The long awaited and highly anticipated iClone5 is almost here! Reallusion has once again raised the bar on affordable, do-it-yourself animation with the coming launch of iClone5. Since 2009, Reallusion has been receiving tons of feedback and wishful features from all over the animation industry. We are now very excited to announce that this revolutionary, animation dream tool is almost here.

http://www.reallusion.com/event/11-iclone5preannounce/default.asp 

Not only do I need iClone 5 but also a pair of pants :P

Likewise. Congratulations RL. This looks superb!!

SUPER DUPER!!!

Can't wait, time to start wrestleing the missus for the credit card, again :)

Yes that is correct. $199.95 or more from the Content Store (Not Marketplace).

Hi Dark Angel

The pre launch special offer applies from now until iClone5 is released in September. If you have purchased from anywhere other than directly from Reallusion then you will need to contact Customer Support to get confirmation if you are eligible for the free upgrade offer.

Please use the link below.

http://www.reallusion.com/CustomerSupport/User/QForm.aspx

Thanks.

The proposed full price for iClone5 Pro is $199.95 (final pricing will be confirmed nearer release time). If you are upgrading then you will pay 50% of the full price.

The Kinect plugin will have a list price of $99.95.

No the plugin is not the Kinect sensor (camera). Many users will already have the Kinect Sensor for use with the X-Box 360 gaming system. In this case they will just need the plugin to use it with iClone5.

I like thebiz.movies have no knowledge of this sort of thing. So I understand that I have to purchase a Kinect Sensor Camera but do I need the X-Box360 also. I have just looked at prices and it would seem a lot to buy the box as well if it is only going to be used with iClone5

No you won't need an X-Box 360 unless you also want to play around with Kinect games on that.

If you purchase a standalone Kinect device it should come with its own power supply which will be required to use it with a PC setup rather than a new X-Box. In the UK they can be picked up for about £100 - £120.

The $199.95 Content Deal applies to all iClone/CrazyTalk and CrazyTalk Animator content from the Content Store. It also applies to all purchases of DA Points for use in the Marketplace.

So to clarify if you already have a stock of DA points and spend them in the Marketplace this won't count. But any purchase of DA points from now till September will count towards the $199.95 deal.

peter our dear friend.. will the current avatars (G1, G2, and G3) bone system that is currently out now. function as seen in the demo with the new animator thingy thing? i know your getting flogged with all kinds of Qs. or is this only going to work with the rumored G5 types.

vidius

Just wondering, will iClone 5 comes with any new contents or the same default contents from iClone 4?

Older avatars and content will still be able to be used in iClone5 although there may be some limitations on the very early G1 avatars. However content for iClone4 should function just fine in iClone5. :)

There will be a variety of new content including the new G5 avatars. :w00t:

Upgrade-users have to spent 200 dollars to for a update from 100 dollar.

It`s a big different. I have purchased IC4 last march. Why don`t you make for upgrade users  a 100 dollar deal?

If you already have iClone4 then you will get a 50% upgrade discount when iClone5 is released. You don't have to spend money in the content store to get the upgrade price but if you do spend more than $199.95 on content then you will get iClone5 Pro totally free.

anyway... thanks peter for the info..

The preview teaser shows the "cell shading" applied to buildings/landscape - can it be confirmed whether or not it will apply to characters too.

Thank you

Sorry RL, didn't mean to hijack the thread but had to make the announcement.

This what I mean I bought IC4 the day IC5 it was announced. It shoulld be here tomorrow hopefully. It sounds as though you are not too hopeful for me. Anyway I have contacted support to see what they have to say. I will keep everyone posted. :w00t:

A new version of 3DXchange is in the pipeline but there is no news on pricing or a release date as yet sadly.

Toon shading will apply to characters too. You will also be abe able to apply a variety of post effects. :)

Sadly purchasing CrazyTalk Animator Pro will not count towards the $199.95, nor will any content bought as part of a bundle with CTA Pro. All content purchased separately for CTA will count though.

If you mean in iClone5, then yes there are several new features and improvements that haven't really been covered yet. There will be more info on all the new features in the coming weeks. :)

It's still too early in development to say anything about the new features I'm afraid. :Whistling:

If you upgraded to iClone4 Pro on or after the announcement date of the 27th July then you will indeed get a shiny new copy of iClone5 Pro for free when it is released in September. :)

I will seek confirmation on this and let you know. :)

EDIT: The $199.95 is for your total purchases EXCLUDING sales taxes.

