2- After the release of the new version of auto setup 1.24, the problem with shadows, lights and hair, fabric and clothes has improved, but there are still many more problems. such as hair noises, shadows and...
3- Unreal Engine is not as simple and convenient as iclone 8, you have to learn a lot of settings
4- The character sinks into the landscape, or snapp to landscape in unreal engine
5- System resources are heavily involved. GPU very hot, The system gets hot. My graphics card is 6 GB 1660ti and it destroys the SSD hard drive.
6- Compiler Shader is very time consuming.
7- The discussion of voicing and lip-syncing becomes difficult
8 - Not using the PopcornFX plugin in Unreal Engine, Particles in animation is very very Important
Advantages
1- There are many ready-made and pre-defined packages and environments for Unreal Engine, each project is a location for recording animation.
2- The 3D models inside these packs and projects can also be exported and used directly in iClone.
3- It has the ability to create very realistic Landscapes. Texture painting, sculpting and ...
4- It is easy to work with the Cinematic part and it is easy to learn
5- It has a higher rendering speed than iclone 8
6- Nanite and Lumen are new features UE5 that do not have much impact on our work. We make animations, these 2 functions work great for making computer games.
7- Strong Dynamics, for example, the construction of a River or Curved Road and other things are very powerful because hundreds of plugins are designed for it.
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So I can't learn hundreds of settings in Unreal Engine
I can't waste my energy
Shadows and lights are really annoying
I have to do all the cameras, lights and settings twice because the transition lights from iClone can't cover the lights in Unreal Engine.
I tested for long months and decided
For large teams, using the live link plugin can be amazing and best
But if you're a one-man team like me, I suggest you do your recordings in iclone alone
I only use Unreal Engine projects and packs. They look real and are free. Like quixel.com
If friends have experience, share it
I would also like to know their opinion
iClone 8 and CC4 is the best software that I have seen in my life. With them, I have come very close to achieving my dreams