Anyone use iClone?

The_sarge

iClone 7 is out now and I'm reading that it has direct import from DS. This would be good...as I do all my character design in DS. So, my questions for anyone who has used iClone are as follows: 1) When importing a .Duf file from DS into iClone, do morphs import with them? 2) Can I apply loose cloth dynamics to any object (i.e. hair, clothes, tails or extensions) or does it have to be specifically iClone hair? 3) Does iClone render out to .wmv or .mpeg or .MP4 or any combination therein? Thanks in advance.

Richard Haseltine

From what I have read it dos not have .duf import, it is relying on FBX - in which case it won't give the full rigging for Genesis 3 and 8.

N-RArts

I've got iClone. I got it free from one of those Giveaway sites. It's only iClone 6 and to make the most of it, I would have to spend hundreds of dollars to get anything out of it (something that isn't going to happen anytime soon). So I just view it as another application that you need to have a pretty good income to get good use out of it (which is becoming very common in this hobby - not that it was a cheap hobby to start with).

I can't even load FBX models. There are heardly any freebies. The only reason why it's still installed on my computer is because it's on a seperate partition.

Artini

Yes, it is very expensive program. It is not worth to get it for static renders, IMHO.

My adventure with iClone started when it was available in Daz store - iClone 3 and next 4 Pro.

Soon I realized, that only pipeline version offer the most, so I gradually upgraded up to iClone 7 pipeline and Character Creator 3 pipeline.

I am only buying upgrades, while on sale - otherwise the prices are insane.

Below is a screenshot from iClone 7.3 pipeline with Genesis 3 and Mika 8.

3) iClone can render to .MP4, .AVI, .WMV and .MOV - check the screenshot to see for yourself.

WendyLuvsCatz

I am still on iC6

7 looks awesome with CC3 and all the pipeline bundle but sadly I am not made of money

6 does everything I need along with my other softwares, I actually still use iC5 too as has less demands on my aging computer 

but to someone who does not yet own  it I would highly recommend it if doing  animations

wolf359

Hi,  you should visit the official Reallusion forums
or the New Iclone 7 &CC3 forum on "rosity" with further questions
google them for correct URL's.

defuser2002

I have used Iclone 4 and 5 pro. Got 6 as well. It can cost a lot this hobby. Need to use 3dexchange to get figures into iclone.

Dim Reaper

I had to revisit an old project for work earlier this year where I needed a lot of "Talking Head" type animations.  I took a look at Mimic Live which I had bought in a sale but hadn't downloaded, and decided that it wasn't suitable for the project in the time that I had.  I could have done it in Poser (as I did about 8 years ago), but I wanted better quality models.  Daz could have done it, but with long render times in iray.  Finally, I decided to look again an iClone (I had iClone 4 from a fair while back, but never really got to grips with it).

As others have said, iClone 7 means a financial outlay, but its speed for animation is fantastic.  At the time I got iClone 7 and 3DExchange 7 in a bundle, which allowed me to import some Daz characters and animate them for the talking head sequences.  I also ended up using some of the included characters.  For me, the only let down is that it doesn't recognise many of the Windows voices, so I had to record a lot of the dialogue instead of using typed dialogue.

There is a demo version, so it costs nothing to take a look.  As others have mentioned, they have recently released Character Creator 3, which will import Daz and other figures, and there is an iray plugin for rendering which will be integrated into iClone 7 later in the year.  Personally, I find that iClone is great for animation, but not as good as Daz Studio for stills.