Fair play to Peter and RL support for getting back quickly. This was there response as it may help others asking questions:-

Thank you for contacting Reallusion.

If you have purchased iClone 4 Pro version from anywhere other than directly from Reallusion from 7/27/2011 until iClone5 is released in September, you need to send us your receipt for checking, and register your iClone 4 Pro in your member account. Then we will send you iClone 5 Pro for free after it launch.

Or if you have purchased iClone 4 Pro before 7/27/2011, then you will get a 50% upgrade discount when iClone5 is released. 

Thanks for your understanding.
 
Feel free to let us know if you have any further questions.

Best Regards,
Jollen
Technical Support
Reallusion Inc.

Thanks again support:P

But not to take away from what was done for this release. I really do think it's a major step up and I think iClone is now a truly viable movie-making solution. Congrats, Reallusion!

The content you purchase does not have to be for iClone so owning iClone isn't a requirement. You can be a CrazyTalk Animator user and purchase $199.95 (excluding taxes) of content and still receive a free copy of iClone5 Pro.

Likewise it is the purchase of DA points that counts towards the $199.95, not the spending of them. If you wish to hold on to them that is entirely up to you. :)

A Mac version is under consideration but at the moment there is no further news to report I'm afraid.

Native 64bit and continued multi-core support is planned for iClone5. :)

G3 avatars (there are no G4 avatars) will be compatible with the iClone5 animation tools.

Previous iClone users get a 50% discount off iClone5 so will pay approximately $100 for the Pro version.

It`s still not clear. The meaning of this question is important for people that are coming new to Reallusion. Not CTA users that take 200 dollar points but totaly new users that not own some program from Reallusion at all. maybe it`s a good idea to make a FAQ nwith all the question about purchasing Iclone 5

I have seen a lot of questions now about this so it`s for people not realy clear to understand.

That`s clear to me but if there`s coming a G4 new look please don`t make it only for the American eyes. Anorexia for the girl and a strange gymlook for the boy i mean.

I wanted to also take this time to reitterate a few suggestions that I made in previous posts:

1) Mapping each mouth phonic to each alphabit key so you can type in each letter and position the corrisponding mouth shape below the sound wave graph with the ability to adjust the strength of each one for faster fine tuning of lip-syncs after puppeteering.

2)The ability to pull individual points faces and edges on the primitives, with the ability to use presets such as bend, twist, taper, and skew.

3) Subdivision and/or tesselation at render time to increase polly face count for smoother edges that won't show low polly elements like blocky edges.

Other than that so far so good this looks like the iClone I invisioned I was buying back in 2007 and more (still in awww of the Kinect implementation), great work RL team.

You're a bad boy Mark!!! ;)

I`m not sure that`s right. I have purchased IC 4 a couple of months ago. That makes with the upgrade 260 Obami in 6 months.

Well we have only just made the pre-announcement and the final touches are still being added to iClone5. I'm sure the marketing guys will take everything into account when everything is finalised. ;) 

The Natural Motion system is included with iClone5. :)

Hi Jim

Work is still ongoing on the G5 avatars but you can see the prototypes on the pre-announcement page HERE. While there is still a chance they will change some between now and release time I think the overall style will remain the same.

The vast majority of content and projects from previous versions of iClone should run perfectly fine in iClone5. However there may be some older content packs that will need an update first to be fully compatible with iClone5.

Previous users of iClone won't be forgotton I assure you. There will be good upgrade offers available. ;)

Hi Jim

The content team are working on an exciting new "Soft Cloth" version of CloneCloth for the new G5 avatars. Unfortunately this won't be ready at launch time, but it is hoped it will be ready by the end of the year. :)

Hi..

Just go the link HERE and purchase iClone4 Pro for $199.95. Then when iClone5 Pro is released in September you will automatically receive the download details for your free copy of IClone5 by email. :)

Hi Jason

Stuckon3d is correct in his answers BUT ;)

iClone5 will come with a variety of shaders including Ambient Occlusion, NPR, Toon, HDR, IBL and in addition also allow you to import up to 5 Post Effects. Plus there is the possibility of adding more shaders over time.

You don't need to own ANY Reallusion software to take part in the $199.95 Content Store offer. Any brand new customer can purchase $199.95 or more of content or DA points and receive a free copy of iClone5 Pro when it is released.

I hope this clears up any confusion. :)

If you upgrade you will still be able to run iClone4 alongside iClone5. You will receive a new license number for iClone5 and can continue to use your old license number for iClone4.

