I want to import my own content, backgrounds, and 'actors' or 'avatars'.  I'm sure I saw a way to do that in the earlier versions but fighting with the recent downloads I am not finding the way to do that.  I got something talking in CrazyTalk a while back but need more. 

I need to make the StarKid talk [for more-less educational materials] PLUS move around and Danse and Sing... and do it in it's own environment.  www.geocities.com/sric2 is where the StarKid Logo can be seen if that will help.  I need 'space' backgrounds plus my beautiful forest setting which I have much of.  I tried the import button at the bottom right of iClone last night but I didn't see any way to bring in the gif and digital photos [or video if possible] for backgrounds.  I'm sure I made a test project with my own background years ago...  Help!

So which programs so I need?  I need to do overlays of energy management demonstrations like www.geocities.com/sric2/cosi1.html  These are scanned from slides taken at CoSi Children's Science Center behind a screen of some sort, I think it was a thermography type screen rather than Kirlian but could have been.  In any event, I need to show this in motion, preferably 3-D, and do the same with the StarKid with overlays of Lights, Auras, Lightning streeks like the one coming out the lowered hand, and the controlled energy geo forms as is coming out of the upheld hand, etc.  What do I need and how do I do it?  I've reviewed the tuts over and over but I just get more comfused.  I have a Dell but just got a Mac Mini and wanted to do it all in the Mac... wish you had Mac based stuff.  If there are Mac programs that will do this, RSVP, too, just in case.  Thanks.

ieshea ieshea@verizon.net cc in case I can't find this forum again! 

Apologies for the lack of a reply. Sometimes posts slip through the net sadly. You did the right thing in bumping it up again with another post.

Firstly I'm assuming you are requiring help with iClone rather than Crazytalk here.

Now in iClone, there isn't one general Import button for everything, but rather an Import option for each category of content you are working with.

So to import a 2D image as a background for your project, you would go to Stage - 2D Background and then choose Open from the Modify Panel. You can also import props by going to Set - Props and then Import from the Modify Panel. It should be noted that the content will need to be in a format that iClone uses first. To convert any props you already have will require 3DXchange to do the conversion for you.

Sadly there isn't anything I can explain here that will be easier for you to learn than reading the help guide (press F1 in iClone) or manual and watching the tutorials. iClone does have a little bit of a learning curve and you will need to spend some time practising and taking in the information contained in the tutorials. I would concentrate on learning the basics of iClone3 before attempting to work with imported models. There is no way to avoid the learning process I'm afraid.

If you have a specific request for help with a particular feature then please don't hesitate to ask.

Good luck.

 

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