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RE: iClone3 What's New (Detail Features)

laughingcrows — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:51:59 GMT

I've been waiting about three years to buy Iclone. Now that I've seen version 3.0 previews, I bought the 2.5 combo pack last night. Nice work Reallusion! Now you just need a motion capture suit for sale under five grand.Secrets to success: Give till it hurts. Add in all the features and textures and props you can and get your users making great videos. Then the world will come running with dollars in hand. Be cheap and nickel and dime your customers, you'll keep customers away.Main reason I bought, the ability to morph characters with Zbrush normal maps. Now I'm hoping I'll be able to paint textures in Zbrush as well.Waiting for the 8th .... (my bday is the 9th, close enough)

RE: iClone3 What's New (Detail Features)

Cricky — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:19:39 GMT

That is a fantastic demo of the capabilities..

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Sifr — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:30:21 GMT

Tomorrow, tomorrow, I love you tomorrow, you're only a day away!!:D:P:pinch::w00t::satisfied:

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dh216832 — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:09:27 GMT

Wow. Looked like Darth Malak on the login screen (since I hadn't used this forum in a long time). Long time user (and lurker). I did a search but probably fudged it. Questions:1. Multi-CPU aware, and uses it? I've updated my rig for other modelers and render engines (all non-realtime). Be nice if I got a little mileage out of my quad.2. Probably a 32 bit app, but I'm hoping behaves well in a 64 bit Vista env?3. 3dxchange. With the new camera and lighting system (thank you! reallusion) I can start using the prog again, but I want to bring in custom objects. Works great with 2.5. Will it with 3.0?Looks like a great upgrade to one of my favorite programs and one very much anticipated. The money has almost left the pocket any number of times this past year - but I knew at some point you'd release a new version. Just didn't know if it would catch my interest. It does.dh

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diman2 — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:20:02 GMT

looks great, just like everyone else counting down the hours, oh yes finally just hours great job reallusion.

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rgrove — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:21:49 GMT

Excellent job of putting this video together. Answered several questions I had. Congratulations on the upgrade. Wonderful!

RE: iClone3 What's New (Detail Features)

JMartin — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:53:14 GMT

iClone 3 What's New Video is live :) You've seen the bullets, the images, now see the VIDEO, finally... huh?!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTREF507a5E

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kenneth.bernardo2 — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 19:19:15 GMT

Do you have any more info on the new head morphing tools. Did they put the cartoon style in there. Haven't heard much about that, any pictures besides the one in the press release. Thats what I'm mostly interested the character creation tools thanks from Ken.

RE: iClone3 What's New (Detail Features)

Peter Edwards — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 21:25:54 GMT

I know how you feel James. I'm buzzing about the release too. This is an incredible new version of iClone and I'm really looking forward to all your reactions when it is released in just 11 days time. :w00t:

RE: iClone3 What's New (Detail Features)

jamesknine — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 21:10:55 GMT

Well thanks for the quick response. A guy can hope, can't he? I'm already driving everyone crazy like a 7 year old waiting for Christmas around here. "I know, Iclone3 comes out on 8/8/08 and your world will be blown, WE GET IT!" has been said at least once. :)

RE: iClone3 What's New (Detail Features)

Peter Edwards — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 20:07:46 GMT

[quote][b]jamesknine (7/27/2008)[/b][hr]Is there any way to beg and plead for it to be released exactly at midnight on 8/8?

And second question:

Will clothing creation be easier with Iclone3?
[/quote]

Hi,

I doubt it will be released at exactly midnight on 8/8. Besides what is midnight for one will be a completely different time for others around the world.

Clothing creation is still the same in iClone 3 with regards to CloneCloth but there will be some additional benefits from having normal maps and connectivity with Zbrush. The full details on this feature has yet to be released though.

RE: iClone3 What's New (Detail Features)

Peter Edwards — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 20:00:05 GMT

[quote][b]jpiazzo (7/26/2008)[/b][hr]One more quick question...

Are there any new features (such as character interaction, body part adjustment, look at) that will NOT work with G2 characters?[/quote]

One thing that can't be done with a G2 character (head) is add the preset head morphs such as alien, anime etc. These have to be applied to a G3 head. Pretty much everything else can be done to all characters.