Based on this thread, there is a lot to aspire to.

I was wondering about Facial Morph. It sound from the different posting of test Face products in City that iC5 may have more support for Facial deformations or Morphing?

Peter, Is  there anything new you can share with us on that front :)

Cheers!

I thought I answered this a while ago...  Lemme see if I can find the post.

Hm guess I didn't... or at least not directly. Sorry about that. So no, no SSS for right now. That's ok though. SSS isn't going to make or break your story, if anything it could throw you even closer into the uncanny vally if not used correctly along with some good animations. So it's good they got that worked out. lol looks like I'm repeating myself.

Hi Mel

You can put 2 x 10,000 DA points and then 1 x 1,000 DA Points into your cart. This will cost you $200. But because you save 5% by buying each 10,000 you will be getting 1,000 points free in effect. ;)

We will have more information on the Kinect plugin and its availability soon. Stay tuned. ;)

You can make as many separate orders as you like and as long as you reach the $199.95 total by 15th September 2011 you will recieve a free copy of iClone5 Pro. :)

You have quite a good budget for your new graphics card so really you have a lot of choices. Right now the fastest Desktop card on the market is the Nvidia GTX590. If you can find one in your price range then this would be an excellent buy and will also remain a competitive card for many years.

Alternatively you could go for the Nvidia GTX580 which will be somewhat cheaper but without that much of a drop in performance. Both cards will give excellent performance in iClone5.

Of course if you do intend to use the card for heavy use in 3DS Max and Maya you might want to consider a Workstation card instead. Personally though for my own use I choose to go with a Desktop model for iClone5.

There are a lot of new features in iClone 5, bravo! I hope there will also be good documentation and tutorials...

Unfortunately the $199.95 content offer does not apply to program purchases. The whole amount must be from content purchases or DA points only but can include content from CT6, CTA as well as iClone.

Yes you need to spend $199.95 or more on content from the Content Store or through the purchase of DA points. The spending of DA points in the Marketplace doesn't count towards the $199.95.

Yes you can install your copy of iClone5 on any computer you wish.

Yes you can use a photo of your Dad's head and put this an iClone avatar and then make him do ridiculous things. However Reallusion is not responsible for what your Dad may do when he finds out. :D

Hope this helps.

As PW has already stated, both iClone4 and iClone5 have a maximum resolution for single and sequence image PNG's of 3000 x 3000. Hope this clears up any confusion. :)

Once you get your copy of iClone5 just make sure it is registered to the same account as iClone4. Then you will be able to use all your purchased and custom content from iClone4 with iClone5 with no watermark. 

but I was disappointed back stage,
because the top page has not updated 6or8 month（I guess）.
"New Released Items" is very very old,so I can't check the new items.

and I must say that seach system of BS is unuseless.It hits too much items.
I want to spend DA points but RL make light of backstage now.

sorry for my poor English
bingo777

Already been answered but just to confirm it is a double yes to your two questions. ;)

If you add a prop to the scene that has a ceiling and a floor and add it to the terrain with collision, actors that are following the terrain will pop to the top of the prop instead of walking on the floor. The best example is a corridor prop that has walls, floor, and ceiling. The actor should walk on the floor inside the corridor and not pop onto the outside top of the prop.

I know this is more complex collision detection than what is currently implemented in iClone, but I know it's not an insurmountable problem. I was playing around with the Unity3D game engine recently, and it handles this issue with no problems. I actually used the same props as I did in iClone4 and it performed correct collision detection/terrain following as I would expect.

Currently the only way to solve this is to put a bunch of invisible walls and floors throughout the scene to match the areas needing collision and add those to the terrain. This is tedious and time consuming. So hopefully this is solved in iClone5. If not, I would like to add this to the wish list.

Hi..

If you add a complete house prop to the terrain with Align To Terrain on then yes the avatar would still jump to the roof in iClone5 because the prop is being treated as one single solid object.

But just as you can do in iClone4, you can separate the prop into those parts you wish to add to terrain and leaving the others as props. This way the avatar will react correctly.

What you do have in iClone5 that isn't available in iClone4 is the ability to use physics, direct puppet and the new foot contact feature to better handle situations like this. You will find iClone5 now enables numerous ways to overcome hurdles like those you mention.

