What's New

3.0 New Features

Reallusion has reinvented iClone with an ideology: CREATE - PLAY - EDIT - SHARE. iClone combines the interactive productivity and play experience of a videogame-based Machinima tool with the power of a professional multiple timeline 3D animation program, that is easy to use and packed with features.

Two Production Modes

  • Editor Mode and Director Mode.

  • Reallusion saves the time and cost to have a dual-engine 3D power PC.

  • Use Editor Mode to create your scene and place your actors.

  • Use Director Mode to command how your Actors and iProps move just like playing a videogame.

  • Then use Editor Mode again for fine-tuning, editing and exporting your footage.

Right-click Menu System

  • Each type of object has its own actions and tools, just right-click to bring up the objects associated menu with options for editing and interactivity.

  • The Right-Click Menu system saves you from having to search everywhere around the user interfaces for the right tool.

DramaScript

  • It is an Action Script that allows you to define custom interactivity, use hot keys and the right-click menu to control the actors movement on the terrain, to sit on the chair, to drive the car or even ignite an explosion, etc. Almost anything is possible with DramaScripts.

  • You are able to create your own unique movement, set the actor's personality and invent your own interactive Props (iProps).

Tab Track Editing for Standard users

  • You may record what you play and re-record what you don't like.

  • You will find the yellow highlighted action segments when you tab or reverse tab on the play bar.

  • The segments in the play bar corresponds to the active selected object or actor.

  • Tab Track Editing helps you to easily jump to a motion editing point, delete old motions or record new ones.

Multi-Actor Timeline Editing for Pro Users

  • You don't need the Ctrl + F7 any longer. Simply Drag and Drop your actors into the scene, and each has it's own set of timeline tracks for total control.

  • Now, everyone can talk to each other simultaneously. You can have a group of actors all talking or singing with their own voices all at the same time.

Multi-Camera System

  • You may now add many cameras to the scene and switch to them as often as you like.

  • iClone provides Depth of Field (DOF), Lens MM features and you are able to set keys to animate all these to create mesmerizing effects.

Enhanced Lighting System

  • Point-light, Spotlight and Directional lights are all available in iClone. Now you can setup spectacular lighting effects with ease.

  • You may attach the light to a stick to make a flash light or torch, use Spotlights that can follow your actors around and use the Point light to add incredible atmosphere and enrich the mood. Creating that eerie horror scene will now be a breeze.

Direct 3D Object Manipulation

  • Inside the 3D viewer, you may make multiple object selections and directly click and drag to move, rotate, scale, copy, and delete.

  • You no longer need to touch the Modify panel to position your objects. Just think how much more productive you can be with this feature.

Attach and Link

  • You may attach or link any selected object to a parent and no more flattened merged props.

  • You can detach your objects and reuse them again after you add them to the library.

  • You can link and unlink the object relationship in the animation any time you want, no need to hide the ball in your hand if you wish to throw it away.

Motion Editing

  • The external Motion Editor is eliminated from iClone.

  • An all In-Scene Motion Building System is introduced to replace the external editor.

  • You may utilize the FK (Forward Kinematics) and IK (Inverse Kinematics) to directly pick the target segment of the body and pose your actors with ease.

  • All the motion editing features of the previous Motion Editor are replaced by the new advanced in-scene motion builder.

  • The new Motion Layer function allows you to easily modify motions in a layer-concept similar to what you use in photo editing.

Material Editing

  • You may directly adjust the color of props and apply multiple texturing effects to objects directly from the Material library.

  • Animated textures are available to create moving water and more.

CrazyTalk5 CTS import

  • You may enjoy the power of advanced real-time facial puppeteering, and clips-editing using the power of CrazyTalk 5.

Water

  • iClone provides beautiful water effects with refraction, reflection, custom speed, clarity, color and underwater fog.

Grow Your Own LivePlants, Grass and Trees

  • You now have a virtual green thumb and can grow your own plants in iClone with just a few mouse clicks.

  • Thousands of trees will come in stages after iClone 3 is released.

  • Experience the iClone 3 virtual landscaping with a variety of included vegetation content.

G3 Character

  • Meet Trey and Trinity, the incredible new iClone 3 G3 actor body styles.

  • G3 characters are with lower polygon than G2 avatars, with better performance, amazing look and higher quality..

Scene Manager

  • All your assets in your 3D project are listed in the Scene Manager.

  • There is no need to scroll the scene to search for an elusive target item.

  • Select the item from the list and press the F key to instantly pop to that object view in your 3D window.

  • You can also use Scene Manager to rename the object.

  • Use the Scene Manager to hide items so you don't waste your precious 3D rendering power in complex scenes.

Shader Options

  • Any object can have its own shader type such as Pixel Shader (the best), Quick Shader (by default), Wireframe, Bounding Mesh, or even Hidden.

Content Creation Pipeline

  • You may use plug-ins for 3DS Max Character Studio to generate your own character motions.

  • Use Zbrush to generate normal maps, and with the iClone 3 actor templates, you can create actors with wrinkles or better body definition and muscle tone.

  • Collaboration with 3DXchange will meet all your content needs straight from the internet.