Hi...
Unfortunately due to the different file formats used you can't open CrazyTalk 8 projects or other content in Cartoon Animator 4.
Deciding to move to iClone and Character Creator is really only something you can decide. I would say that if you primarily work with 3D heads in CrazyTalk 8 then moving to iClone/CC will be a good move. This is because iClone and CC now have much more advanced ways of creating 3D heads (using the Headshot Plug-in) and creating more realistic lip-sync using AccuLips.
However, if you primarily work with 2D heads in CrazyTalk then moving to Cartoon Animator will probably be the best way to go. Creating 2D heads from photos and animating them in CTA4 is done in a very similar way to CrazyTalk 8 so it shouldn't take too long to adapt to the new software.
Peter
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