CC-to-MetaHuman Pipeline Available Now


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By Fionn (RL) - 2 Years Ago

Welcome

Reallusion is proud to announce that the long-awaitedCC-to-MetaHuman pipelineis finally available. Now, you can effortlessly transfer your Character Creator (CC) faces and 4K hi-res textures to MetaHuman Creator, complete with all the texture details of the entire body. Finally say hello to a faithful representation of your unique head model and texture designs along with the original dynamic wrinkles.With the Auto Setup tool for Unreal Engine, creating personalized MetaHuman characters is a breeze. Simply customize your character’s face with dynamic wrinkles, lifelike attributes such as moles, scars, and makeup, and transform them into a MetaHuman character with just one click. No coding required.


And there is more — The latest version of the iClone MetaHuman Live Link Kit allows for seamless expression control with facial nuances, body movements, and lip-syncing. Even if you’re new to iClone, you can still animate your UE characters with the MetaHuman control rigs. Download these essential tools now and experience the ease and fun of creating true-to-life MetaHumans.


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Release note: MetaHuman Live Link Kit update| Fully Controllable MetaHuman Creation | Fast Create and Animate MetaHumans (Portal page)


See the latest update in CC-to-MetaHuman pipeline:

  • Customized MetaHumans with True Likeness -Seamless transfer of head shapes, skin textures, and dynamic wrinkles.

  • CC Customized MetaHuman Faces Delivering a true-to-life look with one simple click in Character Creator.

  • Hi-Fi Textures for the Head & Body  Giving MetaHumans a striking resemblance to your original design, including skin effects and dynamic wrinkles.

  • Full Ownership over Unmatched Likeness -Turning CC avatars into MetaHumans in Unreal while indulging in cross-platform compatibility.

  • Enriched Animations with iClone & CC  -Featuring Data Link for enhanced FPS performance and MetaHumans that can talk, emote, and perform with Live Link.



1. Customized MetaHumans with True Likeness
https://forum.reallusion.com/uploads/images/0b89ae9f-7281-4b75-880d-5fa1.jpg
Create unique digital actors with ease using the Character Creator asset ecosystem. From shaping, skin layer editing, hairstyling, outfiting, to adding accessories, designers can effortlessly bring their vision to life. With CC 4.2, the new CC-to-Metahuman pipeline allows for seamless transfer of head shape, skin textures, and dynamic wrinkles, delivering ultra-realistic results in Unreal engine.

>> Know more:CC Asset Ecosystem



2.Character Creator Customized MetaHuman Faces
https://forum.reallusion.com/uploads/images/bba875f2-ea83-4180-ae89-1495.jpg
Creating your MetaHuman avatars with realistic features has never been easier, thanks to CC’s latest Head Export feature. With just a push of a button, you can effortlessly transfer CC head shapes and 4K head and body textures. Elevate your MetaHumans to a new level of authenticity with CC’s unparalleled true-to-life features.

>> Know more: Modeling Morph (Head & Body)



3.Hi-Fi Textures for the Head & Body

Head & Body Texture 

Transferring textures from CC to Unreal allows you to create MetaHumans that have striking resemblance to your original character design. It also supplements skin details to MetaHuman body and hands.



Skin Effects & Dynamic Wrinkles

We provide advanced tools that surpass the basic MetaHuman skin editor, including the powerful SkinGen utility that effectively integrates Realistic Human Skin into the face, such as scars, acne, moles, face paint, and Makeup & SFX. The Dynamic Wrinkle System complements these utilities, making it effortless to create digital actors that are truly lifelike.




4.Full Ownership over Unmatched Likeness

MetaHumans that have evolved from CC avatars are completely compatible with face and body control rigs in Unreal. In addition to enjoying cross-platform compatibility, characters generated in this manner are solely owned by you.

>> Know more: CC avatars





5.Enrich Animations with iClone & Character Creator


Live Link

Having MetaHumans talk, emote, and perform on command remains a roadblock for most animators. Fortunately, iClone MetaHuman Live Link offers a comprehensive solution to animate bodies, faces, and lips within a single application.

>> Know more:iClone MetaHuman LiveLink Update for UE5 | Unreal Live Link Plug-in Tutorial



Data Link

iClone motions can be applied to both UE characters and MetaHumans through the standard IK rig-and-retargeting process. The Data Link function eliminates the need for time-consuming FBX export and import, thereby accelerating the process of updating Unreal animations with CC.

>> Know more:Live Link - Data Link Motion Retargeting for UE Characters & MetaHumans



Website:Fully Controllable MetaHuman Creation | Fast Create and Animate MetaHumans (Portal page)




Software & Plugin Updates
By rosuckmedia - 2 Years Ago
Hallo Fionn
Cool, Many Thanks for Information. 👍
Greetings Robert
By yepkoo - 2 Years Ago
Great feature.
The texture of the CC character has been made very easy to apply to the meta-human character.
I really congratulate the Reallusion team.
The Reallusion team is constantly adding great features to the programs.
Well, I want to ask an important question that everyone will be curious about.
Will the restrictions of Reallusion licenses apply when we apply textures to the metahuman character?
Because everything else except texture belongs to Epic Game.
I feel like it's going to be a licensing mess.
My guess is that only texture customization will fall under license restriction.

Also, it would be great if there is support for Vroid characters. :)
By charly Rama - 2 Years Ago
Great great news. I see that Kevin metahuman has the CC4's  clothes, does it mean it's possible to transfer clothed CC4 to clothed MH ? that would be a real game changer
By mrtobycook - 2 Years Ago
This is fantastic!

The examples are 3D scanned (like Kevin), and at the moment that’s the secret to making great CC characters. Otherwise, the current slider system and/or headshot process ends up with below average results.

So I can’t wait for mesh to cc to be released! (With the new headshot) To me that’s the important thing, otherwise I don’t need to go from cc to metahuman. Does that make sense? :)
By rosuckmedia - 2 Years Ago

charly Rama (4/11/2023)
Great great news. I see that Kevin metahuman has the CC4's  clothes, does it mean it's possible to transfer clothed CC4 to clothed MH ? that would be a real game changer


Hi Charlie,
I didn't even notice that.
But you're right he's wearing Kevin's clothes.
That would be great if we could transfer the CC4 clothing.
Without big problems.😀
Greetings Robert
By yepkoo - 2 Years Ago
No, I see that with the current system only CC4 textures can be applied to metahuman characters.
If you notice, the clothes are not the same :)
As far as I can see, the Metahuman outfit is set to a color similar to Kevin's outfit colors.
The character in the other video is already Kevin himself.
By rosuckmedia - 2 Years Ago
@yepkoo
yes right you are right
Sometimes we can already see into the future. 😁😁😁😁
Greetings Robert
By yepkoo - 2 Years Ago
You're right Rob :D

Yes, I did the first test and got a very successful result.
Thanks Reallusion for this great feature.

By mrtobycook - 2 Years Ago
Looks great Yepkoo. That cc character’s face, how did you make that?
By yepkoo - 2 Years Ago
mrtobycook (4/12/2023)
Looks great Yepkoo. That cc character’s face, how did you make that?


@mrtobycook thank you.
Reallusion gave credit for "https://generated.photos" last year.
There are a few images I have licensed from the site with this credit. I created the character using one of these images with the headshot plugin.


By LFA - 2 Years Ago
Hi, Fionn
I can't find the option of high-definition textures, even though I set 4K in SkinGen Editor, applied 4K overall skin and baked 4K textures. Nothing worked.
Please advise.
Thank you
By anandadivine108 - 2 Years Ago
I would like to convert the body as well, Is that coming?
By martin.mejzlik - 2 Years Ago
The function to apply CC Textures seems to be missing in my UE 5.2. I have seen few posts on YT mentioning similar behaviour. Is there any workaround for this? Should I create a ticket for it?
By hoodtronik - 2 Years Ago
I just made a ticket about the same issue last night. I hope it gets sorted out. Its the final missing piece I need for my workflow. 
By elleclouds - 2 Years Ago
Was the "apply cc textures" missing option ever fixed?
By hoodtronik - 2 Years Ago
Nope. Hopefully they release an update soon. 
By piomotionstudio - 2 Years Ago
Hi! I'm following this tutorial, and I don't get the "Apply CC Textures".
I have the Metahuman Pluging installed, also Auto-setup, both enabled in Unreal. 
Any advice why that button is missing?

Thank you all!!
https://forum.reallusion.com/uploads/images/23d49fc0-4718-4549-b0e4-3157.png
By piomotionstudio - 2 Years Ago
Hi! I'm experiencing this next issue: 
Auto-setup in Unreal works well for full-body characters, but when trying to import only the Head that I got from cc4, then Auto-setup doesn't work and it freezes.

I need to use the "Export Head" so I can use the "Apply CC textures" button later on in Unreal.


Thanks in advance! :D
https://forum.reallusion.com/uploads/images/206c4aaa-2f4e-420e-b506-3fbe.png
By Jeasy - 2 Years Ago
The Export head option from CC4.31.2001.1 only exports flat colour swatches and the normal maps are all wrong as well. Please fix this urgently.
By Peter (RL) - 2 Years Ago
Just a quick reminder, if you believe there are issues with the CC to Metahuman Pipeline, please make sure to report the issues in the Feedback Tracker and the Dev team will investigate. This is very important. If you only discuss on the forum then the issue may not get fixed. Thanks.

https://www.reallusion.com/FeedBackTracker/product/Character-Creator-4
By Jeasy - 2 Years Ago
Peter (RL) (8/9/2023)
Just a quick reminder, if you believe there are issues with the CC to Metahuman Pipeline, please make sure to report the issues in the Feedback Tracker and the Dev team will investigate. This is very important. If you only discuss on the forum then the issue may not get fixed. Thanks.

https://www.reallusion.com/FeedBackTracker/product/Character-Creator-4




Thanks Peter, I have already submitted a ticket but no solution yet.
By _RESERVED_-acc - 2 Years Ago
Hi,
I am considering buying Digital Human Essential 3-in-1 + Wrinkle Essentials, but I was wondering if it is possible to export the different wrinkle normal maps to use with Metahumans. Using the CC3+ to Metahuman workflow.









By Garry_Seven_of_one - 2 Years Ago
Does anyone have any update on this being fixed?
At this rate 5.3 will be out before a fundamental bug in 5.2 is addressed.


denzel_380433 (8/8/2023)
Hi! I'm following this tutorial, and I don't get the "Apply CC Textures".
I have the Metahuman Pluging installed, also Auto-setup, both enabled in Unreal. 
Any advice why that button is missing?

Thank you all!!
https://forum.reallusion.com/uploads/images/23d49fc0-4718-4549-b0e4-3157.png


By rosuckmedia - 2 Years Ago
Use the latest MH Live Link Kit,
it works for me. UE5.2
Greetings Robert

By robersonb1 - 2 Years Ago
yepkoo (4/11/2023)
Great feature.
The texture of the CC character has been made very easy to apply to the meta-human character.
I really congratulate the Reallusion team.
The Reallusion team is constantly adding great features to the programs.
Well, I want to ask an important question that everyone will be curious about.
Will the restrictions of Reallusion licenses apply when we apply textures to the metahuman character?
Because everything else except texture belongs to Epic Game.
I feel like it's going to be a licensing mess.
My guess is that only texture customization will fall under license restriction.

Also, it would be great if there is support for Vroid characters. :)

Could we possibly get an answer for this? In a scenario where the only Reallusion assets used in the final base mesh are the textures (after having gone through the mesh to Metahuman process outlined in the original post), would the Standard/Extended licensing restrictions used for the other CC assets still apply? Would kind of undermine the whole "Full Ownership" thing that is plastered all over the page for metahuman compatibility. Thanks!
By Peter (RL) - 2 Years Ago
robersonb1 (11/20/2023)
yepkoo (4/11/2023)
Great feature.
The texture of the CC character has been made very easy to apply to the meta-human character.
I really congratulate the Reallusion team.
The Reallusion team is constantly adding great features to the programs.
Well, I want to ask an important question that everyone will be curious about.
Will the restrictions of Reallusion licenses apply when we apply textures to the metahuman character?
Because everything else except texture belongs to Epic Game.
I feel like it's going to be a licensing mess.
My guess is that only texture customization will fall under license restriction.

Also, it would be great if there is support for Vroid characters. :)

Could we possibly get an answer for this? In a scenario where the only Reallusion assets used in the final base mesh are the textures (after having gone through the mesh to Metahuman process outlined in the original post), would the Standard/Extended licensing restrictions used for the other CC assets still apply? Would kind of undermine the whole "Full Ownership" thing that is plastered all over the page for metahuman compatibility. Thanks!


Hi...

