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By dougbussell - 6 Years Ago

Hi Everyone:
New to iClone (7) and I am looking at the iClone 6 Fundamentals Training Videos and am wondering if the will still apply to iClone 7 considering the series was developed for\with ic6
I Thank you in advance
D.

By animagic - 6 Years Ago

Although the training videos are quite good, Reallusion has been more active in creating their own tutorials for iClone 7, (as have others, such as Warlord), so there is no immediate reason to buy the training videos. Search on YouTube for iClone 7.

The user interfaces of IC6 and IC7 are quite similar, but some things would be done differently (often easier) in IC7 and there are also additional features.. So if your are just starting out it's better to learn from the current version.

By sonic7 - 6 Years Ago

Yes, I can vouch for the number of 'online' videos available, over 400. I'll post a detailed list for you. These videos include products other than just iClone, (and they're in alphabetical order). It's not all, but certainly *most* of them. I purposefully added dates so that I could get a handle on what time era a particular feature is from.

Some of these videos have been made by iClone members - a substantial number by 'Alan Marques' - (the ones you mentioned - Alan's 'iClone 6 Fundamentals Course'), and 'WarLord' - (with his Youtube Channel 'WarLord720'). I think one of the hardest things for any iClone newcomer to work out is, "what is relevant" to the current release? Also, I've often googled information about some iclone approach, only to find the answer is from a 2008 or 2010 thread - and is mostly not even relevant.

Your asking about reference videos has helped bring this list to the forum (may be helpful to others), plus made me 'tidy up' my 'growing list'. BTW - I haven't watched even half of these as yet - lol ..... But It's fair to say that things are moving along with iClone - those who've 'grown with it' have had the advantage of assimilating gradually over time.

iClone 6 - FUNDAMENTAL TRAINING VIDEOS:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NC5pYW3ifWs

F101: User Interface~ - by Alan Marques

*SERIES & COURSE INTRODUCTION; *SYSTEM, FOLDERS & INSTALLING ASSETS; *MENUS, TOOLBAR & CONFIGURATION

*THE PREFERENCES PANEL; *THE PROJECT SETTINGS PANEL; *THE CONTENT MANAGER PANEL; *THE SCENE MANAGER

*VISUAL SETTINGS; *MODIFY PANEL; *TIMELINE; *MINI VIEWPORT; *CONCLUSION

F102: Create~ - by Alan Marques

*SERIES & COURSE INTRODUCTION; *SYSTEM, FOLDERS & INSTALLING ASSETS; *CREATING A PROP; *CREATING A SET

*MODIFYING AN EXISTING G5 CLOTHING ASSET; *USING G5 CLONECLOTH FOR BESPOKE CLOTHING

*USING CHARACTER CREATOR TO MAKE A G6 HERO CHARACTER; *COURSE CONCLUSION

F103: Animate~ - by Alan Marques

*SERIES & COURSE INTRODUCTION; *SYSTEM, FOLDERS & INSTALLING ASSETS; *MOVING THE CAMERA; *ANIMATING PROPS;

*EXAMINING OUR SCRIPT AND CHOOSING ASSETS; *BLOCKING OUT OUR SCENE; *FACIAL ANIMATION; *CHRCTR ANIMATION;

*ANIMATING WITH PHYSICS SIMULATION: RIGID BODY SIMULATION; *ANIMATING WITH PHYSICS SIMULATION: SOFT CLOTH

SIMULATION; *FAST CLIP BASED ANIMATION FOR BACKGROUND CHARACTERS; *COURSE CONCLUSION

F104: Light & Render~ - by Alan Marques

*SERIES & COURSE INTRO; *SYSTEM, FOLDERS & INSTALLING ASSETS; *LIGHTING TYPES; *PLACING INITIAL SCENE LIGHTS

*FINESSING THE SCENE LIGHTING; *ANIMATING LIGHT PROPERTIES; *USING IBL (IMAGE BASED LIGHTING)

*ATMOSPHERE ATTRIBUTES; *SHADOW SETTINGS; *INTRODUCTION TO THE RENDER COURSE; *POST EFFECTS

*TOON SHADING & NPR; *RENDERING IMAGES; *RENDERING AUDIO AND VIDEO; *STEREOSCOPIC RENDERING

*COURSE CONCLUSION
~ created for iClone 6 - core principles remain relevant

[Webinar] Character Creator 2.0 Visual Optimization & Appearance Editor (March 5, 2018)

[Webinar] CrazyTalk 8_Quickly Create a 3D Head from One Image (July 20, 2016)

[Webinar] Creating a Stylized 3D Character with iC7 & CC (April 16, 2018)

[Webinar] Creating an Action Movie Sequence with iClone 7 (January 10, 2018)

[Webinar] Creating and Animating a Character Scene in iClone 6 (June 29, 2016)

[Webinar] Creating and Animating a Character Scene in iClone 6 (October 5, 2016)

[Webinar] Creating and Animating a Character Scene in iClone (May 2, 2018)

[Webinar] Enhancing Scenes with PopcornFX Special Effects (March 28, 2018)

[Webinar] Eye-popping Effects with PopcornFX (January 23, 2018)

[Webinar] From A to Z Creating an iClone Scene (Day 1) (December 5, 2017)

[Webinar] iClone 7 New Lighting Enhancements (August 23, 2017)

[Webinar] iClone 7 New Lighting Enhancements (June 6, 2017)

[Webinar] iClone 7 PBR New Render System (July 13, 2017)

[Webinar] iClone 7.1 Curve Editor Fun (EU Time) (December 28, 2017)

[Webinar] iClone 7.1 Curve Editor Fun (July 22, 2018)

[Webinar] iClone 6 Scene Creation for Moviemaking (May 27, 2015)

[Webinar] iClone 6 Scene Creation for Moviemaking (August 27, 2015)

[Webinar] Importing & Animating Daz Genesis 3 Characters in iClone (April 12, 2017)

[Webinar] Importing & Animating Daz Genesis 3 Characters in iClone (November 2nd, 2016)

[Webinar] Importing & Animating Daz Genesis 8 Characters in iClone (February 21, 2018)

[Webinar] Importing & Animating Daz Genesis 8 Characters in iClone (July 10, 2018)

[Webinar] Importing and Rendering Renderosity Content in CC3 (December 5, 2018)

3D Coat geometry "tweak" tutorial - by Mark; IllusionLab / tinbots (September 2018)

3D Coat Quick Pokerchip - by Mark; IllusionLab / tinbots (September 2018)

3DXchange 6 Tutorial Optimized Prop Export (June 2015)

3DXchange 6 Tutorial UI Enhancements (June 2015)

3DXchange 6.5 Tutorial Importing Daz Genesis 3 Characters to iClone (October 2016)
48hr Animation Jam 2018 - Highlight Video (July 2018)
Add "Lightwrap" iClone layers Fusion 9 - by Mark; IllusionLab / tinbots (May 2018)

Adding particles with Fusion to iClone scene - by Mark; IllusionLab / tinbots (October 2017)

Adolf Navarro Tutorial - 3D Compositing a Futuristic Sci-fi City (April 2016)

Animating Characters in iClone (May 2015)

Animating in Realtime - Episode 1 - by WarLord (January 2018)

Animating in Realtime - Episode 2 - by WarLord (January 2018)

Animating in Realtime - Episode 3 - by WarLord (January 2018)

Animating in Realtime - Episode 4 - by WarLord (February 2018)

Animating in Realtime - Episode 5 - by WarLord (March 2018)

Animating in Realtime with iClone Episode 1 - by WarLord (July 2014)

Animating in Realtime with iClone Episode 2 - by WarLord (July 2014)

Animating in Realtime with iClone Episode 3 - by WarLord (August 2014)

Animating in Realtime with iClone Episode 4 - by WarLord (September 2014)

Applying a Decal or Image (January 2015)

Basic Lighting Point Lights & Atmospherics (February 2014)
Basic Scene Layout in iClone Part 1 - by SmallWStudio (July 2015)
Basic Scene Layout in iClone Part 2 - by SmallWStudio (June 2015)

Basics of iClone 6 Lighting - by WarLord (December 2014)
Beyond the Limits - by SmallWStudio (September 2015)
Boat and rope - by stuckon3d (May 2011)

Bonus Correct Radical Normal Maps (March 2016)

BONUS Creating Custom Morph Sliders (March 2016)

BONUS Creating Morphs from your Characters (March 2016)

