Creator 4: A full character creation solution for designers to easily generate, import and customize stylized or realistic character assets for use with iClone, Maya, Blender, Unreal Engine, Unity, or any other 3D tools. CC4 connects industry leading pipelines with one system for 3D character generation, animation rig, asset management, look-dev rendering, and interactive design. https://www.reallusion.com/character-creator/]]> Thu, 19 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://www.reallusion.com/press/2205-2_RLnews/default.html News >> Newsletter Jasper Hesseling won the 2nd place of the "2021 iClone Lip Sync Animation Contest" with his Jessica Rabbit Remake. Based in Utrecht, the Netherlands - Jasper has been a solo artist for more than 20 years. From traditional 3D model sculpting, to texturing, rigging, and animating; Jasper is an all-round 3D artist that leverages the advantages of real-time 3D creation tools. https://magazine.reallusion.com/2022/04/29/winning-tips-tricks-the-making-of-jasper-hesselings-jessica-rabbit-showcase/ -- José Tijerín - a digital illustrator and 3D sculptor, shares his way of working with iClone to get fantastic results in Omniverse, Unreal Engine 5, and Maya V-Ray render engines. He compares the results and gives his personal opinions on each one of them. This tutorial will help users discover new possibilities for showcasing their 3D sculptures and animation work. https://magazine.reallusion.com/2022/04/25/3d-render-engines-for-iclone-choosing-the-best-part-1]]> Thu, 12 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://www.reallusion.com/press/2205-1_RLnews/default.html News >> Newsletter Discover how videographer Pekka Varis created 3D animated commercial projects for Artio - an app that brings a global digital art gallery to individual smart devices, using Character Creator, iClone and NVIDIA Omniverse. Watch his creative process in this 3-part tutorial. https://magazine.reallusion.com/2022/04/13/videographer-makes-digital-walls-virtual-homes-pop-with-nvidia-omniverse/ -- LunaCreciente is a YouTube channel which uses Cartoon Animator to create engaging and catchy music videos, and more, for early childhood learning. With over 8 million subscribers to date, this channel is a shining example of how Cartoon Animator is being used to produce quality 2D animations in record time to draw audiences in. In his interview with Reallusion, Gabriel Escalona talks about how Cartoon Animator provides him with tools that allow him to work fast without sacrificing quality. https://magazine.reallusion.com/2022/04/27/youtube-channel-with-over-8-million-subscribers-brings-childrens-stories-to-life-with-cartoon-animator/ – Featured Showcase: They Don't Care By Wellsprings Wellsprings, a Celestial Orchestra made an Illustrative look music video with Reallusion Software. The characters were made in Character Creator 3 and animated in iClone. The music box and the animated lines were made in Blender, wth the final compositing/editing and post processing in After Effects. https://www.reallusion.com/reallusiontv/#/iclone/feature-showcase?id=UZIha82JTFU]]> Thu, 05 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://www.reallusion.com/press/2204-4_RLnews/default.html News >> Newsletter Lack of hairstyles for men to fit your characters? Here comes the new batch of trendy haircuts, including styles like buzz cut, afro cut, slick-back cut, side part cut, and sweeping bangs for various choices. All these hairstyles are morphable to fit any face shape and any other character of different ages and gender. Also, the functions of color variation and dynamic physics for some hairstyles give you unlimited hair creation and better animation. Besides, don't miss out and get your favorite hairstyles at one time by choosing bundle packs and saving nearly 20%! https://www.reallusion.com/ContentStore/Character-Creator/Pack/Universal-Hairstyles/default.html -- Ada Productions gives filmmakers and content producers access to high-quality SFX makeup, which are digital alternatives to traditional prosthetic makeup. Discover how Hollywood SFX make-up artists utilize Character Creator and SkinGen to successfully expand their business beyond their industry into animations, games, AR/VR, and much more! https://magazine.reallusion.com/2022/04/22/befores-afters-how-you-can-access-hollywood-style-digital-make-up-effects/ – Globe Training Network: Meet the New Trainer Antony Evans is the co-founder of Digital Puppets, a UK based animation studio that specializes in Cartoon motion capture, both 2D and 3D. The studio works for multiple worldwide known broadcasters such as the BBC, Cartoon Network. Now you can find over 30 Trainers with eight different languages. Find / Become a Trainer at Global Training Network! https://www.reallusion.com/global-training/certified-trainers.html]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMT