So I was looking into buying iClone because of the new 3d to 2d motion feature in Cartoon Animator. After looking more into iClone I become very angry. This is why:
iClone Has Built in Video Compositing but This Feature Does Not Link with Cartoon Animator
I am sort of irritated because Reallusion spent all their time making their program work with Adobe when they offer a program with similar features. If there was a plug-in similar to the one they have for Adobe, I would be able to have the benefits of 3d motion in iClone while being able to composite the videos. I don't do a lot of video compositing because of the type of videos I make. The feature would just be nice to have.
See this page in the manual:
Video Compositing in iCloneThe UI of iClone is 1000x's Better
I watched a video detailing the UI of iClone and I was blown away. Almost every feature I wanted in a UI was present in iClone. Why can't we have such a nice UI in Cartoon Animator?
Features I Saw:
- Workspaces
- All windows could be docked
- Search the Content Manager
- Icons to quickly find the assets you want
The Smart Gallery
We were told this would come to Cartoon Animator in the December update. I guess they changed their mind about this. Why?! This is the best way to sort through what you already own as well as purchasing new assets. I guess not having this feature is keeping me from going broke.
I don't make 3d videos but after seeing all of this, I am wondering if I should continue to invest my money into Cartoon Animator. I might buy a couple more packs to get everything I need to continue to do the projects I want. I will need to figure out if there is a way to transition to iClone to do 2d Animation. If anyone could let me know if you can easily do 2d videos in iClone, that would be appreciated.