Camera delay test 01 - by Rampa (August 2018)

Camera delay test 02 - by Rampa (August 2018)
Case study, pushing iClone to the limits - by stuckon3d (October 2018)
Case study, part two: pushing iClone to the limits - by stuckon3d (November 2018)

CC Base Mesh to Frog Character in Less than 5 Minutes *DEMO* - by WarLord (March 2016)

CC3 - Creating Morphs from Daz Morphs - by Mike Kelley (October 2018)

CC3 morph - by Rampa (November 2018)

CC3 Pipeline Beginners Guide - Quick Start - Clothing - by WarLord (November 2018)

CC3 Pipeline Beginners Guide - Quick Start - Face and Hair - by WarLord (November 2018)

CC3 Pipeline Beginners Guide - Quick Start - Levels of Detail (LODs) - by WarLord (November 2018)

CC3 Pipeline Beginners Guide - Quick Start - Model Optimization (Poly Reduction) - by WarLord (November 2018)

CC3 Pipeline Beginners Guide - Quick Start - Morph Sliders - by WarLord (November 2018)

CC3 Pipeline Beginners Guide - Quick Start - Saving Work - by WarLord (November 2018)

CC3 Pipeline Beginners Guide - Quick Start - Skin Color - by WarLord (November 2018)

CC3 Pipeline Beginners Guide - Quick Start - Skinning - by WarLord (November 2018)

Character Creator 1.5 Tutorial - Accessory Creation (July 2016)

Character Creator 1.5 Tutorial - Auto-hide Mesh for Poly Count & Mesh Penetration Issues (October 2016)

Character Creator 1.5 Tutorial - Cloth Creation (July 2016)

Character Creator 1.5 Tutorial - Custom Clothing Layering (July 2016)

Character Creator 1.5 Tutorial - Editing Clothing Mesh (July 2016)

Character Creator 1.5 Tutorial - Exporting Talking Animations to Maya via Character Creator (October 2016)

Character Creator 1.5 Tutorial - Hair Creation (July 2016)

Character Creator 1.5 Tutorial - Hand & Foot Contact (June 2016)

Character Creator 1.5 Tutorial - Intro to New Features (July 2016)

Character Creator 1.5 Tutorial - Load & Edit Custom Calibration Poses (June 2016)

Character Creator 1.5 Tutorial - Shoes Creation (July 2016)

Character Creator 2 - Publishing Animated 3D Characters to Sketchfab (May 2017)

Character Creator 2 Tutorial - Conform vs. Non-Conform Options (April 2017)

Character Creator 2 Tutorial - Image-based Lighting & Sky Sync (March 2017)

Character Creator 2 Tutorial - Intro to Light and Shadow (March 2017)

Character Creator 2 Tutorial - Leather Generator (March 2017)

Character Creator 2 Tutorial - Mesh Editing for Accessories (& Props) (April 2017)

Character Creator 2 Tutorial - Metal Material Adjustments (April 2017)

Character Creator 2 Tutorial - Non-PBR to PBR Material Conversion (March 2017)

Character Creator 2 Tutorial - Tweaking PBR Substance Materials (March 2017)

Character Creator 2 Tutorial - Using PBR Substance Materials (March 2017)

Character Creator 2 Tutorial - Wood Generator (April 2017)
Character Creator 3 - Auto LOD setup in Unity (December 2018)
Character Creator 3 - Auto UE4 Shader Assignment (November 2018)
Character Creator 3 - Auto Unity Shader Assignment, Humanoid Rig for Mecanim (November 2018)
Character Creator 3 - Auto Update CC Character in Unity (November 2018)

Character Creator 3 - Beginners Guide with Quick Start Series from Renderosity - by WarLord (November 2018)

Character Creator 3 - Getting Started & Installation (October 2018)
Character Creator 3 - How to Modify CC-Generated LOD Characters to Be One Skeleton - by Reallusion (December 2018)

Character Creator 3: Importing Complex DAZ3D characters and clothes - by VirtualRealities.school (September 2018)
Character Creator 3: Morphs from DAZ to CC3 to Unity - by VirtualRealities.school (October 2018)
Character Creator 3 Tutorial - Baking Textures to Retain Surface Detail (September 2018)

Character Creator 3 Tutorial - CC3 Material Setup for Cycle Render in Blender (October 2018)

Character Creator 3 Tutorial - Converting Daz Content to Reallusion Format (October 2018)

Character Creator 3 Tutorial - Creating Clothing from OBJ Files (September 2018)

Character Creator 3 Tutorial - Export with InstaLOD Merge Material (September 2018)

Character Creator 3 Tutorial - Export with InstaLOD Remesh Character (September 2018)
Character Creator 3 Tutorial - Creating NPC for Unity 3D with CC3 Game Base - by Reallusion (December 2018)

Character Creator 3 Tutorial - Fixes for Common Daz Import Issues (October 2018)

Character Creator 3 Tutorial - Getting Started Importing Daz Characters into Character Creator (September 2018)
Character Creator 3 Tutorial - Importing CC3 Characters to Unreal (October 2018)

Character Creator 3 Tutorial - Optimizing Character Wearables (September 2018)

Character Creator 3 Tutorial - Optimizing Object Elements (September 2018)
Character Creator 3 Tutorial - Setting Up LOD for CC3 Characters in Unity 3D - by Reallusion (December 2018)
Character Creator 3 Tutorial - Setting up LOD for CC3 Characters in Unreal with Auto-Setup Plugin - by Reallusion (January 2019)

Character Creator 3 Pipeline Beginners Guide - Introduction - by WarLord (November 2018)
Character Creator 3 - Workaround for Using Morph to Control Mouth & Teeth (December 2018)

Character Creator to Unreal Part 1: Character Creation (November 2015)

Character Creator to Unreal Part 2: Body Animation in iClone (November 2015)

Character Creator to Unreal Part 3: Facial Animation in iClone (November 2015)

Character Creator to Unreal Part 4: Export & Material Settings (November 2015)

Character Creator to Unreal Part 5: Animation & Control in Unreal (November 2015)

Character Creator Tutorial Adding a Root to Bone Hierarchy in Maya (February 2016)

Character Creator Tutorial Animation Retargeting in Unreal (February 2016)

Character Creator Tutorial Character Creator Basics & Ul (September 2015)

Character Creator tutorial Designing Apocalyptic 3D Garments for Doomsday Survivors (September 2018)

Clean Kinect body mocap with Blender 3D - by Mark; IllusionLab / tinbots (August 2018)

Cloth Physics Weight Painting with 3D Coat for iClone (April 2018)

Converting Multi-material Assets to Alembic - using DAZ Genesis Character as Example (July 2016)

Crazy Talk 8 Quickly create a 3D head from one image (March 2016)

CrazyTalk 8 Tutorial Exporting CT8 Heads to 3D Tools (January 2016)
Create 3D heads with CrazyTalk 8 & 3D.sk Photos (May 2016)
Creating an Action Movie Sequence with iClone 6 (May 2016)

Creating and Animating a Chacter Scene in iClone October 5, 2016

Creating Custom Morphs in Character Creator - by WarLord (February 2016)
Creating facial hair with the Blender Hair Tool - by Mike Kelley (August 2018)
Creating SubProps from FBX - by Mike Kelley (March 2018)

Creating zBrush Morphs & Characters for iClone (February 2016)

CT8 to CC3 - by Rampa (December 2018)
Crying Texture Tutorial - by WolfzoneTV (January 2014)

DAZ Clothing to Character Creator 3 via Object Create - by WarLord (October 2018)

Daz Hair to CC3 - Creating physics weight maps - by Mike Kelley (October 2018)

Daz Morphs to CC3 - Head Only - by Mike Kelley (October 2018)

Daz prop morphs to iClone - by Mike Kelley (July 2018)

Daz Studio to Character Creator 3 - Transforming Daz 3D characters into Character Creator 3 (September 2018)

Daz to Blender to 3DXChange to iClone - by Mike Kelley (October 2018)

Daz to CC3 3.01 and iClone - by Mike Kelley (October 2018)

Daz to CC3 clothing -- conforming tight fitting clothes - by Mike Kelley (November 2018)

Daz to CC3 -- Edit cloth weights - by Mike Kelley (November 2018)
Daz to CC3 - Troubleshooting and addition advantages - by Mike Kelley (October 2018)

Daz to iClone 6 Tutorial Importing Daz Genesis 2 Characters to iClone (February 2015)

