I am trying to create a character transformation similar to that of Mystique from the X-Men franchise. To this end, I have created short video (about 200 to 300 frames with a file size around 500KB) of the various diffuse maps (face, body, legs, arms, eye, and hair). These transition from a blue skinned diffuse map into a regular skinned diffuse map.

The issue is that when I try to apply these in either iClone or Character Creator, the file starts to import but seems to get stuck at 0%. I even let it sit for a half an hour or so, just to see if it is actually importing but at a really slow rate but it never got to even 1%. I get the same results in both iClone 7 and CC3. I don't have iClone8 or CC4 so I can't check if the problem is also present in these newer versions.

Is there a recommended file format and/or file settings that should be used for such video files?
Is there some minimal system specifications (on top of the regular system requirements) to use this feature?

I am able to use the video diffuse maps in Blender on an CC3 exported character but I'd like to get it working in iClone/CC3 if I can.

"We often compare ourselves to the U.S. and often they come out the best, but they only have the right to bear arms while we have the right to bare breasts"
Bowser and Blue, Busting The Breast

I would have to try for a character, but I usually have the best results with WMV files. MP4 files give problems sometimes.

I just changed the Diffuse channel of a character with a square 1024x1024 WMV video (this was the size of the texture) and it worked in iClone 7.

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Thanks. I will try converting my MP4 videos to WMV and see if that helps.

"We often compare ourselves to the U.S. and often they come out the best, but they only have the right to bear arms while we have the right to bare breasts"
Bowser and Blue, Busting The Breast