Updated on Aug 1st:
For anyone who is curious about the price and package information, CC3 Pre-order campaign just started today!
>> AP Store Link
>> Edition Comparison for "Character Creator 3 for iClone" and "Character Creator 3 Pipeline"

Updated on Aug 3rd:
CC3 Work-in-Progress 2 was online now.

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Hello Everyone!

Ever since the February release of the 2018 Roadmap, we have received a lot of your feedbacks, which were taken very seriously and with much appreciation.  And we look forward to additional feedbacks!

Work-In-Progress 1

In Work-In-Progress 1, we looked at how Character Creator 3 (CC3) represents Quality Production. 



Visit the Work In Progress 1 for full information.


Product Announcement & FAQ

The following information may be helpful to you. Feel free to reply to this forum post with additional inquiries.

1. Launch date of Character Creator 3: 2018 Q3
2. The official edition & plugin of Character Creator 3:
• Character Creator 3 Pipeline Edition (List Price: $199 USD)
• Character Creator 3 for iClone (CC3 for iClone is the add-on for iClone 7- not for sale)
• Iray Plugin (List Price: TBA)
3. If you are the iClone 7 users, you will get a free copy of CC3 for iClone when CC3 launches. What are the benefits you will get from CC3 for iClone?
• Quad Face Character Base for Optimal Results: New topology is 100% quad mesh, ready for subdivisioning and mesh editing. Enhanced mesh and enhanced high-res texture detail for hands and feet.
  *The mesh of CC3 character base is subject to change at the final release
• Advanced Mesh Editor: Ability to edit mesh in vertex, poly, element, or brush push & pull select mode.
• Partial Conforming: Ability to define sub-mesh elements (or selected vertices) as hard mesh items, such like buckles, ammo pouches, or armor plates.
• Post Production: Camera, atmosphere, pose and so on, can now be saved for further editing.
• Export: Export game-friendly characters with low-poly mesh and reduction in bone count.
• Compatible with 3DXchange 7: You can directly export OBJ or FBX format from CC3 for IC depending on which edition of 3DXchange 7 you own.
• Easy Upgrade: If you are looking for pipeline functions, you can choose to upgrade to CC3 Pipeline Edition without having to uninstall the application.
  *Updated the differences between CC3 Pipeline Edition and CC3 for IC HERE.
4. How does CC3 Pipeline Edition increase your productivity with its pipeline functions?
• Content Creation:
• GoZ: Sculpt and paint, round trip ZBrush editing via GoZ. Character auto-skinning that works regardless of differences in proportions.
• Auto-Skin Weighting for Clothes: Import OBJ mesh as Cloth Assets, and apply Skin Weight Transfer from cloth templates or custom imported skin mesh.
• Skin Weight Editing: Refine the auto-skinned cloth with a spectrum of weight editing tools.
• Character Retopology
• Export File Format: FBX, OBJ
• Level of Detail (LOD):
• Polygon Optimization: Reduce the polygon count while retaining its original shape and UV data to maintain its original look while gaining significant performance improvements.
• Remeshing: Merge all of the geometry and UV maps to ensure minimal draw call without sacrificing visual quality.
5. How does Iray work with CC3?
• Iray will be an independent plugin, which can be used for iClone 7, CC3, and CC3 for iClone.
  *Updated the hardware settings and integration details HERE.
6. How does CC3 handle the projects, characters and content assets created by CC2?
• All projects, characters, content assets will be compatible with CC3.
• There will be a conversion process when loading assets created with CC2.

Reallusion Team

AWESOME. 

Gerry

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Hi Miranda

The Price quoted i.e. 199.00 .USD is that members price.
Best Regards
George

quarter 3  seems to be far away.

Will iray support GPU rendering or it is only CPU based?

CTA5, Iclone 7, 3D Exchange Pro, Character Creator 3, Popcornfx plugin, Zbrush, Blender, Vue 2014, Adobe cc suite, Spriter
Homebuild Workstation (Pretty old now but still working great) Win 10, Intel i7 950, 24 GB RAM DDR3, Gigabyte x58a-ud7 motherboard, AMD R9 390 sapphire 8GB VRAM.
Official Website  Reallusion Store  

Hi George, 

No, this is List Price! Member price will be lower.

We've got one month left in Q2. 


Gerry

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System: Win 10 Pro (21H2), Asus X99-E WS, CPU i7-5930K -3,5 GHz, 32 GB DDR4 2666-16 RAM, NVidia GTX 1080 Ti GPU - 11 GB VRAM(Driver Studio-536.99), Samsung 850 Pro 512 GB SSD, 6 TB HD storage.

Still 4 months left technicaly and new versions always have some bugs so make it 5 months.

CTA5, Iclone 7, 3D Exchange Pro, Character Creator 3, Popcornfx plugin, Zbrush, Blender, Vue 2014, Adobe cc suite, Spriter
Homebuild Workstation (Pretty old now but still working great) Win 10, Intel i7 950, 24 GB RAM DDR3, Gigabyte x58a-ud7 motherboard, AMD R9 390 sapphire 8GB VRAM.
Official Website  Reallusion Store