SSS, Mirror, Lens Flares, Volumetric Lights, Motion Blur, .. here we go, at last!

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Really great to see the road map.  Many exciting things to look forward to.

I was expecting (hoping) that iC8 would scheduled for late 2020.  I wonder how long into 2021 it will be before we see it.

The mirror is great news, though it does sound like it's a "special prop" and is not generalize reflection capability.  Still, I (and others) have said that having even a single flat mirror will probably satisfy 90% of our mirror needs.  So I'm not complaining already, just observing and interpreting what was described.  Really looking forward to having it.

Mirror + Motion blur + Volumetrics = Many happy people.

While we wait for iC8, the updates to iC7 will be nice too.  I'm really looking forward to the improved lip sync.  SSS on props (supported without having to cheat) will be nice to have too.

Thanks for the road map, Reallusion.

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Besides many other desirable features, I'm happy to see that two of my long-time requests, a mirror and improved lip-syncing, will now become a reality and not just an illusion....

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Lip syncing improvements..yes please!

Excellent news with many long awaited features. 

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Does this mean that 3DXchange will also get updated? 


Gerry

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Does RL still consider Iclone their “Flagship” product?

This 2020 road map appears to confirm, as was the case in 2019, a subsidiary status toCC3.

The majority of the map seems to be delivery of updates to maintain Iclone`s compatibility with the previously announced developments for CC3.

I find this thread decidedly underwhelming regarding any specific and exclusive Iclone improvements for this year with perhaps advanced lip syncing being the exception. The additional sneak peek beyond 2020 to Iclone 8 is therefore particularly welcome. In reality those desirable future features could still be almost another 2 years away if RL plan a Q4 2021 release. In the mean time will Iclone become as tired and stagnant as the current 3DXchange ?

I very much appreciate the privilege of seeing the 2020 road map but fear, at least for the mid term, it continues to restrict Icloners to yet more off road parking and limited travel in a slow lane. Perhaps its a consequence of my preferring the RL limo to a game engine juggernaut.

Geoff.

I agree with Geoff -- I appreciate the roadmap, but it just re-iterates the features already announced for CC3.  The iC8 announcement (without any date) seems like a tease, with at least another year of waiting until some of the desired features actually get implemented.

Also curious if RTX (ray-tracing) will be supported in iC8?

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Great job RL!
But I am sure that's just the beginning and many additional cool features will see the light in iClone 8
Cheers

  Roberto


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well,  if you ask me,  which you didn't ....everything RL is mentioning for 8 ...should be in 7.....and RL's goals for iclone 8 should be to knock the crown off of keyshot - iclone 8 needs to be an industry standard. Other than high poly and an Ez ray tracing engine (that doesn't have some crazy ...takes 500 files or does'nt do particles catch ..something legit, which you can get a free open source version on the net,   Iclone is superior to keyshot... -  8 should be about an iclone with a superior choice of render engines and the ability to take high poly models,  That's the money version for hollywood,  and this version 7 is the money version for game-engines.

Maybe for something innovative on the rendering,   Amazon rendering in the cloud - can make something subscription'ish - https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/deadline-10-launch-a-rendering-fleet-in-aws/
https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/

if money is a thing, then just sell the mirror and fx stuff as plug in's or add ons for the meanwhile.

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The Mirror!!!! FINALLY!
However, having to wait up to another year in the iClone 8 release?  Wish you hadn't mentioned it at all.