Daz troublesome clothing to CC3 - by Mike Kelley (October 2018)

Down & Dirty Paths - by SmallWStudio (September 2018)

Down and dirty using Transformer in CC3 - by Mike Kelley (November 2018)
Dreamland Poser Models to iClone - by Mike Kelley (August 2018)
Dummies on a Path - by SmallWStudio (June 2015)

Easy iClone 7 Movement & Follow Cam Tutorial Demo (July 2017)
Editing baked physics with the curve editor - by stuckon3d (December 2017)

Exploding Spaceship - by Rampa (November 2018)
Exporting CC3 Base Characters to Unity - by Reallusion (November 2018)

EZ Motions Run Hill on Vimeo

First Look iClone 7 Adjust Color Panel - by WarLord (June 2017)

First Look iClone 7 Direct FBX Export - by WarLord (June 2017)

First Look iClone 7 Global Illumination - by WarLord (June 2017)

First Look iClone 7 Improved Facial Bone System - by WarLord (June 2017)

First Look iClone 7 Morph Creator - by WarLord (June 2017)

First Look iClone 7 Restoring iClone 6 Camera - by WarLord (June 2017)

First Look iClone 7 LUT Feature - by WarLord (June 2017)

Five minute Daz Clothing to Character Creator Tutorial - by Mike Kelley (April 2018)

Fixing Z-space texture sorting isssues - by Rampa (November 2018)
Flyin' Monkeys! On My! - by SmallWStudio (March 2015)

FREE Tutorial, IClone 3DXchange converting to l-Motion format (November 2018)

Full Collection of Substance Materials for iClone
Gale Galaxy Scene Layout - by SmallWStudio (July 2015)

Grass roots GRASS and Static Crowd Population in iClone 7 (November 2018)

HDRi Fundamentals 25 (June 2017)

High Heel Character Import to Unreal Engine 4 Character Creator 2 (April 2017)

How To Create Fast Camera Blocking for Previsualization Using iClone With Shot Designer (December 2016)
How to export DAZ Characters for CC3 - by Mike Kelley (October 2018)
iCar Tweakin' - by SmallWStudio (February 2015)
iClone "London Flyover" Tutorial - by SmallWStudio (May 2016)

iClone "mirror trick" using Fusion 9 - by Mark; IllusionLab / tinbots (June 2018)

iClone Tutorial Smooth Camera Movement (January 2015)

iClone 3D Blocks Optimized for Substance Super Tools (September 2017)
iClone 3D Video Compositing Made easy (June 2016)

iClone Featured Developer Demo - Explosive Studios (December 2015)

iClone 6 - Keyboard Mouse Navigation (December 2014)

iClone 6 - Lights (and Mason) (December 2014)

iClone 6 - What is it ? - by WarLord (December 2014)

iClone 6 - Where is it ? - by WarLord (December 2014)

iClone 6 - Your first scene - by WarLord (January 2015)

iClone 6 Beginner's Guide: Animating with Motion Clips (March 2015)

iClone 6 Beginner's Guide: Basic Camerawork (March 2015)

iClone Beginner's Guide: Basic Scene Lighting (March 2015)

iClone Beginner's Guide: Importing Characters with 3DXchange (March 2015)

iClone Beginner's Guide: Importing Props with 3DXchange (March 2015)

iClone 6 Beginners Tutorial - by WarLord (April 2015)

iClone 6 Demo - Super VFX 200 (March 2016)
iClone 6 Drag and Drop Textures - by SmallWStudio (December 2014)
iClone 6: Epic SuperCut 2016 - by JasonJBrown (April 2016)
iClone 6 Feature Demo - Light Effects (December 2014)

iClone 6 Intro - How to create fast 3D animation (May 2015)

iClone 6 Tutorial - 3 Point Lighting for Realistic Humans (April 2016)

iClone 6 Tutorial - Basics of Rigid Body Physics (January 2015)

iClone 6 Tutorial - Character Compositing & Lighting Setup in Indigo (May 2016)

iClone 6 Tutorial - Compositing Real Actors in a Virtual Set (April 2016)

iClone 6 Tutorial - Creating 3D Video Effects in iClone (April 2016)

iClone 6 Tutorial - Creating a Dramatic Fighting Sequence (April 2015)

iClone 6 Tutorial - Creating an Outdoor Scene with Videos (March 2016)

iClone 6 Tutorial - Creating a Virtual Studio Scene Intro (May 2016)
iClone 6 Tutorial: Creating Your First Scene - by WarLord (July 2015)

iClone 6 Tutorial - Custom Clothing Design with Professional Outfits (May 2016)

iClone 6 Tutorial - Displacement Maps (January 2015)

iClone 6 Tutorial - Integrating Videos into a 3D Scene (March 2016)

iClone 6 Tutorial - Intro to Displacement Power Tools (April 2015)

iClone 6 Tutorial - Intro to Professional Outfits (May 2016)

iClone 6 Tutorial - Intro to Realistic Human 100 Detailed 3D Face Generation (April 2016)

iClone 6 Tutorial - Intro to Substance Materials (December 2014)

iClone 6 Tutorial - Kinect Motion Capture Editing (May 2015)

iClone 6 Tutorial - Previz Camera Movement with Prop Puppet (November 2015)

iClone 6 Tutorial - Physics Constraint Basics (January 2015)

IClone 6 Tutorial - Physics Constraint Machines Part 1 (February 2015)

iClone 6 Tutorial - Physics Constraint Machines Part 2 (February 2015)

iClone 6 Tutorial - Realtime Surface Smoothing (January 2015)

iClone 6 Tutorial - Soft cloth for Character Clothing (December 2014)

iClone 6 Tutorial - Soft cloth Wind Effects (January 2015)

iClone 6 Tutorial - SpeedTree Basics (December 2014)

iClone 6 Tutorial - Using Paths Part 1 Prop Movement (May 2015)

iClone 6 Tutorial - Using Paths Part 2: Camera Control for Star Wars Shots (May 2015)

iClone 6.2 Improved Lip-syncing (August 2015)

iClone 6.3 Feature Update (December 2015)

iClone 6.4 Tutorial - Compositing Real Actors in a Vitual Set (April 2016)

iClone 6.5 Tutorial - 3DXchange to Sketchfab (October 2016)

iClone 6.5 Tutorial - Assigning PBR Textures in Sketchfab (Octoer 2016)

iClone 6.5 Tutorial - Character Creator to Sketchfab (October 2016)

iClone 6.5 Tutorial - Converting iProps to iAvatars (September 2016)

iClone 6.5 Tutorial - Customizing & Animating Vehicles (September 2016)

iClone 6.5 Tutorial - Customizing MixMoves Animations (July 2016)

iClone 6.5 Tutorial - Embedding PBR Textures in Zip Files for Sketchfab Publishing (October 2016)

iClone 6.5 Tutorial - Intro to MixMoves Animation (July 2016)

iClone 6.5 Tutorial - Mixamo to iClone Part 1 Importing Motions to iClone (October 2016)

iClone 6.5 Tutorial - Mixamo to iClone Part 2: Importing Mixamo Characters with Animations to iClone (October 2016)

iClone 6.5 Tutorial - Walking & Changing Direction (June 2016)

iClone 7 Auxiliary Lighting For Characters - by WarLord (August 2017)

iClone 7 Dark Lighting - by WarLord (September 2017)

iClone 7 Master of your Terrain (July 2017)

iClone 7 New Features Guide (July 2017)

iClone 7 Rolling Background Project Tutorial (September 2017)

iClone 7 Tessellation Props (September 2017)

iClone 7 Walk the Distance & Follow Cam (July 2017)

iClone 7 & Substance Painter Tutorial: Material Color ID for iClone (November 2017)

iClone 7 & Substance Painter Tutorial: Material Overhaul (November 2017)

iClone 7 Basics Tutorial - Content Manager (July 2018)

iClone 7 Basics Tutorial - Getting Started with Scene Creation July 2018)

iClone 7 Basics Tutorial - Intro to Camera (July 2018)

iClone 7 Basics Tutorial - Intro to Lighting (July 2018)

iClone 7 Basics Tutorial - Intro to Rendering (July 2018)

iClone 7 Basics Tutorial - Linking and Attaching (July 2018)

iClone 7 Basics Tutorial - Material and Texture Settings (July 2018)

iClone 7 Basics Tutorial - Object Selection (July 2018)

