iClone is a graphic editor designed to help you create 3D animations with digital actors, various environments, and visual effects.
Although
it comes packed with a multitude of dedicated parameters, the GUI is
clean and straightforward. If you want to make the most out of every
single built-in feature, you should check out the online help manual and
video tutorials.
You can create multiple projects and edit stages by
customizing the layout for 2D background display, 3D scenes,
atmosphere, camera, light, and image layers.
iClone enables users to pick a background color or upload a file
from the computer (e.g. JPEG, BMP, GIF, PNG, TGA, MP4, MPEG, RM), work
with multiple image layers and adjust the levels for brightness,
contrast, hue, and saturation, design 3D scenes that include various
elements (e.g. terrain, water, tree, grass), and set the atmosphere by
selecting from different presets or manually customizing the objects
(e.g. sky, light, fog, particle, HDR effects).
Furthermore, you can
move or rotate the camera, pick the lens type, adjust the light
(ambient, directional, spot and point light) and apply shadow effects,
as well as use blurring and color filters.iClone gives users the
possibility to preview the created animations, as well as play, pause,
or stop the current selection, enable the loop option, adjust the vocal
and music volume, and specify the frame rate. Plus, you can move, copy,
or paste key frames.
You can undo or redo your actions, zoom in or
out, rotate the selected objects to different angles, configure the
object physics settings (rigid or soft body, mass, friction, elasticity,
bounding specifications), as well as build actors which can be edited
in terms of avatar, hair, upper or lower body, gloves, shoes,
accessories, and skin.
When it comes to exporting options, you can
save the generated images to a file (BMP, TGA, JPG, GIF, PNG), while the
video animations can be saved to AVI, WMV, Flash, or MPEG-4.
Other
important features worth mentioning let you use various functions, such
as the “drag and drop” support for fast editing operations, 3D facial
puppeteering, materials with different textures, blooming and exposure
effects, audio lip synchronization, and bone facial deformation.All in
all, iClone offers a straightforward layout and many useful features for
helping you create 3D animations efficiently.
Here are some key features of "iClone":
Production Environment:
- Drag and drop fast editing
- In-screen object editing
- Advanced Timeline animation
Casting & Actor Style:
- Customizable actor and style
- Body transformation and facial deformation
- CloneCloth for costume design
Motion & Interactivity:
- In-screen motion editing
- 3D facial puppeteering
- Interactivity between actors and objects
Prop & Scene:
- Set design with 3D blocks and material balls
- Customizable scene and atmosphere
- Build a stage with terrain, sky, live plants
Camera & Lighting:
- Camera animation with DOF, lens effects
- Directional light, point light, spotlight
- HDR and IBL lighting effects
Special Effects:
- Material effects with 7 texture channels
- Spring and Flying Surface
- Customizable particle FX system
Path Animation:
- Path node creation and template
- Path editing with speed, orientation and curve
- Transition curve
Video & Layering:
- Bring live actors into iClone
- Support any video with alpha channel
- popVideo for live actors, video FX, and titling
3D Video FX:
- Place video in any surface of a 3D object
- Video texturing and blending effects
- Video for wall, cylinder, crystal ball
Instant Virtual Set:
- Live actor and virtual scene
- Actor interaction with virtual set
- Actor interaction with virtual character
HDR Video Effects:
- Blooming and exposure effects
- Numerous glare effects for video
- HDR transition and filtering
Advanced Timeline Editor:
- Collapsible and dockable Timeline
- Character control with multiple tracks
- Keyframe animation and blend
Rendering & Output:
- Multiple preview shader selection
- Flexible output: AVI, WMV, Flash, MPEG-4
- High speed rendering
- One-click 3D Stereo Output
BackStage:
- Free preview add-on models and motions
- Online access and inventory
- Easy search and preview
Operating System
For DirectX 11
- Dual core CPU or higher
- 4GB RAM
- 5GB free hard disk space
- Display Resolution: 1024 x 768
- Color Depth: True Color (32-bit)
- Graphics Card: NVidia Geforce GTX 400 Series/ AMD Radeon HD 5000 Series
- Video Memory: 1GB RAM
For DirectX 9
- Dual core CPU or higher
- 2GB RAM or higher recommended
- 2GB free hard disk space or higher recommended
- Display Resolution: 1024 x 768 or higher
- Graphics Card: nVIDIA GeForce 8 Series or higher / AMD Radeon HD 5000 Series
- Video Memory: 512MB RAM or higher recommended
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