GDC 2019 is a wrap, but our efforts continue at Reallusion!
Thanks for joining us at GDC 2019, whether we saw you at the show or you followed our news during the event. We especially enjoyed meeting so many developers and seeing our friends and partners through what was a great week for games in San Francisco.
Read More “Thank you all for visiting us @ 2019 SAn Francisco GDC !”
Thanks to 80 Level’s Editor in Chief –Kirill Tokarev for interviewing Reallusion’s Product Marketing VP – John Martin, and talking about iClone and Character Creator 3 tools that were used in the movie REPLICAS.
“Replicas is a new milestone for us and for anyone who has been watching the trend of game tools being adapted by filmmakers.
iClone operates at almost zero latency, [allowing] directors, cinematographers and VFX folks to try out numerous lighting and staging options without slowing down production or driving up the cost. The secret is a real-time engine, combined with an easy-to-use facial morphing and lip-syncing solution that interfaces with most motion capture systems.”
— John Martin / VFX Artist (Replicas) & VP of Product Marketing at Reallusion
Read More “80 Level: The Modern Previsualization Solution for Film”
In April, Reallusion will release Cartoon Animator 4, the next iteration of their easy to learn, professional, 2d animation studio software, CrazyTalk Animator.
Cartoon Animator (formerly CrazyTalk Animator) is known for its quick results combined with pro features for the easiest approach and workflow since 2008. Cartoon Animator 4 will release next month with Smart IK, 3D Head Creator, and live performance capture (webcam facial mocap), to significantly elevate 2d animation production in the industry.
To learn more about the useful features packed into the latest version of the software, we invited animator Garry Pye to talk about his experience beta-testing the new software. Here’s Garry to tell you more about Cartoon Animator 4…
My name is Garry Pye and I have been involved with CrazyTalk Animator as both an animator and a content developer since version one of the software. What drew me to CrazyTalk Animator was the ease with which I was able to start animating almost immediately, yet it offered me a professional level of tools that would grow with me as my skills improved.
Here is a work-in-progress video of some of the features that will be available in Cartoon Animator 4:
Read More “Cartoon Brew: Make a 2.5D Head Impossibly Easy: A Review of Cartoon Animator 4”
Reallusion debuts new 3D character and animation pipeline at GDC 2019 for games, cinematics and
See Reallusion’s Game Tools: Character Creator, iClone and Motion Live at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, March 20-22 booth #P1754. From character creation to animation, Reallusion will showcase and demo Character Creator (CC) with automatic digital human shader assignments and characterization for Unreal UE4 and Unity
Game Maker 2 is a cross-platform game engine developed by YoYo Games. It features a powerful programming language for professionals, and a drag-and-drop, no-code-required workflow for beginners, with a comprehensive toolset. Many of its new features include Real-Time Animation Editing, a new innovative workflow and seamless path from Drag & Drop to actual code.
ENTER THE AMAZING SPARKMAN
SPARCKMAN is a well-known YouTuber who has an entire channel dedicated to animated parodies, original comedy sketches, and gaming video tutorials. Recently he has created a series of YouTube tutorials, on how he creates quick 2D assets for use inside Game Maker 2 with the help of CrazyTalk Animator 3.
Now Sparckman’s tutorials are not just informative, but also short. As in under 5 minutes-short. This is possible thanks to CrazyTalk’s extensive library of pre-made content, which by the way is 100% royalty free for any game developers that wish to use them in their commercial games.
Read More “Creating Assets for Game Maker 2 with CrazyTalk Animator 3 in under 5 Minutes”
Tobe Bederitzky
I am Tobe. A songwriter, videographer, editor, producer and creative head of the successful children music project “Frank and his Friends” from Germany.
I dedicate myself fully to the musical and visual ideas of the show. So I needed to quickly animate our cartoon version without much effort. Since I do not have the time to fiddle around and read manuals, I came across Reallusion and their CrazyTalk and iClone software Anyone, who has ever tried other programs, knows how much work and computing power would be required to create an animated show, but by comparison, Reallusion has made it relatively easy for me.
Read More “Successful German Children Show expands into Cartoon Animation with Realtime Software”
3D World Magazine featured REPLICAS behind-the-scenes story in issue #244, on how Reallusion tools empowered the VFX crew, director and movie producers to collaborate and rapidly create the visual effects for – REPLICAS, the latest sci-fi thriller film starring Keanu Reeves.
“The real-time tools from Reallusion and Noitom were at the core of what we were able to accomplish”
James Martin / Mocap artist
“To be able to comp the iClone postviz of the robot directly into the actually filmed plates, really made it possible to design the sequences and also preview the film for a test audience to get their early impressions.”
James Dodson / Replicas Executive Producer
Learn more about 3D World Magazine’s issue 244: https://www.creativebloq.com/news/master-comic-art-with-issue-244-of-3d-world
Award-winning animator Damien Valentine (DarthAngelus) uses Reallusion’s iClone, and Noitom’s Perception Neuron suits to create motion captured animated films – The Chronicles of Humanity – which he publishes on Amazon Prime Video.
“Thanks to iClone and Character Creator, I was able to make Chronicles of Humanity look like a professional, big budget production from the comfort of my home. I can recommend the software to any Indie animators looking to achieve the same with their projects.”
– Damien Valentine / 3D Film Director
Read More “iClone 3D Film Director creates Animated Featured Movies for Amazon Prime Video”
NYC Production & Post News reviewer Joe Herman gives iClone 7 a thorough review.
The review goes through iClone 7’s significant new features, including PBR rendering, Global illumination(GI), Motion Capture and real camera systems.
“Reallusion’s iClone 7 is a unique and multi-faceted application that allows you to quickly get started in character animation without having to worry too much about modeling your characters or props from scratch, thanks to its extensive libraries and advanced character morphing abilities. “
– Joe Herman / Filmmaker, Artist, Post Production Specialist
“Directors and filmmakers will find iClone 7 to be a great pre-visualization tool, especially with the new real camera system while artists and animators will appreciate the advanced new PBR rendering engine with advanced features such as Global Illumination and Horizon Based Ambient Occlusion. “
– Joe Herman / Filmmaker, Artist, Post Production Specialist
Read the full article on nycppnews – https://www.nycppnews.com/real-time-animation-review-of-reallusions-iclone-7/