iClone 7 Basics Tutorial - Object Transformation Move, Rotate, Scale (July 2018)

iClone 7 Basics Tutorial - User Interface (July 2018)

iClone 7 Basics Tutorial - Viewport Navigation (July 2018)

iClone 7 Dogfight Demonstration (December 2017)

iClone 7 Facial Animation Technology (2018)

iClone 7 Functional Demo Super Substance Tools (June 2017)

iClone 7 Holding Musical Instruments Two Handed Props - by WarLord (November 2017)

iClone 7 physics part 1 - Interaction between characters and objects - by TheSketchyfreak (September 2017)

iClone 7 physics part 2 - Interaction between characters and objects - by TheSketchyfreak (September 2017)

iClone 7 physics Tutorial - Individual (Car) suspensions and frontdrive - by TheSketchyfreak (August 2017)
iClone 7 physics Tutorial - rigid body Simulation - basics - by TheSketchyfreak (September 2017)
iClone 7 physics Tutorial - Simulation to Animation - by TheSketchyfreak (September 2017)
iClone 7 physics quick tutorial - ballistic canon shot - by TheSketchyfreak (November 2017)

iClone 7 Quick Tip - Gl and Large Scenes (July 2017)

iClone 7 Tutorial - 3D Blocks & Mesh Data (October 2017)

iClone 7 Tutorial - Adjust Color Panel (June 2017)

iClone 7 Tutorial - Ambient Occlusion Settings (June 2017)

iClone 7 Tutorial - Assassin Studio Mocap Series - by WarLord (May 2018)

iClone 7 Tutorial - Blending Substance Materials (September 2017)

iClone 7 Tutorial - Convert Traditional Contents to PBR (August 2017)

iClone 7 Tutorial - Convert Traditional Projects to PBR (August 2017)

iClone 7 Tutorial - Creating Interactive Vehicles (July 2018)

iClone 7 Tutorial - Custom LUT in Photoshop (August 2017)

iClone 7 Tutorial - Darken Shadow Setting (June 2017)

iClone 7 Tutorial - Exporting FBX via iClone (March 2018)

iClone 7 Tutorial - Face Key Editing (June 2017)

iClone 7 Tutorial - Face Puppet (June 2017)

iClone 7 Tutorial - Facial Animation Real Practice (June 2017)

iClone 7 Tutorial - Flexing Character's Muscles with Morphing Animation (September 2017)

iClone 7 Tutorial - GI Anchor Follow for Large Scene Illumination (September 2017)

iClone 7 Tutorial - GI Basics Part 1 (July 2017)

iClone 7 Tutorial - GI Basics Part 2 (July 2017)

iClone 7 Tutorial - GI Voxel Introduction (July 2017)

iClone 7 Tutorial - Global Ilumination (June 2017)

iClone 7 Tutorial - HDR Bloom Enhancement (December 2017)

iClone 7 Tutorial - How to Bake IBL (June 2017)

iClone 7 Tutorial - Importing Cameras from Maya (June 2017)

iClone 7 Tutorial - Integrating CG shadows on 2D background (June 2017)

iClone 7 Tutorial - Intro to Substance Materials (July 2017)

iClone 7 Tutorial - Lighting a Scene with All Available Tools - by stuckon3d (June 2017)

iClone 7 Tutorial - LUT Animation Gl project (August 2017)
iClone 7 Tutorial - make special motions with physics (ragdoll) - by TheSketchyfreak (September 2017)

iClone 7 Tutorial - Morph Editing and Timeline Update Rules Part l (February 2018)

iClone 7 Tutorial - Morph Editing and Timeline Update Rules Part 2 (February 2018)

iClone 7 Tutorial - Multi Materials for 3D Blocks (October 2017)
iClone 7 Tutorial - Physics helps to make props (4K HD) - by TheSketchyfreak (January 2018)
iClone 7 Tutorial - physics in animation (quick Tip) - by TheSketchyfreak (September 2017)

iClone 7 Tutorial - Real Camera System (September 2017)

iClone 7 Tutorial - Shader Conversion (June 2017)

iClone 7 Tutorial - Shadow Casting (June 2017)

iClone 7 Tutorial - Shadow Catchers and Shadow Casters (June 2017)

iClone 7 Tutorial - Substance Animation (July 2017)

iClone 7 Tutorial - Substance Baking (August 2017)

iClone 7 Tutorial - Three PBR Workflows for Sketchfab Download (September 2017)

iClone 7 Tutorial - Timeline: Enhanced Timeline Features (November 2017)

iClone 7 Tutorial - Timeline: Sampling, Editing & Flattening Motion Clips (November 2017)

iClone 7 Tutorial - Timeline: Speed, Loop and Time Warp (November 2017)

iClone 7 Tutorial - Timeline: Transition Curves (November 2017)

iClone 7 Tutorial - Using iClone and Faceware Facial animation tools (September 2018)

iClone 7 Tutorial - Using Substance Decals (September 2017)

iClone 7 Tutorial - Using the B2M Substance Super Tool (September 2017)

iClone 7 Tutorial - Vitalize Bouncing Ball with Morphing Animation (September 2017)

iClone 7 User Tip Increase the GI Anchor to 5000 - by WarLord (July 2017)

iClone 7 Visual Learning Body Mocap

iClone 7 Visual Learning Body Puppeteering

iClone 7 Visual Learning Direct Puppet

iClone 7 Visual Learning Facial Morph

iClone 7 Visual Learning HumanlK Reach

iClone 7 Visual Learning Link

iClone 7 Visual Learning MixMove

iClone 7 Visual Learning Motion Modifier

iClone 7 Work in Progress 1 Visual Enhancements (October 2016)

iClone 7 Your First Scene - Landscape & Lights - by WarLord (June 2017)

iClone 7.1 Tutorial - Creating Keyframe Animation (February 2018)

iClone 7.1 Tutorial - Curve Editor Getting Started (November 2017)

iClone 7.1 Tutorial - Depth of Field How to Focus (November 2017)

iClone 7.1 Tutorial - Depth of Field Animation (November 2017)

iClone 7.1 Tutorial - Depth of Field Settings (November 2017)

iClone 7.1 Tutorial - DOF Basic Intro (November 2017)

iClone 7.1 Tutorial - Timeline Hand Gesture Clips and Motion Clips (November 2017)

iClone 7.2 Tutorial - Enhanced Glow Settings (December 2017)

iClone 7.2 Tutorial - PopcornFX: Emitter with Sampled Shapes (December 2017)

iClone 7.2 Tutorial - Timeline Enhancements (May 2018)

iClone 7.22 Camera track test (June 2018)

iClone 7.3 Tutorial - Applying Objects to a Path (September 2018)

iClone 7.3 Tutorial - Bezier Curve Editing for Paths (September 2018)

iClone 7.3 Tutorial - Editing Path Position and Offset (September 2018)

iClone 7.3 Tutorial - Getting Started with Motion Paths (September 2018)

iClone 7.2 Tutorial - iClone 7 to Unreal 4 Part 1: Scene & Character Import (April 2018)

iClone 7.2 Tutorial - iClone 7 to Unreal 4 Part 2: Character Animation and Control (April 2018)

iClone 7.2 Tutorial - iClone 7 to Unreal 4 Part 3: iClone and Unreal Material Comparisons (June 2018)

iClone 7.2 Tutorial - iClone 7 to Unreal 4 Part 4: Optimizing iClone Materials in Unreal Engine (June 2018)

iClone 7.21 Tutorial - Daz Genesis Pipeline Part 1 - Enhanced Facial Expression Import (May 2018)

iClone 7.21 Tutorial - Daz Genesis Pipeline Part 2 - Auto Material Enhancement for Character Import (May 2018)

iClone 7.21 Tutorial - Daz Genesis Pipeline Part 3 - Batch PBR Texture Loading (May 2018)

iClone 7.21 Tutorial - Linking and Unlinking for Object Textures (May 2018)

iClone 7.21 Tutorial - Saving & Loading All Textures of Multiple Materials (May 2018)

iClone 7.22 Tutorial - Motion LIVE Multi-Character in OptiTrack (July 2018)

iClone 7.22 Tutorial - Motion LIVE Multi-Character in Perception Neuron (June 2018)

iClone 7.22 Tutorial - Motion LIVE Multi-character in Xsens (July 2018)

iClone 7.22 Tutorial - Motion LIVE Settings for Body Mocap (July 2018)