RE: iClone3 What's New (Detail Features)

jamesknine — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 14:36:59 GMT

Is there any way to beg and plead for it to be released exactly at midnight on 8/8?I'm on Hughesnet, we're only allowed to download big files between 3am and 6am without being throttled down to 2kps for 24 hours for exceeding their limits (yes, it's horrible but it's the only high speed internet out my way), so an early release and purchase on the 8th would mean I'm not dying all day on the 8th until I can download it. ;)And second question:Will clothing creation be easier with Iclone3?Right now I'm designing everything in Virtual Fashion Pro, exporting to Poser 7, rendering then taking the photos to paint shop pro to bring into iclone2. I'd love to save a step and wish there were a plugin for poser to take a snap shot of front and back and bring into iclone3.

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jpiazzo — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 10:12:33 GMT

One more quick question...Are there any new features (such as character interaction, body part adjustment, look at) that will NOT work with G2 characters?

RE: iClone3 What's New (Detail Features)

jpiazzo — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 10:02:36 GMT

Somebody else wants proper babies! Yes.

RE: iClone3 What's New (Detail Features)

Armstrong — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:55:27 GMT

Everything here seen makes iCLone3 a wholly new animal. But the one singular element that lifts iClone into brilliance to me is the Motion editing being done inside the preview window so that we can coordinate everything in a single engineering session instead of stepped trials.I was realy blown away when you made it possible for Character to grab Character, something I spoke about at length with John Martin as a wish of my own all those evenings ago in London..... My main excitement now is the potential of more easily gained "output" and to me that's commercial interest. The motion editing now in preview in situ. Wow, I dont care if it takes another 6 months, that element saves me that duration in trials with the current system.Exceptionally impressive. My Q? re: editing bodyparts etc? Customising mix n match etc. Does this mean we can now make proper babies???

RE: iClone3 What's New (Detail Features)

Peter Edwards — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:45:43 GMT

[quote][b]eliza.skywalker (7/22/2008)[/b][hr]What about the hair? Will the hair content pack offered in the store work well with 3.0? I urgently need an a special male hairstyle for one of my characters.[/quote]

Hair packs from the content store will still work in iClone 3. :)

RE: iClone3 What's New (Detail Features)

Peter Edwards — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:44:16 GMT

More information on the use of Zbrush and 3DS Max in creating normal maps will be available soon. Stay tuned for more on this feature.

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Sifr — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:58:43 GMT

Does this mean one would have to purchase Zbrush software application?:unsure:

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Darren01 — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:00:59 GMT

[quote]The G3 characters Trey and Trinity are actually lower in polygons than the G2 characters so offer better performance but look better thanks to the new normal maps which can show more detail such as muscles, veins etc. The proportion of all figures can be altered now for more detailed customization.Parts can be individually changed such as head, uppertorso, lowertorso, thighs etc. There are also some preset head morphs for things such as Anime, Alien, Beast etc.[/quote]Wow, :w00t: this was about the only feature that was missing from V2 that I felt was really important. I'm now convinced, I've just bought v2 and looking forward to the free upgrade to v3 in a couple of weeks time

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stuckon3d — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:29:54 GMT

[quote][b]Peter Edwards (7/22/2008)[/b][hr][quote][b]mitchgould (7/22/2008)[/b][hr]Well, yes, amazing is the right word, I guess.One thing which hasn't been covered in much detail are the G3 models. Can you tell us what to expect--principally in regard to body proportions and the issue of generating good facial profiles?[/quote]The G3 characters Trey and Trinity are actually lower in polygons than the G2 characters so offer better performance but look better thanks to the new normal maps which can show more detail such as muscles, veins etc. The proportion of all figures can be altered now for more detailed customization.Parts can be individually changed such as head, uppertorso, lowertorso, thighs etc. There are also some preset head morphs for things such as Anime, Alien, Beast etc.[/quote]HI Peter, talking about normal maps, will props and Iprop support them as well? also according to the list, it said that:" o Zbrush Zmapper generates normal maps with the iClone 3 OBJ actor template. Create actors with wrinkles or better body definition and muscle tone."Does this mean you will provide us with a way to export characters in obj format for as to put in zbrush? because this will be a great help also for texture painting for clothing and accessories.thanks for the input,stuckon3d

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eliza.skywalker — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:41:24 GMT

What about the hair? Will the hair content pack offered in the store work well with 3.0? I urgently need an a special male hairstyle for one of my characters.

RE: iClone3 What's New (Detail Features)

Peter Edwards — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:19:05 GMT

[quote][b]mitchgould (7/22/2008)[/b][hr]Well, yes, amazing is the right word, I guess.