Extended Licenses are only required for CC Components such as ccAvatar, ccProject, ccSlider, ccHair, ccCloth, ccShoes and ccGloves when used on characters in games, applications or VR projects. So in the case of CC to Metahuman where these components are not included in the final model, the Extended License restrictions do not apply, hence the full ownership notice.
By robersonb1 - 2 Years Ago
Awesome, thanks a bunch Peter!
By TacticalSpaceLab - 2 Years Ago
Has anyone else had a problem with driving Metahumans through Live Link recently?  It's possible the blueprints have changed on the UE side, and now when I activate the link the character transform isn't working; the character moves limbs etc. but is standing on the same spot.  
By StyleMarshal - 2 Years Ago
you have to add some nodes to the BP :  https://forum.reallusion.com/FindPost538726.aspx

Video :  https://youtu.be/N7i40HzZlsc?t=260
By TacticalSpaceLab - 2 Years Ago
Bassline303 (12/5/2023)
you have to add some nodes to the BP


Fantastic! Thanks for pointing that out - quick solution. :) 
By TacticalSpaceLab - 2 Years Ago
Bassline303 (12/5/2023)
you have to add some nodes to the BP


Fantastic! Thanks for pointing that out - quick solution. :) 
By m1sterv1sual - 2 Years Ago
Anyone haveing issues with UE 5.3 and LiveLink, more precisely Facial LL. It's just not transfering data to metahuman, tried with default and tried to debug but somewhere is broken, that I'm unable to adress...
By StyleMarshal - 2 Years Ago
m1sterv1sual (12/12/2023)
Anyone haveing issues with UE 5.3 and LiveLink, more precisely Facial LL. It's just not transfering data to metahuman, tried with default and tried to debug but somewhere is broken, that I'm unable to adress...


1. be sure you added the "Meta Human Live Link Kit" https://www.reallusion.com/iclone/live-link/unreal-engine/download.html
2. Add it to your UE5 project and overwrite when asking.
3. Now you have a new "Face Anim BP" which is needed 
4. Rename the new Face Anim BP to something like CC_To_MH_ FaceAnim
5. Every time when you add a new Meta Human to your project via Quixel Bridge  the Face Anim BP will be overwritten ( for UE Live Link Face ) and IClone Live Link won't work anymore , so switch the face BP  it to the renamed one and it works fine again.
By m1sterv1sual - 2 Years Ago
Just updated the new LL and it's working out-of-the-box, no need for any AnimBP changes. Thanks anyway! :)
By MRCLSERRES - Last Year
Does anyone else have the same texture limitations for exporting the CC head to MH. It seems that exporting a CC3+ offers a higher resolution. How I can get the max resolution possible exported with the head to Unreal?
Diffuse / Base color seems to have a forced cap of 2048 on High, but exporting a CC3+ head offers a 4096 for the head diffuse texture.

thanks.

https://forum.reallusion.com/uploads/images/56801bb9-774c-4193-b411-6521.png
https://forum.reallusion.com/uploads/images/8459f350-a753-44a0-8413-902e.png
By cynsegura - Last Year
Do i need iclone livelink for this or can i do only with cc4. Please I highly appreciate if someone can reply to me. This post is amazing. I also was wondering how can i add the clothes to metahumans without iclone livelink. I have a mess on my head. This can really change my life. So all this information is so useful for me. Many thanks
By Peter (RL) - Last Year
cynsegura (5/27/2024)
Do i need iclone livelink for this or can i do only with cc4. Please I highly appreciate if someone can reply to me. This post is amazing. I also was wondering how can i add the clothes to metahumans without iclone livelink. I have a mess on my head. This can really change my life. So all this information is so useful for me. Many thanks


You don't need Live Link. You will of course need Unreal, Auto Setup and the Metahumans already installed but then it's a simple export from CC4 as shown in the quick tutorial below.


By Travian - Last Year
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLGMqe6xPLQ
this is huge!
By cynsegura - Last Year
Many thanks for your kindness. but now it is metahuman rig the new plugin on unreal to convert cc4 characters in an easy way. It looks. But do I need livelink plugin from iclone for that. Or can I do all with cc4? It is all so confusing for me. Many thanks, Kind regards
By draftndrop - Last Year
It would have been great if we could transfer the body because metahuman body shape are so limited
By StyleMarshal - Last Year
cynsegura (6/2/2024)
Many thanks for your kindness. but now it is metahuman rig the new plugin on unreal to convert cc4 characters in an easy way. It looks. But do I need livelink plugin from iclone for that. Or can I do all with cc4? It is all so confusing for me. Many thanks, Kind regards


You don't need live link for it ,  CC4 or iClone s all you need.