iClone alembic export to Blender 2.8 tut 01 - Mark; IllusionLab / tinbots (November 2018)

iClone alembic export to Blender 2.8 tut 02 - Mark; IllusionLab / tinbots (November 2018)

iClone Animation to Unity3D Part One - Voice Recording & Lip-Sync (November 2015)

iClone Animation to Unity3D Part Two - Lip Editor and Face Puppet (November 2015)

iClone Animation to Unity3D Part Three - Motion Puppet and Layer Editing (November 2015)

iClone Animation to Unity3D Part Four - Collect Clip for 3DXchange (November 2015)

iClone Animation to Unity3D Part Five - Export Character and Animation (November 2015)

iClone Basics - Camera Navigation (August 2015)

iClone Basics - Drag & Drop Application (August 2015)

iClone Basics - Link & Attach (August 2015)

iClone Basics - Prop Movement and Manipulation (August 2015)

iClone Basics - Prop Puppet Animation (Novmber 2015)

iClone Basics - Timeline Part 1 Props (August 2015)

iClone Basics - Timeline Part 2 Characters (August 2015)

iClone Basics - Transform vs. Physics Wheel Animation (October 2015)

iClone Beginner's Guide - Basic Scene Lighting (March 2015)

iClone Beginner's Guide - Importing Characters with 3DXchange (March 2015)

iClone Beginner's Guide - Importing Non-Human Characters (Apil 2015)

iClone Beginner's Guide - Scene Creation Part 1 (April 2015)

iClone Beginner's Guide - Scene Creation Part 2 (April 2015)

iClone Character Creator Tutorial - Adding Custom Decals (September 2015)

iClone Character Creator Tutorial - Advanced Facial Modification Orc (October 2015)

iClone Character Creator Tutorial - Advanced Facial Modification Vampire (September 2015)

iClone Character Creator Tutorial - Body Morphing Basics (September 2015)

iClone Chacter Creator Tutorial - Bump up the visual quality (April 2016)

iClone Character Creator Tutorial - Character Creator Basics &Ul (September 2015)

iClone Character Creator Tutorial - Clothing Design & Structure (September 2015)

iClone Character Creator Tutorial - Conforming Clothing & Layering (September 2015)

iClone Character Creator Tutorial - Create Custom Morph Sliders for Stylized 3D Characters in v14 (February 2016)

iClone Character Creator Tutorial - Creating a Star Trek Facial Normal Map (November 2015)

iClone Character Creator Tutorial - Creating Custom Fabrics (September 2015)

iClone Character Creator Tutorial - Custom Facial Texture Maps with 3D Coat (November 2015)

iClone Character Creator Tutorial - Soft Cloth Physics & Collision Setup (November 2015)

iClone Characters to Unity3D Part Four Import to Unity and Mecanim (November 2015)

iClone Characters to Unity3D Part One Character Creation (November 2015)

iClone Characters to Unity3D Part Two Animation Design (November 2015)

iClone Characters to Unty3D Part Three Export Setup (November 2015)
iClone Faceware Virtual Cam Tutorial - by Mike Kelley (September 2017)

iClone Feature Story - by Mark Pleasant (Small Wonder Studio Animated Projections) (April 2018)
iClone Hoops Tut - by SmallWStudio (February 2015)

iClone Motion LIVE - Unified Motion Capture for Face, Body and Hand (July 2018)
iClone Python - Controlling materials with sound part 1 - by Mike Kelley (January 2019)
iClone Python - Diffuse Material Changes - (emulating step curves) - by Mike Kelley (January 2019)
iClone Python - Install Libraries - by Mike Kelley (January 2019)
iClone Python - Misc Rotation and Generalized Function - by Mike Kelley (January 2019)
iClone Python - Prop rotations - by Mike Kelley (January 2019)
iClone Python - Remapping Bone Motions to Props - by Mike Kelley (January 2019)

iClone to Blender for render pt 01 (November 2018)

iClone and Hitfilm HD By Adolf Navarro (April 2017)

iClone VR360 Tutorial (July 2016)

Image plains for CC3 - by Rampa (December 2018)

lray for Character Creator Tutorial Intro to Super Shader (October 2018)

Iray for Character Creator Tutorial Quick Intro to lray Plug-in (September 2018)

lray for Character Creator Tutorial Render Settings (October 2018)

lray for Character Creator Tutorial Super Shader Auto-Convert (November 2018)

lray for Character Creator Tutorial Super Shader Multiplier Settings (September 2018)

Iray for Character Creator Tutorial Super Shader Reflection Settings (September 2018)

Ladder climb basic animation - by Rampa (December 2018)
lightwrapping in iClone - by stuckon3d (September 2017)

Making New EyeBones for iClone using 3DXchange Free Tutorial (November 2018)
Making Sub props to adjust Daz Models for iClone - by Mike Kelley (December 2017)

Mapping video to prop or sky - by Rampa (July 2018)

Marvelous Designer - Texture Manipulation, Blankets and Draping - by WarLord (December 2018)

Marvelous Designer/CC3 - Pajama Bottoms - Your First Creation - by WarLord (December 2018)

Material Designing using iClone Super Substance Tools-Battle Mech Series Helmet (September 2017)

Mirror Technique (Iclone 7) (February 2018)

Mocap Tests 2 - Alien Interface & Reluctant Mage (February 2016)

My Lighting in iClone Part 1 - by Mike Kelley (August 2018)
Nightbots - by Mike Kelley (January 2019)

PBR texturing in 3D Coat Tutorial - by Jaakko Saari (September 2016)

Poledance - by Delerner (November 2018)

popVideo 3 Tutorial Import and Export Options (April 2016)

Quick Look - Character/Prop Interaction - by WarLord (December 2014)
Quick "low poly" landscape with 3D Coat - by Mark; IllusionLab / tinbots (January 2019)

Quick Mixamo Import to Unreal 4 Character Creator 2 (March 2017)

Realistic Ocean Tutorial in Cinema 4D using HOT4d (November 2016)

Realistic Ocean Tutorial in Cinema 4D using HOT4d Part 2 (November 2016)

Real Time Graphics Digital Human (March 2018)

Removing the shiny - by Rampa (July 2018)

Rendering time and quality by lray (March 2017)

Renderosity Dreamland Models to iClone - by Mike Kelley (June 2018)
Renderosity Quick Look Sculptris Pro zBrush - by WarLord (May 2018)
Sam's Office - by SmallWStudio (May 2016)

Solar System IClone Promo (July 2017)

Star Wars Fan Film DIY Guide iClone 3D with HitFilm VFX - by DarthAngelus (February 2017)

Super Substance Materials Tools Decal Substance Tool (February 2015)

Super Substance Tools A B Blend (June 2017)

Super Substance Tools Aging Tool (June 2017)

Super Substance Tools Mixer Tool (June 2017)
The Background Plate - by SmallWStudio (March 2015)
(The) Background Plates Part 2 - by SmallWStudio (March 2015)

The Mini iClone School Lesson - Lighting a Dark Room (May 2016)
The Real Benny Dee - Demo Reel (August 2017) - NIGHT LIGHT TV

Tutorial Playset UN Task Force Adding particle dust effects to the Humvees (June 2017)

Tutorial Playset UN Task Force - Using the Physics Toolbox in the Humvees (June 2017)

UGEE 2150 Drawing Monitor & iClone - by WarLord (June 2017)

Unreal Engine 4 (2018) Ridiculous Realistic Looking Characters! DEMO (March 2018)

Unreal Engine 4 Rig Export Character Creator 2 (March 2017)
Using an FBX file inside of iClone (requires XChange 6 though) - by Mike Kelley (March 2018)

Using the Color ID system for Clothing Variation - by WarLord (March 2017)
Using Opaciy to Alter Props - by WarLord (March 2014)
Using Simple Gravity for FX - by WarLord (April 2014)
Using Simple Gravity for FX Part 2 - Falling - by WarLord (April 2014)

World Creator 2 quick look (July 2018)

By Rampa - 6 Years Ago

Here are some good starter videos for iClone 7.

iClone 7 beginner videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eL28zlub8uw

Navigation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i694uwkxeDc

Tranformation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jL3sJKsp1rw

Camera

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Za2HODK2ACk

attaching

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=266TIG8gRB4

Lighting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpsd3bURsuU

rendering

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhNdGQVpDRY

Material

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZ9FBhibMsw

Content

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZNjkA29i00

Scene

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNC97guEYQs

Find more tutorials here. Look for the iClone 7 playlist. It has 88 total videos so far.

https://www.youtube.com/user/Reallusion/playlists

By dougbussell - 6 Years Ago

Holy Crap-I may have You Tubed search but noting like that kind of list. Looks like a few sleepless nights are in my future.
Thank you
D

By diomkal - 6 Years Ago

Thank you Rampa

By Alan_M - 6 Years Ago

dougbussell (12/23/2018)

As the creator of the iClone 6 Fundamentals course I am obliged to say that although there is still stuff in it that is relevant, iClone 7 has changed so much that you would not benefit from buying it, much that I would love the royalties. There are too many reasons to mentioned but the big two things to point out are that the menu system has changed to accommodate new features and some items have even been moved from the pull down menus into dialog boxes like 'Project Settings'. Nothing more annoying trying to follow a tutorial and finding you can't because the menu item is simply not there. The other big one of course is PBR which is just not in iC6 and makes the whole lighting module pretty much redundant.

sonic7 and Rampa are have provided an excellent list of free YouTube tutorials and undoubtedly right now this is the way to go for the moment.

