What's New in Character Creator v2.0

Hi everyone,

A Generation of PBR-enabled 3D Characters Arrives!

Reallusion has enhanced Character Creator 2 into a better character design tool infused with the power of Physically-based Rendering (PBR). Character Creator 2 releases before the arrival of iClone 7, letting those who were unable to join the iClone 7 Early Access have a taste of the high visual standard offer by PBR shaders. With the brand new PBR-based Cloth Appearance Editor, you can choose customized input maps, embedded textures, and material generators to quickly create amazing set of materials.

The workflow pipeline with other 3D tools/platform is improved as well, for instance, users are able to export Unreal-rigged characters from CC and apply Mixamo motions in Unreal.

In addition, one can publish CC Characters to Sketchfab for animated real-time web sharing. What's more, the content usage and creation becomes more flexible with options of conforming or not conforming skinned contents with the ability to edit mesh for accessories.

*Note: The input maps of Appearance Editor utilities can be unlocked by purchasing any Reallusion-made CC packs, such as Essential Clothing & Fabric, Essential Morphs & Skin, Professional Outfits, Party Fun: 3D Hairs and Accessories, Fantasy Assassins, and the upcoming Reallusion-made CC PBR cloth packs.

*CC 2.0 Lite Version is not available now.

New Features

Visual Enhancements: Physically-based Rendering (PBR) & Image-Based Lighting (IBL)

New real-time Physically-based Rendering (PBR) shading system for rendering realistic Metallic and Roughness effects.
With the new Image Based Lighting (IBL) system, one can use an HDR image to simulate real-world lighting. IBL has the following features:

Supports independent UI for Adjust color
IBL Light hot key: hold Shift+I for light rotation.
Select different IBL effects from the Atmosphere panel.

Complete light adjustment control.
Provided a Visual panel for selecting whether to use the real-time AO (Ambient Occlusion) or the user's imported AO for adjustment.
Provided a Visual panel for adjusting better shadows let models pop with robust 3D look and feel.

>> Know more about Visual Enhancements.

Export

New easy button for uploading to Sketchfab.
Export to FBX now supports Unreal Engine 4 skeletal structure and normal direction correction for external 3D solutions.
One can now freely choose to package all related files when exporting to FBX.
Export PBR iAvatar for Character Creator 2 & iClone 7 or export non-PBR version iAvatar for Character Creator 1.5 & iClone 6.5.

>> Know more about Export.

Content Creation & Usage

Clothes, hair, and shoes can now enable or disable Conform Clothing, letting one choose to have the object maintain its original form or conform to the shape of the body underneath.

When enabled and using Reset to Default, the shape will return to its auto-conformed state.
When disabled and using Reset to Default, the shape will return to its content default state.

Mesh Editor now works for accessory mesh editing, greatly enhancing flexibility.
The new CTRL+A hotkey under Mesh Editor mode can select all of the mesh faces at once to increase productivity.

>> Know more about Conforming Options & Accessory Mesh Editing.

Preference

New Zoom to Mouse Position option under Preference allows one to zoom in out of the scene while centering on the cursor.
New Quick Thumbnail Generation can save more time when adding objects to the library due to more performant screenshot and thumbnail creation.
Turning on Mipmap gives much better anti-aliasing visual result, especially you can see smooth hair render on fine detailed meshes.

>> Know more about Preference.

Enhancements

Appearance Editor can switch between Traditional/PBR shading systems.
Appearance Editor allows importing of SBSAR files.
Appearance Editor allows the saving of presets which can be stored and reapplied later.
Appearance Editor can now switch between sub-graphs for convenient operation.

>> Know more about Appearance Editor Enhancements.

Expanded the number of male and female poses under the Calibration menu for optimal character presentation.
A CC project can now be set as the default project scene upon initiation of Character Creator. (Feedback Tracker)
Added parameters under the Modify panel to edit the displacement settings.
Product version number will now be displayed in the lower left-hand corner of the thumbnails inside the Content Manager.

>> Know more about those Enhancements.

Fixed Bugs(from Open Beta Program)

Sync to Sky becomes disabled after the Atmosphere is swapped out. Now the user can swap out the Atmosphere and Sync to Sky will re-enable itself for improved usability. (Feedback Tracker)
Switching between ccProjects will not change out the environment, only the avatars.
IBL light hotkey has changed to Shift+I eliminating the incompatibility issues of international keyboards.
Fixed the issue where AO maps will only effect IBL created shadows. (Feedback Tracker)
Fixed an issue where the glow effect disappears after importing an image into Material > Texture Settings > Glow channel. (Feedback Tracker)
Fixed an issue where the texture map disappears after importing a PNG file into Material > Texture Settings and using Adjust Color > Image Invert. (Feedback Tracker)
Fixed a crash issue when adjusting the iris color in Appearance Editor and saving the avatar. (Feedback Tracker)

Any issues should be reported to the Feedback Tracker for efficient problem resolution. Know more about Technical Issues Thread.