One thing which hasn't been covered in much detail are the G3 models.

Can you tell us what to expect--principally in regard to body proportions and the issue of generating good facial profiles?[/quote]

The G3 characters Trey and Trinity are actually lower in polygons than the G2 characters so offer better performance but look better thanks to the new normal maps which can show more detail such as muscles, veins etc.

The proportion of all figures can be altered now for more detailed customization. Parts can be individually changed such as head, uppertorso, lowertorso, thighs etc. There are also some preset head morphs for things such as Anime, Alien, Beast etc.

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freshnews — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:27:42 GMT

Well, yes, amazing is the right word, I guess.One thing which hasn't been covered in much detail are the G3 models. Can you tell us what to expect--principally in regard to body proportions and the issue of generating good facial profiles?

RE: iClone3 What's New (Detail Features)

Sifr — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:08:55 GMT

[quote]you can find some videos on this page:http://www.reallusion.com/event/iclone3pre/default.asp Post #5807 [/quote]Saw those already, I mean videos that show the new features in action with activity interaction.

RE: iClone3 What's New (Detail Features)

stuckon3d — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:17:33 GMT

[quote][b]Sifr (7/19/2008)[/b][hr]You guys got it all in images, now how about some more demo videos :cool:[/quote]you can find some videos on this page:http://www.reallusion.com/event/iclone3pre/default.asp

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davidjosue007 — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 12:27:33 GMT

Pour les francophones qui ne comprennent pas grand chose à ce vocabulaire technique vistez :[url=http://iclone-fr.blogspot.com/2008/07/en-avant-premire-iclone-3-studio.html]http://iclone-fr.blogspot.com/2008/07/en-avant-premire-iclone-3-studio.html[/url]juste un petit résumé de tout ça en français![url=http://iclone-fr.blogspot.com/2008/07/en-avant-premire-iclone-3-studio.html][img]http://validase.com/iclone-fr.blogspot.com/images/iclone3_interface.jpg[/img][/url][i][b]Translation:[/b] For frenchspeakers, A short summary of all these new features [url=http://iclone-fr.blogspot.com/2008/07/en-avant-premire-iclone-3-studio.html]here[/url][/i]

RE: iClone3 What's New (Detail Features)

Sifr — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 11:49:29 GMT

You guys got it all in images, now how about some more demo videos :cool:

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HatHead — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 11:47:52 GMT

This post made me have to change my pants - the feature set looks amazing! Right outta the park!

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jpiazzo — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 09:40:34 GMT

From the info page - bottom: We also have special upgrade price for iClone purchase user as below table. Please logon your premium page to do the upgrade when iClone3 launch on 8/8. Upgrade To Upgrade Price for the Following Purchase Users iClone3 Standard from $ 39.95 iClone 1.x ~ 2.x StandardiClone3 PRO from $ 79.95 iClone 1.x ~ 2.x Studio

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eliza.skywalker — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:03:43 GMT

It sounds very, very good. I hope you give a discount to those who purchased Iclone 2.5 three weeks ago .... and I hope there will be a German version as soon as possible (if you need help with the translation let me know ;)).

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duchess110 — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:50:30 GMT

This looks amazing can't wait.duchess

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gizmo — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 04:00:09 GMT

Congratulations Reallusion. This really looks as if it is going to be outstanding.I was going to wait awhile before I bought, but waiting cannot be done!

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shygirl — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 02:48:53 GMT

Wow......this looks like an amazing upgrade. Can't wait.Shy

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aknzrdude — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:44:35 GMT

wow - i am excited!

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rgrove — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:21:24 GMT

Congratulations on what looks to be a very successful upgrade to an already excellent program. Thanks for listening to your customers. :)

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mrjrm — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:08:09 GMT

It really looks outstanding!!! :w00t:Just wish y'all wouldn't be so tight lipped about the cost!!! Come on, share some info!!! Pretty please!!! ;)

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alemar — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:38:50 GMT

YES!Great job RL! Looks really fine and I think IC3 will be a greeeeaaat sucess!I want try this baby soon!.Please I cant see about upgrade for already IC2 users... is it free or I understood wrong?cheersAlemar

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BeruPly — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:01:31 GMT

I will come back from holidays ealier than planned and be ready to download 080808 00:00:D

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jpiazzo — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:59:41 GMT

This HAS to be a Joke...It is way too good to be true....My poor heart...JP