I wish you well in your adventure with iClone.

By prodos - 6 Years Ago

Greetings & Merry Christmas.

I'm a newbie/beginner with iClone and possess a LOW level of technical savvy with this sort of stuff.

Notwithstanding Alan_M's professional modesty & admirable honesty, I'm currently working my way through Alan_M's course and finding it VERY helpful.

Yes, there are things it doesn't & can't cover, since iClone has continued to advance in so many wonderful ways.

But there are a LOT of things the Alan_M course DOES cover -- and does so without hype ... steadily, patiently and with such incredible thoroughness.

The tone of the course is sober and steady -- in that practical-minded, nuts-and-bolts way that's made the Brits such outstanding engineers & innovators.

That may not suit everyone. For me, it's "practically perfect".

The above videos, recommended by Rampa are, of course, very good.

But, personally -- at this early stage of my understanding -- I've found them difficult to follow since they leave out steps or assume a level of familiarity with terms and workflows that I lack.

In conclusion ...

I highly recommend the Alan_M course.

It's massive, it's logical, and it's superbly well organised.

By Alan_M - 6 Years Ago

Wow Prodos, I am truly humbled by your reply, it is very kind of you.

I have myself viewed many tutorials, both professional and amateur in my time and have found a great number can be infuriating to make your way through. So, when I designed that course I tried my best to avoid all the pet hates I had come across in other videos. The main thing was to produce a Project based course that had a structure that could be easily followed and the second was not to shy away from trouble shooting. The authors of far too may tutorials in my opinion, when they come across a technical problem that stops them in their tracks, they either gloss over the issue or far worse, they completely edit it out as though it never happened. This leaves the viewer in a difficult position if they come across that problem, which is very likely, as they have no idea how to deal with it. I always feel it is better to show how you deal with such things and create workarounds or fixes, just as you would in the real world when running into software issues.

I am very glad you are enjoying the course and thanks again for such a positive review. My hope is to produce an iClone 7 version which I am negotiating with Reallusion about, so we shall see what 2019 brings.

By sonic7 - 6 Years Ago

Alan, it was an oversight on my part, not having included your course in this list. (I've since rectified that). I do appreciate the enormous effort that goes in to producing such a course. I'm thrilled to hear of the possibility that an ●iClone 7● course may possibly eventuate --- I sure hope it does. The reality is that iClone software (and it's features) has grown exponentially in the past couple of years (a mere 24 months). It's going a little to fast for me personally, but - well - that's progress. The natural implication of that is that *good*, up to date learning courses need (unfortunately) to also be available at an exponential rate.

I take my hat off to you for being involved with an such an endeavor - and do wish you the very best with the 'negotiations' Wink

By prodos - 6 Years Ago

Greetings Alan,

You're very welcome!

My hope is to produce an iClone 7 version which I am negotiating with Reallusion about, so we shall see what 2019 brings.

The Reallusion developers are obviously brilliant and inspired individuals -- and very competitive -- advancing their 2D & 3D software in leaps and bounds.

The problem is that this kind of "overdrive" energy does not necessarily make for good instructors.

A lot of people know how to use technology in amazing ways. Very FEW people know how to TEACH.

I've learned more about using iClone correctly just from following your careful, thorough overview of iClone's MENU items (!!) then I have from watching dozens of hours of those other way-too-fast, way too hyped up, completely incomplete, careless tutorials.

I'm not exaggerating.

The best thing REALLUSION could do for its truly exciting products is invest HEAPS in calm (I repeat: calm), steady-minded, honest-to-goodness, no-nonsense teachers.

That would be a very good and a very profitable business decision for REALLUSION.

Well ... enough "writing to Alan"! I must now get back to "listening to Alan"!
Yes, back to my iClone tutorials.

The good stuff! Smile

By sonic7 - 6 Years Ago

prodos .... you do make some very *valid* points here for sure.
I'll personally now be *totally honest* - When it comes to *purchasing instructional videos* - I'm a cheapskate - no doubt about it (well let's just say that many a $ is spent on the 'software' - so there's not much 'left over' - lol) ...
Which is *why* - I've always sort out the "freebies" .... (I don't think I'm alone with this approach) However, once you find a *good* teacher (read; no hype, talk you through like a 'friend' approach) - then I'd personally be prepared to pay a reasonable amount for that instructor's expertise ...
(and I also by the way, make reference to 'WarLord' here - for all his efforts - as well as others like Rampa, IllusionLab, Kelleytoons etc)....

By justaviking - 6 Years Ago

I'm going to link to a video with some great advice.
(I've shared this before, but it's relevant to this thread.)

Andrew Price (a.k.a. Blender Guru) talks about the **VALUE** of paying for training (and better hardware). He makes some great points. In terms of paying for training, assuming it's good training, you not only learn faster, but you learn proper techniques, "why" you do things, and you avoid learning bad habits. For me, iClone and my other software toys are just that - toys - so I'm very reluctant to spend much money on them. Even so, I can see that he makes several very compelling points.

By prodos - 6 Years Ago

Greetings sonic7.

When it comes to *purchasing instructional videos - I'm a cheapskate

You want "cheapskate"?!

I'm a Greek-Australian (Full name: Prodos Stefanos Nicholaou Marinakis). I think that tells you everything you need to know! BigGrin

However, once you come to realize properly a *good* teacher (read; no hype, talk you through like a 'friend' approach) - then I'd personally be prepared to pay a reasonable amount for that instructor's expertise ...

Absolutely agree.

I hesitated a loooong time before buying Alan's course (for the above ethnic + possibly a few rational reasons to boot).

So glad I finally took the plunge.

Mind you, it was on special at the time.

But it all worked out just fine in the end. Cool

By sonic7 - 6 Years Ago

@Dennis ----- Well I've seen some of Andrew's videos before (to do with Blender) - but - in this particular presentation I have to say - he makes a lot of sense. (not that he doesn't make sense with Blender). Mind you - the final 'judgement call' about free vs paid is still down to partly a 'subjective' call. Personally, I think you get to *know* whether you're 'relating' to an instructor (or not). Prodos' mention of 'hype' vs 'true teaching ability' is very true. The hard part with psid is knowing what the experience is going to be like. But with all this discussion, I do feel that Alan's 'reputation' as a teacher has been shown to be solid.

@Prodos - I think, to be totally honest, you readily *get to know* an instructor's 'manner' - when you have access to 'listen' to them - 'free' means you *can* readily listen & decide. With *paid* - you're buying into a bit of an 'unknown', - though you could *miss a good opportunity*, because of 'holding-off' purchasing ....

I think it's a *trust* thing, and I'm a very 'wary' person at times -- lol ....

By jarretttowe - 6 Years Ago

Paid versus free is simple...people are more likely to use something they paid for versus something they got for free.
Reallusion should have a master class training series on udemy that addresses every aspect of their software. I really like their recent youtube focus, but they should be doing this continually...and they should reach out to veterans here to produce videos on specific topics, and there should be a focus on basics...scene creation, planning, camera movement, character interaction, etc. Of course, we want the technical stuff too, but a robust training course on udemy would be huge for the platform. Having a course on udemy would also spur creation of other training courses. And the more training available, the more the user base will grow.