Hardware Requirements

DirectX 11 is required, and the other hardware requirements of Character Creator 2 is exactly the same as Character Creator 1's. Please find the details HERE.

Performance Optimization

Appearance Editor: When turning on the Appearance Editor for a content which already uses multiple Color IDs, the program will prompt you how many channels are being used, which helps to determine which Substance to load based on the real channel demand.
Mipmap: Mipmapping is a technology that processes texture files into progressively lower resolution sequence of images. Since mipmapping is calculation intense, turning off Mipmap saves around 40% of time in opening a project or loading clothes. We recommend turning on Mipmap when you perform showcase screenshots.
Quick Thumbnail Generation: If you would like to speed up the time in saving contents, you can consider turn on the Quick Thumbnail Generation

>> Know more about Performance Optimization.

Additional Information for iClone 6.5 / CC 1.5 Users

CC 2.0 is mainly designed to work with PBR-based iClone 7, however, all iClone 6 PRO users are welcomed to experience the PBR effects in CC 2.0, along with other new features.

>> Click HERE to know how to get your CC 2.0 license

CC 2.0 will be installed as an independent executable program with its own content folder, which will not overwrite the official CC 1.x program, so everything you work in CC 2.0 won't affect the current projects.
CC 2.0 provides an option to export iClone 6 & CC 1.5 compatible iAvatar, but there are some limitations.

>> Click HERE to know more about the CC 1.x content usage, Traditional and PBR content conversion, limitations and workaround of iAvatar exporting, etc.

Learning Resource

Manual & Whitepaper

CC2.0 Online Manual
Appearance Editor - Visual Design Guide --- Coming Soon!
Appearance Editor - Cloth Substance Reference Guide

Tutorials

Intro to Light and Shadow
Image-based Lighting & Sky Sync
Non-PBR to PBR Material Conversion
Tweak Material Color and PBR effects using CC 2.0 Appearance Editor
Unreal Engine 4 Rig Export
Quick Mixamo Import to Unreal 4

And much more... stay tuned!

User Showcase

See users' creations during CC 2 Open Beta Program HERE.
Post your new creations HERE.

