After testing Cinema 4D, X-Particles and HitFilm Pro I did want to give a try to iClone for this.

My goal is to reproduce this effect, some east way to do it in iClone?
Smoke and particle effect

C4D and XP are wonderful but need some continuous effort to manage it, I did have normally just some days or max a week every 2-3 months to dedicate at 3d projects.
HFP it's better to achieve fast results but not really able (at least at the level I did reach so far) to produce at least something similar to such realistic results.

Understood iClone doesn't have the sophisticated dynamic and VFX to do this, interested to know someone experience on his particle system features. 

Check out the RL webinar coming up on May 18, 2016
That may help you.


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Thanks for the tip, just noticed it's at 2 AM CEST, I'll look at the registration

You get a big AMEN on that! LOL


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There is a solution: if iClone/3dxchange allow Alembic animation export we can import all in HitFilm, that does have a really nice and well done VFX set of features, with one of the best available particle systems for the price.
The cost will be much lower than develop a new and full fledged particle system inside iClone.
Also for the end user there is the HitFilm Free+additional packs option (i.e. Fire and related for €30) or the HitFilm Pro option with the full features + customizable particle system.

For me particles system like UDK 4 or UNITY 5 INSIDE Iclone 6 is all I want and enough for my needs.... But certainly not to go outside again from the Reallusion universe....

maybe iClone 7

Regarding this , yes it's for Iclone 7 ,mmmm let's say 22 th december 2016 ;-)
http://www.reallusion.com/iclone/iclone_ComingFeature.html

My idea was a two step approach:
Integration with the outside (Alembic it's a standard format, nothing specific to a single app such as a plugin), fast and allow any post.
Development inside, need a lot of effort but nice to have all integrated.
What I did prefer will be also to avoid too much proprietary features, such as PhysX and anything that made customers depended from a single hw vendor.

use blender to make the effect,  composite it into your scene.  use hitfilm, if you need motion tracking. - cheers.

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