I stand corrected. Character Creator did install, but then I got a message 'Failed to load File'.

Upon subsequent attempt to start I got a message my Graphics Card doesn't support Direct X 11, which it does, so I am getting a refund.



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Hi .... I'm not a 'techy guy' .... but to answer your comment:
" ......I do not even know what 3D Exchange does, or why I bought it......"
3DXchange will enable you to bring in 'import' all sorts of models, sets, props and Character Avatars INTO iClone.
It can do many other things as well: .... here, I just googled a more concise answer .....
3DXchange is a robust, streamlined conversion and editing tool that connects iClone to a universe of 3D content. Users are able to import bi-ped, animated skin-bone characters and their animations for use in iClone, or users can choose to also export iClone characters and animations to external 3D applications or real-time game engines.

Edit: The above is the more accurate definition....

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Please be patient with me ..... I don't always 'get it' the first time 'round - not even the 2nd time! :(  - yikes! ... 

● MSI GT72VR Laptop, i7 7700HQ 4-Core 3.8 GHz 16GB RAM; Nvidia 1070, 8GB Vram ● iClone-7.93 ● 3DXChange Pipeline 7.81 ● CC-3 Pipeline 3.44 ● Live Face ● HeadShot ● Brekel Pro-Body ● Popcorn FX ● iRAY ● Kinect V2 ● DaVinci Resolve17 ● Mixcraft 8.1

Thank you for your reply. I have already requested a refund for I Clone7.
I also don't like staring at dark screens for any length of time.



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Upon subsequent attempt to start I got a message my Graphics Card doesn't support Direct X 11, which it does, so I am getting a refund.

What a Grafic-Card you have ?


 
Have you the newest Grafic-Card-Driver installet?
Have you Windows 7, 8 or 10 ?
Are all Dirvers from Windows new?

Greets
Postfrosch



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So you already knew iClone 7 was going to be dark but you bought it anyway?  Something is weird here -- you have a lot more than just a few posts, so without checking I'm going to assume you've either used iClone before in *some* iteration (and therefore knew about the interface) or something else is fishy.

In any case, since you've requested a refund I assume you don't need any further help from us.  Have a great life.

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Mike "ex-genius" Kelley

No I never used I Clone. I have purchased Crazytalk 3 Pipeline, and Crazytalk 8 Pipeline.

Last time I installed a trial of Crazytalk Animator, and then purchased the full version the next day.

15 days later my software quit working due to the trial ending, even though I had uninstalled the trial prior to installing Pipeline.
Reallusion has inconsistencies across their software.
The one thing I liked about I Clone 7, was it had a "poor man's font selector", where I could select Large, Medium or Small.
A simple Font Selector, and a light colored theme selector is needed.
As for why I bought Pipeline, I am starting an animation company (Delta House Productions), and I have gotten really good at animation in only a few weeks. I thought I Clone 7 was what I needed to go to the next level, but it looks like his has more learning curve than I have time for. Also, it looks like Reallusion wants you to go buy other content to be able to use it, and I either create my own or buy my own content from other places.
I do hate having to install a bunch of different .exes every time I buy a content pack. I have no way of knowing if I have installed everything I bought, unless I go install them all again.
But when you have two problems out of 3 programs I bought, their program has bugs.




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If you have the ablity to create your own content then that's a big plus ....
The iClone system brings together so many aspects of this art - and because of that, it all dove-tails together nicely.
Otherwise, you'd probably have to learn several (perhaps unrelated) programs in order to get your work flow in place ...


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Please be patient with me ..... I don't always 'get it' the first time 'round - not even the 2nd time! :(  - yikes! ... 

● MSI GT72VR Laptop, i7 7700HQ 4-Core 3.8 GHz 16GB RAM; Nvidia 1070, 8GB Vram ● iClone-7.93 ● 3DXChange Pipeline 7.81 ● CC-3 Pipeline 3.44 ● Live Face ● HeadShot ● Brekel Pro-Body ● Popcorn FX ● iRAY ● Kinect V2 ● DaVinci Resolve17 ● Mixcraft 8.1

I am sure buying something produced is more time efficient, I just have more time than money.
I also like having 'original' content; I should have started with I Clone 7 in baby steps, but not having all the bells and whistles make me feel like I am missing out on something.
Trying to learn too many things at once and brain overloads is probably part of the problem.
I am sure it is a great product and the YouTube videos made it look simple.
Thanks for answering, This thread can be closed, I don't see a 'Close without marking as answering or I would.'




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Just to let you know DJ, I'm in exactly the same situation ...
Is it 'overwhelming' ? - yes - for me it is .... (I originally 'joined' the forum 3 years ago - but didn't do a thing with the then 'iclone 5' I think).
I'm now a couple of months in to my 2nd time around and I'm 'inching' my way through at a snails pace ...
The way I figure it, if I'm using programs which are all from the same designer - then this old brain has a lot better chance of producing something than if I had to learn several programs each from different makers.
So that's why I'm here ....  :)

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Please be patient with me ..... I don't always 'get it' the first time 'round - not even the 2nd time! :(  - yikes! ... 

● MSI GT72VR Laptop, i7 7700HQ 4-Core 3.8 GHz 16GB RAM; Nvidia 1070, 8GB Vram ● iClone-7.93 ● 3DXChange Pipeline 7.81 ● CC-3 Pipeline 3.44 ● Live Face ● HeadShot ● Brekel Pro-Body ● Popcorn FX ● iRAY ● Kinect V2 ● DaVinci Resolve17 ● Mixcraft 8.1

I think I was better at learning new stuff when I first started programming. I wish I was the director of software development for Reallusion, I would have complete consistency across all products.
I have a few buttons I could place that would save me a lot of time, but I know they have a mac product and a Windows product, and making those two applications behave the same means some functions that both OS users are used to have to be compromised.
Other than that though, I had the balls to tell my company I needed a raise after a quarter decade at my job (last Monday), due to the fact the job market is good and if not I think I will be able to quit my day job before year's end.

I have thought this many times before though, ended up homeless. My whole life is steak or crackers; I enjoy the good time during the steak, which comes from my day job, so I am trying to be smarter this time and do both since I have the best day job ever. I work 6 hours per day, from home Monday - Thursday. It is only 24 hours per week, but with all my other personal projects it gives me time.

I just see people on YouTube make a living that are idiots, and tech billionaires that I can do any thing they can do and I make 1 millionth the pay. Pesky day jobs are so annoying, but thank God for them!

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