By sonic7 - 6 Years Ago

Hi Jarret " .... people are more likely to use something they paid for versus something they got for free .... "
Ideally yes - I'd agree - unfortunately, in my situation I'm guilty of *failing* to use stuff I've paid for and, at times, go hammer and tong at eeking out the 'free' lol ....
But I have to agree with your observation about the need for a 'robust' course - focused on 'basics' ....
The acid test would be - If I can understand it (and get 'productive') - then it's a *good* course - lol

By dougbussell - 6 Years Ago

Sonic7
I thank you again for this growing list. The information provided in these videos is helping shorten the learning curve.Your hard work in cataloging and listing these is greatly appreciated. And to the monitors of the form posts\lists like this should be pinned to the top. It is very helpful and answers many questions.

By sonic7 - 6 Years Ago

Well thank YOU Doug for starting this thread .... it's most productive I feel ... Smile

I look at it this way .... I'm:
* Not Computer Illiterate (not totally anyway)
* I'm a 'creative' person with a passion for Audio Visual
* A bit of a 'Perfectionist' - to my own downfall
I *hate* reading 'manuals' - love watching instructional Videos ....
So, as a result I love to engage with the likes of WarLord, Rampa, Kelleytoons, Mark (IllusionLab) etc etc ... I get 'bits' from all their Videos ...
But maybe 'structured' is what I need .....

By iamdb768 - 6 Years Ago

All youtube videos were very good. Thanks for this.

By argus1000 - 6 Years Ago

I was happy to purchase Allan M's "iclone 6 fundamentals" when it came out and, now that we're talking about it,
I'm going to watch this course again. It's worth it.

By AutoDidact - 6 Years Ago

IMHO There are far too many free knowledge resources online to even consider paying

for anything 3D/CG related instruction.

However I respect those who offer quality paid instruction.

I have a huge library of video tutorials(17 gigabytes)

For C4D,Lightwave ,After effects,nexlimit realflow,Endorphin and of course Iclone, going back to the version 5.5 days

for me the best way to learn is with real projects with real objectives.

I am completely self educated in 3DCG via free online Tutorials

As little as three years ago ,I did not even know how to model anything of a complex shape

and knew very little about alpha channel based compositing & VFX

however with the help of free tuorials on YT, I have managed to liberate myself from a whims of Daz

clothing content makers and now create my own custom clothing and other items for my Sci fi base animations.

https://forum.reallusion.com/uploads/images/c0641ac6-fc67-48ed-a945-0e42.jpg

I personally found the reallusion video's By Kai extremely helpful when I migrated from vestigial Poser "pro"

to Iclone 5.5 for Character animation.

By Rogue Anime - 6 Years Ago

argus1000 (12/26/2018)

I was happy to purchase Allan M's "iclone 6 fundamentals" when it came out and, now that we're talking about it, I'm going to watch this course again. It's worth it.

I agree - I purchased Alan's course for iClone 6. Agreed there are many other sources for the same info, but having it all in one place and with specific breakdowns for reference is awesome, plus Alan has a style that is very warm & user friendly. It only left me with ONE QUESTION:
WILL ALAN NOW MAKE ONE FOR iCLONE 7?? Inquiring minds want to know! How about it Alan? Smooooth

~V~

By animagic - 6 Years Ago

Since the OP is just starting out, I recommended checking out the current collection of free tutorials first.

I bought Alan's course and I don't regret it, but there are changes in iClone 7 that may not be obvious unless you are familiar with both versions.

EDIT: I just noticed that even Alan himself doesn't recommend buying it.

Also, free or paid, the most important aspect of training that it is or is kept relevant.

By prodos - 6 Years Ago

Greetings.

Rogue Anime (12/27/2018)

ONE QUESTION:
WILL ALAN NOW MAKE ONE FOR iCLONE 7?? Inquiring minds want to know! How about it Alan?

At THIS comment -- earlier on this thread -- Alan M wrote:

My hope is to produce an iClone 7 version which I am negotiating with Reallusion about, so we shall see what 2019 brings.

As iClone development zooms along, a comprehensive, professionally put together new course is vital -- now more than ever.

I join Rogue Anime -- and many others -- in strongly supporting a new Alan M course.

In fact I think it would be ideal if it was a sort of ongoing "subscription" course that was updated every time iClone got updated.

The modular format of Alan M's iClone 6 course already lends itself to that approach.

Imagine a course that was hardly ever out-of-date! Perhaps lagging no more than a week or two behind each iClone improvement!

What a competitive advantage that would give Reallusion!

Smile

By prodos - 6 Years Ago

animagic (12/27/2018)

... I just noticed that even Alan himself doesn't recommend buying it.
.

True.

However, I'm currently working my way through Alan M's course and am finding it VERY helpful.

By Alan_M - 6 Years Ago

prodos (12/27/2018)

Greetings.

As iClone development zooms along, a comprehensive, professionally put together new course is vital -- now more than ever.
I join Rogue Anime -- and many others -- in strongly supporting a new Alan M course.
In fact I think it would be ideal if it was a sort of ongoing "subscription" course that was updated every time iClone got updated.
The modular format of Alan M's iClone 6 course already lends itself to that approach.
Imagine a course that was hardly ever out-of-date! Perhaps lagging no more than a week or two behind each iClone improvement!
What a competitive advantage that would give Reallusion!

Smile

First off I would like to say a big thank you to all those who have been good enough in this thread to say such positive things about by course and indeed my teaching style. Comments like this very much encourage me to look to push forward with creating another one.

Prodos's comment about a course that gets updated is very valid and something I will definitely consider. A lot of people, including some of the Reallusion staff I deal with do not understand how long it takes to create a course like the Fundamenals series, it was in excess of 50 hours and even working with Makin Movies handling all the editorial it took many months to create. During that time iClone 6 did get updated and menu items moved and new ones appeared resulting in an addendum video being generated to cope with that. It is very hard to throw away hours of recorded material and start again.

The other thing that a lot of end users do not realise is how long it takes to record the material, a lot of YouTube videos are done on the fly and often leave in fluff and errors, though a lot are also truly excellent. To get a recording of the type that is in the Fundamentals course-ware we have learnt that it takes about one day to get one clean hour of usable recording. I tend to do a lot of pre-planning of the structure and content before actual recording and if I run into one of those outstanding iClone gotchas then I have to go away, find a solution, and then come back and design that into the recording session, the brass bolts on the pub bench being an example.

So, the long and the short of it is that it takes many months to create during which time you cannot really work on commercial projects, which means no income. In the case of the last course Makin Movies paid me an advance on the royalties so I was able survive through the creation process. The commitment since the previous course, has been too great for myself to have contemplated a new course of the same volume. However, things have changed for me in my work life and I now find myself in a position were a I can seriously consider producing another course.

Unless there are any strong objections I will either point RL at this thread, or cut and past some of the comments about my course and teaching style as this will undoubtedly help me with my negotiations with Reallusion to do another course.

Thanks again one and all for your kind comments.

By Alan_M - 6 Years Ago

Just one more thing (A famous quote)

I would like to ask of those that have purchased and gone through our course what their opinion is of the first module on the iClone UI.

The reason for this is that module was a bone on contention at one point between ourselves and Reallsion. RL felt that no one would pay for a course module just about the UI. Ultimately I belive most people bought the bundled course so it became irrelevant, but at one point they were even considering giving it away.

I personnaly feel there is value in knowing where to find things and also what all those menu items and dialogs actually do.

What are you thoughts on this?

All the best

By sonic7 - 6 Years Ago

My biggest regret (with 'hindsight' now gained) is that I didn't "commence" my exposure to iClone two to three years ago with iClone 6 AND *your Course* (based on what I've heard about it). That would've put me in good stead, maximizing my learning experience, and 'cushioning' the iClone 7 blow - which has changed so much. Anyway, it is what it is ....

Alan, I can't speak with experience about your course (I wish I could), but I do agree that the 'interface' is so fundamentally important - that I'd call it a *must*. What's the point of teaching a person how to be a 'driver' if first they don't learn the car's control's and their function? So you're right in that respect. Personally, I'm hearing you loud and clear regarding the 'time' taken to produce these tutorials. When I used to do professional editing, I used to work on 1 hour per finished production minute, BUT that was just throwing Video, Voice-Over and Music on basic Corporate level docco's in an edit session - at a great rate of knots. The production team had already done countless hours writing and shooting footage etc ... So yes - many hours per finished minute. (only to be eclipsed by 3D animation - lol). The hardest thing for someone like yourself Alan (as you've mentioned) - is trying to *lock-in* some sort of 'definitive' iClone *Version* that will remain relevant to the tutorials for as long as possible. I don't envy you - it's like painting a moving sunrise on canvas .... - it just won't keep still - lol. (I just wish there was a way you could *insulate* yourself from that difficulty).

