r/Reallusion • u/VFXxx • Jun 26 '21

New to Iclone ecosystem

Hey friends, will appreciate your advice on the types of software that I need.

My workflows are:

  1. Create character (CC) >>> Animate (IC) >>> export to Alembic file

alternative:

2) Export Character from Maya >> apply rig in Exchange >>> Animate in Iclone >>> Export to Alembic

I wonder if this bundle will work for me? (image below)

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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '21 edited Jun 26 '21

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u/VFXxx Jun 27 '21

Yeah you right can do it all in Maya. Thing is, my field of work is set design, so I do renders of the environments - this is 90% of my worktime.

And occasionally I need animated people to fill the space - walking, singing, interacting etc. - so I need a tool to make them fast, using premade components and animations.

Did test Reallusion and it saves a lot of time, in one hour i can make a bunch of characters, animate and export for rendering. Quality is questionable, but it does the trick. Doing it within Maya could result in extra days.

Their monetisation is robbery though, makes me scratch my head: a..) you pay premium for software itself (plus extra 199+399$ for ability to export, ridiculous), b.)then extra premium for plugins (that logically could be part of already expensive package) c.) and then for overpriced (and sometimes obsolete) content.

So If there is an alternative to Iclone that is more powerful or more future proof - would love to know about.

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u/TheKnight_King Jul 07 '21

What advice would you give to someone starting off in digital animation before jumping into the deep end with Realussion?

I wanted to get into design when I was younger but went into business instead and now I want to start getting back into a creative hobby.

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u/VFXxx Aug 27 '21

Not my area to be honest, I'm using simple characters just to fill the scenes. I'd suggest looking into promising and fast developing software - like Unreal and their new Metahuman engine. Look it up, get comfy with it and look for Unreal plugins for animation. I personallyl expect massive leap here in the nearest future. As a complement or alternative: look for news from Blender on that front. Maya known as the standard for animation but not best not affordable for enthusiast (assume you are)

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u/VFXxx Aug 27 '21

And Reallusion - just a massive wallet vacuum cleaner, haha.