That's the problem. Props don't always come with separable parts, especially 3rd party props. I have a bunch of stuff from Arteria3d.com where it comes as just one lump sum mesh with no parts at all. So the only solution is to make invisible floors for the actual terrain. I think it should be up for serious consideration to make this work better in future versions.

I thought the shadow option wasn't available for spotlights, but I see now that it is. That helps a lot, but it would still be nice to have point lights as well. ;)

I know about this feature. It hasn't worked on most of the props I have. Perhaps it works for props that have separable parts, but that's not the case with a lot of the stuff I have.

I'm not a 3D modeler and I don't know how to use Blender. It's easier for me to put invisible floors in the thing than it is to learn Blender. For me anyway.

@dreamcube017

As I pointed out earlier, if I take the same meshes and put them in Unity3D and tell it to turn on collision, the object behaves properly.  I've done a lot of 3D graphics programming myself and I know this problem is not unsolvable. Why not just make it work correctly? I'm using iClone as a filmmaker and the easier it is to plop 3D content into the program and have it work correctly then the better for me and the better for Reallusion.

Remember it is the prices that are advertised in the Content Store or the DA Points purchase page that count. Taxes are added later at checkout for some users depending on the country they are in. Any taxes that are added at checkout are not included towards the $199.95.

Hope this clears up any confusion. 

1) An electronic User Manual integrated within the Program, with an Alphabetical Index & Glossary of Terms, written in the English Language & not a word for word Electronic Program Translation.

I'll see if I can include Screenshots of Pinnacle Studio's NLE Program as an example, which is common in most, if not all, Video Editing per se, Programs.

2) An "Instant Save" Feature, that takes a "Snapshot" of a Project several times per second, in the event of iC "Hanging" &/or unexpectedly Closing. Giving 3 options when Re-launching iC5:

a) Open the current Project (At the point when it "Hanged"/Closed.

b) Open another (Existing) Project

c) Open a New Project.

The above Feature has been available in in Pinnacle Studio NLE Program for 5 years.

Having 1) & 2) above, should save me & many others, I guess, from spending 99% of my/our time in Editing on a "Trial & Error" basis.

There have been very many "Complaints" re; the lack of  "Storyline" Clips produced in iC. Two of the reasons for that would be the lack of 1) & 2).

You need to be like "A Dog with a bone", to get anything done with iC within a reasonable Timescale. It should be possible for all iC Users to complete at least 5 entertaining Storyline Clips of eg; 5 minutes each year, to get their money's-worth.

Great Program, apart from lack of 1) & 2), which are basic Program Features, I would have thought.   

Integrated Manual would be the same as  the PDF.

Instead of Launching your PDF Reader, you would either press F! Key or ? (Help/Manual) within iC Program. Then you would have both the Program & Integrated Manual Open at the same time & switch windows whilst Editing.That would significanly speed-up the learning process.

The above being said, I believe Warlord is in the process of producing a Project based Tutorial book.

In the meantime, IMO, Gabe's Production Diary Images Tutorial is the best I've seen for beginners & Intermediate, alike. All you need to do, is substitute Gabe's Props & Characters with your own & your own Storyline, to get that first Storyline completed as quickly as possible. Otherwise you'll give up. As many have done & still do & remain stuck in just doing music Projects.

Having done the above, IMO, the next stage would be to follow Stuckon3D's Tutorials, which give a full & complete in depth analysis of what can be achieved with iClone.

If you want quick & "dirty";) immediate video Tuts for a particular problem, then Mark & Crickey are your men;)

Many users completely forget about the 3D Block system that is part of iClone4/iClone5. Picking from the large variety of different shaped blocks included it is possible to make almost any basic prop required.

All you need to do is resize and reshape the various parts then attach them together. Then you can add textures to finish your prop. It does take a little time and patience but it can be done all within iClone. Using this method you can make furniture, houses, cups, glass containers the list is endless.

And the best part is that you can even add physics to your home made prop in iClone5. :)

Effectively is possible merge diferent blocks to make an only prop as an house, a well, and so on. But i never understood how to put an only texture on it. Many friends have tryed to explane it me, but i just not understand.

Can You help this poor brick?

Thank You.

Guido.

I'll Pass.

Peace

Gerkey

Unfortunately its not possible to give an exact day just yet. Barring any last minute hiccups we are on schedule for the last week of September. And on your previous question - there will also be video tutorials and showcases coming along to coincide with the release. :)

If you upgrade to iClone4 Pro you will get iClone5 Pro free. :)

No you can't use Playstation Move with iClone5.