Purchasing the right software


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By Reno81 - 9 Years Ago
Hello,

What are the things needed to create this kind of movie or animation? That can achieve the same level of quality or closer

I am into creating 3D Toon Animations

https://forum.reallusion.com/uploads/images/9fcd4a69-fe04-47c6-98fd-f95d.png

Can someone advise me on which product should I buy from Reallusion?

or is this enough?

Reallusion PRE-ORDER offers:
NOW: US$249.00

Thanks,
Reno
By Snarp Farkle - 9 Years Ago
Hi retireno,

I guess the first question I have is do you have any 3D animation experience or are you just starting out to learn?
By Reno81 - 9 Years Ago
Thanks for the reply Mr. Farkle.

On a basic level, yes I have experience creating animations and scenes on other softwares. Source Filmmaker, Muvizu and some others just to name a few. But again, it's on the basic level.

I tried Muvizu awhile ago, but when I was about to purchase, their company went Administration and looking for some to buy their business. This is when I heard about iClone since some guys mentioned it.

This is one of the scene I was working on.

https://forum.reallusion.com/uploads/images/4fe4ef21-3bf4-4b22-bae3-5de6.png

I'm planning to purchase this 

https://forum.reallusion.com/uploads/images/60929aed-35e6-4d3f-b6d0-2a06.png


By Reno81 - 9 Years Ago
or adding this can make a difference?

https://forum.reallusion.com/uploads/images/7c90ed3e-5704-4bdb-91a3-b66b.png
By animagic - 9 Years Ago
That's kind of shocking to hear about Muvizu. It wasn't for me but I thought the product had potential.
By Snarp Farkle - 9 Years Ago
Hi Reno81,

The package you show plus the "Avatar Toolkit" and "Toon Maker 1 & 2" would probably do for what you are looking to do as long as you are only interested in making movies.  Once you get the feel for iClone you may want to venture in to other area's of Reallusion's pipeline which would require the Pipeline versions and Reallusion will deduct the price you paid for the pro versions.

With that said, I think you should download the iClone 6 trial version to get a feel of the learning curve you'll have, some things will seem familiar from the little bit of experience you've had with other programs but there's a big difference in the way they work compared to iClone so just expect it'll take some time to get used to.  There are tons of tutorials for iClone and ToonMaker on YouTube from Reallusion and many members to follow and any questions you have can be found there or answered here in the forum.  Just be sure to ask your questions in the correct forum topic area to get a faster reply.

Good luck and hope to see your work unfold as you go! :)

That's my advice, maybe another member will have more to add.
By Snarp Farkle - 9 Years Ago
I bought a license for MuviMaker and really liked it but I could not wrap my head around how to make my own custom characters, I don't want to make movies with the same characters that a thousand other people are using too, it's a shame they couldn't make it easier to customize.

Hey maybe Reallusion will by them out! :w00t:
By Reno81 - 9 Years Ago
Thanks Mr. Farkle.

I already Pre-Ordered iClone 7 with the Avatar Toolkit2 + Toon Maker 1