I'm considering learning a game engine to use for rendering animation, and I was wondering what users here preferred and why. I have installed all three in the past, Cry I dived deepest into but I was definitely no pro, so I have no big investment in any of the engines yet. 

What I'm really looking for is ease of use, compatibility with iClone exports, and a community of filmmakers that have figured all the details out and can offer guidance.Thoughts?

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My system: i7 3770 Gtx1060 6GB

Excellent ..... I too would be interested in this (like you say - a straight forward 'easy' approach) ....

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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

Hi, Unity are recommend. Easy & straight forward to learning,  visual quality against to UE4 without problem.
( Otherwise, you can achieve satisfy result by paid or free stuff  aid ). Free stuff done by Unity team powerful and friendly to use.
I you are interesting in film making, some one free stuff call cinemachine( camera system) will catching your eye.



Here a scene quality, I can achieve after learning unity 7 hours.

I can't find solid info on the unity assets.

Can the paid models in the Unity store be used in Films,  and/ or music videos?     Link to a license statement that confirms it?
How about the free unity models?

thanks

Here a scene quality, I can achieve after learning unity 7 hours.

I like the geometry,  but sorry,  I dont like that render.

With Unity, what do you need to buy? I mean, to render videos and whatnot? Same goes for Unreal. What I'd really love to see would be a package by either that is set up with terrains, environments, and all the settings you need specific to animation. I know the engines are free, but what does all the necessary nickel and dimes amount to? 

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RAG DOLL COLLISION ANIMATIONS FOR ICLONE 8 & 7
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Ghost Origins

My latest Feature length film created with Iclone.

My IMDB listing
Anabran Abdhul Quarnain - IMDb

Nice to see you again comment at here, very appreciate about experience sharing. 
As a AutoDidact said, if everyone seeking a pipeline method, make sure you had a clearly define on your target.

@AutoDidact,

FBX versus Alembic.

I did a crude "animation test" when Alembic export was first available as an export option from iClone (I took it to Blender).  Does Alembic support textures, or do you need to move them all manually?  I think my test was "mesh-only" of a dancing character, with no textures.  I'm not certain if that was a "first release limitation," a limitation of the Alembic format, or just lack of knowledge on my part.

It is my understanding that FBX will contain *most* of the textures you need, but not all.  From reading the CC3 threads, I think two textures are not included (sorry I don't remember specifically which ones), but maybe that's only when going to a specific game engine.

Can you share some insight on that?  If you have to move textures manually, it could be a large chore.

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AutoDidact 

assumption that everyone involved,in the discussion,  has the pipeline version of Iclone with