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Miranda (RL)	Miranda (RL) Posted 9 Years Ago
Distinguished Member Group: Administrators Last Active: 4 Years Ago Posts: 1.8K, Visits: 11.2K	Hi everyone, A Generation of PBR-enabled 3D Characters Arrives! Reallusion has enhanced Character Creator 2 into a better character design tool infused with the power of Physically-based Rendering (PBR). Character Creator 2 releases before the arrival of iClone 7, letting those who were unable to join the iClone 7 Early Access have a taste of the high visual standard offer by PBR shaders. With the brand new PBR-based Cloth Appearance Editor, you can choose customized input maps, embedded textures, and material generators to quickly create amazing set of materials. The workflow pipeline with other 3D tools/platform is improved as well, for instance, users are able to export Unreal-rigged characters from CC and apply Mixamo motions in Unreal. In addition, one can publish CC Characters to Sketchfab for animated real-time web sharing. What's more, the content usage and creation becomes more flexible with options of conforming or not conforming skinned contents with the ability to edit mesh for accessories. Note: The input maps of Appearance Editor utilities can be unlocked by purchasing any Reallusion-made CC packs, such as Essential Clothing & Fabric, Essential Morphs & Skin, Professional Outfits, Party Fun: 3D Hairs and Accessories, Fantasy Assassins, and the upcoming Reallusion-made CC PBR cloth packs. CC 2.0 Lite Version is not available now. New Features Visual Enhancements: Physically-based Rendering (PBR) & Image-Based Lighting (IBL) New real-time Physically-based Rendering (PBR) shading system for rendering realistic Metallic and Roughness effects. With the new Image Based Lighting (IBL) system, one can use an HDR image to simulate real-world lighting. IBL has the following features: Supports independent UI for Adjust color IBL Light hot key: hold Shift+I for light rotation. Select different IBL effects from the Atmosphere panel. Complete light adjustment control. Provided a Visual panel for selecting whether to use the real-time AO (Ambient Occlusion) or the user's imported AO for adjustment. Provided a Visual panel for adjusting better shadows let models pop with robust 3D look and feel. >> Know more about Visual Enhancements. Export New easy button for uploading to Sketchfab. Export to FBX now supports Unreal Engine 4 skeletal structure and normal direction correction for external 3D solutions. One can now freely choose to package all related files when exporting to FBX. Export PBR iAvatar for Character Creator 2 & iClone 7 or export non-PBR version iAvatar for Character Creator 1.5 & iClone 6.5. >> Know more about Export. Content Creation & Usage Clothes, hair, and shoes can now enable or disable Conform Clothing, letting one choose to have the object maintain its original form or conform to the shape of the body underneath. When enabled and using Reset to Default, the shape will return to its auto-conformed state. When disabled and using Reset to Default, the shape will return to its content default state. Mesh Editor now works for accessory mesh editing, greatly enhancing flexibility. The new CTRL+A hotkey under Mesh Editor mode can select all of the mesh faces at once to increase productivity. >> Know more about Conforming Options & Accessory Mesh Editing. Preference New Zoom to Mouse Position option under Preference allows one to zoom in out of the scene while centering on the cursor. New Quick Thumbnail Generation can save more time when adding objects to the library due to more performant screenshot and thumbnail creation. Turning on Mipmap gives much better anti-aliasing visual result, especially you can see smooth hair render on fine detailed meshes. >> Know more about Preference. Enhancements Appearance Editor can switch between Traditional/PBR shading systems. Appearance Editor allows importing of SBSAR files. Appearance Editor allows the saving of presets which can be stored and reapplied later. Appearance Editor can now switch between sub-graphs for convenient operation. >> Know more about Appearance Editor Enhancements. Expanded the number of male and female poses under the Calibration menu for optimal character presentation. A CC project can now be set as the default project scene upon initiation of Character Creator. (Feedback Tracker) Added parameters under the Modify panel to edit the displacement settings. Product version number will now be displayed in the lower left-hand corner of the thumbnails inside the Content Manager. >> Know more about those Enhancements. Fixed Bugs(from Open Beta Program) Sync to Sky becomes disabled after the Atmosphere is swapped out. Now the user can swap out the Atmosphere and Sync to Sky will re-enable itself for improved usability. (Feedback Tracker) Switching between ccProjects will not change out the environment, only the avatars. IBL light hotkey has changed to Shift+I eliminating the incompatibility issues of international keyboards. Fixed the issue where AO maps will only effect IBL created shadows. (Feedback Tracker) Fixed an issue where the glow effect disappears after importing an image into Material > Texture Settings > Glow channel. (Feedback Tracker) Fixed an issue where the texture map disappears after importing a PNG file into Material > Texture Settings and using Adjust Color > Image Invert. (Feedback Tracker) Fixed a crash issue when adjusting the iris color in Appearance Editor and saving the avatar. (Feedback Tracker) Any issues should be reported to the Feedback Tracker for efficient problem resolution. Know more about Technical Issues Thread. Hardware Requirements DirectX 11 is required, and the other hardware requirements of Character Creator 2 is exactly the same as Character Creator 1's. Please find the details HERE. Performance Optimization Appearance Editor: When turning on the Appearance Editor for a content which already uses multiple Color IDs, the program will prompt you how many channels are being used, which helps to determine which Substance to load based on the real channel demand. Mipmap: Mipmapping is a technology that processes texture files into progressively lower resolution sequence of images. Since mipmapping is calculation intense, turning off Mipmap saves around 40% of time in opening a project or loading clothes. We recommend turning on Mipmap when you perform showcase screenshots. Quick Thumbnail Generation: If you would like to speed up the time in saving contents, you can consider turn on the Quick Thumbnail Generation >> Know more about Performance Optimization. Additional Information for iClone 6.5 / CC 1.5 Users CC 2.0 is mainly designed to work with PBR-based iClone 7, however, all iClone 6 PRO users are welcomed to experience the PBR effects in CC 2.0, along with other new features. >> Click HERE to know how to get your CC 2.0 license CC 2.0 will be installed as an independent executable program with its own content folder, which will not overwrite the official CC 1.x program, so everything you work in CC 2.0 won't affect the current projects. CC 2.0 provides an option to export iClone 6 & CC 1.5 compatible iAvatar, but there are some limitations. >> Click HERE to know more about the CC 1.x content usage, Traditional and PBR content conversion, limitations and workaround of iAvatar exporting, etc. Learning Resource Manual & Whitepaper CC2.0 Online Manual Appearance Editor - Visual Design Guide --- Coming Soon! Appearance Editor - Cloth Substance Reference Guide Tutorials Intro to Light and Shadow Image-based Lighting & Sky Sync Non-PBR to PBR Material Conversion Tweak Material Color and PBR effects using CC 2.0 Appearance Editor Unreal Engine 4 Rig Export Quick Mixamo Import to Unreal 4 And much more... stay tuned! User Showcase See users' creations during CC 2 Open Beta Program HERE. Post your new creations HERE.
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