But if your 'teaching style' is anything even vaguely like WarLord's easy manner - I could listen to it all day long. Teaching is an art - and some 'have the gift' - I'm sure you do - otherwise you wouldn't have been a consultant for the BBC, nor an instructor at the London Film Academy School. So I think it would be absolutely terrific if you were to create an iClone-7 course. - I'd buy it ....

By prodos - 6 Years Ago

Greetings.

Alan_M (12/27/2018)

... I would like to ask of those that have purchased and gone through our course what their opinion is of the first module on the iClone UI.

... I personnaly feel there is value in knowing where to find things and also what all those menu items and dialogs actually do.

I've only recently started the course and am currently working my way through the first module.

Every single thing I'm learning is valuable & useful.
I'm going very slowly because I try out -- and even experiment -- with every feature.

If a feature is good enough to design into iClone, isn't it also good enough to learn?

These highly talented tech entrepreneurs are innocently oblivious to how some of us non-tech, non-geek types learn.

What geeks (bless their hearts) think is "intuitive" -- in other words, not requiring step-by-step instruction -- is nearly always wrong.

I have some close friends who are Historians. They can absorb names, dates, places, etc. with incredible thoroughness and accuracy.
They're always surprised when others can't do it.

Reallusion recently made available their iClone manual in PDF. It's massive & covers everything.

Except the text is so faint I can't read it. (I've seen others who have complained about that also.)
What does that tell us?

For one thing, it tells us that being excellent at one thing (developing outstanding software, for instance) almost guarantees you'll be awful at other things. That's a fact.

And, yes, Alan is very right: Knowing where to find things ... by having short, well-explained videos for every, single feature -- focusing just on that one feature (for instance, "the Help menu") -- is extremely helpful as a reference.

I sincerely hope that Reallusion will bite the bullet and Unleash The Alan. Let the teacher teach.

Is that too much to ask for?

By sonic7 - 6 Years Ago

" >>> What geeks (bless their hearts) think is "intuitive" -- in other words, not requiring step-by-step instruction -- is nearly always wrong.
<<< "
Regrettably, I find myself agreeing with this statement ....

By wires - 6 Years Ago

I feel that the UI is explained quite excellently in the iClone manual, and would under no circumstances pay for any video that just repeats what anyone can read at their leisure. There is no reasonable requirement to waste time watching a video when the whole UI is so well documented as in the manual - just spend a few moments looking through the "Knowing the Environment" sections, they are also in the PDF version and can be printed out for quick reference reading when required.

One shouldn't forget the extensive list of RL produced free tutorials that are up to date with the latest versions. I do have the purchased iClone "Training Videos" and when I watched how objects were penetrating tables, legs getting buried in chairs etc it was obvious to me that there was very little time invested in ensuring that the product had even a hint of professional animation included - in short, and IMHO, a total waste of money.

By prodos - 6 Years Ago

Gerry writes:

wires (12/27/2018)

I feel that the UI is explained quite excellently in the iClone manual, and would under no circumstances pay for any video that just repeats what anyone can read at their leisure.

I think that's a valid point.

I take from this that some people learn very well using a manual.

And others -- such as me -- don't.

(Edit: And I see in the next comment that sonic7 has a similar take & personal preference.)

By sonic7 - 6 Years Ago

Gerry - with all due respect - tho I 'perceive' a somewhat passionate and legitimate view of your's on this .... I do feel that for *some* (and I do include myself here), that Visual Learning is 'Key'. I'm not saying that's the case for everyone. I do feel we're all somewhat different creatures with respects to how we each lean. I really sometimes feel somewhat ashamed of my inability to learn from text books - but I AM what I AM. So in reality, I have to concede the differences in every individual's abilities - though I do *try* to acknowledge our unified goal here of being iClone creators ... I guess I *sort of* know what I'd like to achieve at the end of the day (though I do have my doubts) - and *if* I can leverage 'visual - aids' to achieve an almost 'monkey see - monkey do' approach ---- then so be it ! ....

By prodos - 6 Years Ago

sonic7 (12/27/2018)

... Alan, I can't speak with experience about your course (I wish I could), but I do agree that the 'interface' is so fundamentally important - that I'd call it a *must*.

... Teaching is an art - and some 'have the gift' - I'm sure you do - otherwise you wouldn't have been a consultant for the BBC, nor an instructor at the London Film Academy School. So I think it would be absolutely terrific if you were to create an iClone-7 course. - I'd buy it ....

Good points sonic7.

Suggestion: Would it be possible for sonic7 to receive half a dozen random lessons from the course? It would be useful to get his firsthand feedback. Can Alan or Reallusion Support people provide that?

Smile

By sonic7 - 6 Years Ago

@prodos --- funny you should mention that --- those very same thoughts were running through my mind though-out late yesterday and today ...
I'd be thoroughly honored if I had the *opportunity* to review Alan's material...

By Rogue Anime - 6 Years Ago

Reallusion - I have found Alan's training videos on iClone 6 to be comprehensive, and thorough. Having Alan's breakdown by chapters and passages REALLY is a godsend for reference as well as straight up classroom training. Alan has a complete working knowledge of the products and warm style that is worthy of an iClone 7 tutorial series. (& beyond) Kai is good, Alan is a master.
If you have any doubts that it may not sell, I assure it will, and I would buy it in a skinny minute! Alan is your BEST asset. ~V~

By Alan_M - 6 Years Ago

Gerry's comment is very valid and that is why I asked the question. Getting various peoples opinions allows one to make informed decisions.
I personally know colleagues in the industry who cannot watch training videos, they prefer technical manuals and some do not like electronic or on-line manuals even to the extent that they like a physical book and will print out a PDF if there is no hard-copy manual available.
And then of course, I know people who do not like printed or electronic documentation at all and prefer to do all their learning from structured video tutorials.
So, ultimately it comes down to personal preference and under those circumstances a straw pole is always a useful thing to do to get an idea if you are going in the right direction or wasting your time.

By Alan_M - 6 Years Ago

sonic7 (12/27/2018)

I will see what I can do, as the co-creator of the course I have reasonable amount of say about what happens with it. Not to mention the fact that I of course I have the archive of the entire course. The only issue would be the free assets provided by Reallusion, I would have to negotiate getting access to those as they were provided as a specialist download from the Marketplace. It may be that you would have to live with some watermarking if I provided them directly to you.

By sonic7 - 6 Years Ago

I'd still be honored - watermarks and all ... I thank you for your consideration Alan ...

By prodos - 6 Years Ago

Howdy.

sonic7 (12/27/2018)

I'd still be honored - watermarks and all ... I thank you for your consideration Alan ...

Well, that really is darned decent of Alan to try and make this happen.

If it turns out that both a longtime iClone user (sonic7) AND a clumsy newbie (yours truly) end up finding a moderately out-of-date course on iClone 6 worthwhile -- even though they're both now using iClone 7 ... well ... that is not a trivial outcome.

Then we've got Rogue Anime, who is an experienced user who has already done the iC6 course AND is ready, willing and able to fork out for an updated course.

All in all, this is shaping up to be a ringing endorsement of the instructor and an indication that there is very likely a profitable market for such a course given by such an instructor.

That's how I see it.

By AutoDidact - 6 Years Ago

"I really sometimes feel somewhat ashamed of m

inability to learn from text books -" inability to learn from text books -"

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Dont be shamed Steve,

Creating animation in a 3D program is a highly visual

activity using a highly visual peice of on screen computer software.

How exactly did you learn to eat with utensils??

By watching "Live footage" of your parents /etc perform these tasks

.not by reading a book about it.

By sjonesdc - 6 Years Ago

sonic7,

Thank you for this extensive list!!!

By sonic7 - 5 Years Ago

Was curious to know how Alan was travelling with the iClone tutorials?
Steve.

By AlbinosGambit - 4 Years Ago

Hi.

The complete list of tutorials is all well and good appreciate the compiled list and the work behind creating it, but are there actually any links on where to find all this?

This link for example:

iClone 6 - FUNDAMENTAL TRAINING VIDEOS:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NC5pYW3ifWs

this is only a demo preview? you actually have to buy the course right, or?

sonic7 (12/23/2018)