Reallusion iClone 4 is a powerful tool for the production of motion-graphics, 3D animation and video compositing packages. iClone 4.2 includes new features that combine video production with 3D-animation of real time.

Key Features of iClone Pro:

Production Environment
# Interactive Play-to-Create movie directing mode.
# Complete scene and actor editing mode.
# Collapsible user interface and full screen operation.
# Scene Manager for total project asset list and access.
# In-screen object editing, faster object transformation, multiple select, model copy, and save to library.
# Record live footage inside iClone3 as Action Captures.
# Multiple actor selection and management tool.
# 3.1 New iClone BackStage live access allows users to try content interactively inside 3D scenes before you buy.

Casting & Actor Style
* G3 Avatar - fast performance and higher quality with fine texture detail.
* Photo-to-3D face fitting for generating custom actors.
* Design custom actor faces with facial feature morphing.
* Define faces with Normal Maps and multiple textures for aging and skin texture.
* Customizable 3D actor face shape morphing including eyes, teeth and skin color.
* 3.1 New CloneBone - attach parts to CloneBone to create any character styles rlt.
* CloneCloth - Create any Custom actor clothing to cut and design.
* Persona - Apply personality and direct your target actor by live keyboard control (W,S,A,D keys for actor puppeteering).

Motion & Interactivity
* Live puppeteering controls actors and vehicles with hotkeys and right-click action menu.
* Multi-actor dialog timeline for actor conversations.
* Create 3D talking heads with CrazyTalk5 Talking Script files (CTS).
* Select, pose and animate actors with layered motion editing.
* Camera and actor follow with look-at constraint.
* DramaScript open source for writing actor and object interactivity.
* Instant prop interaction with iProp Helpers.

Props & Scenes
* Load and customize props, terrain, sky, grass and water.
* Automatic real-time Flying Surface simulation with FLEX technology.
* Water features ripple movement with reflection and refraction.
* Landscape designer adds trees, flowers, plants and grass to any terrain.
* iClone3 atmosphere can be made with 3D scene, sky, light, fog and weather particle settings.
* Load 2D photos as image layers and backgrounds.

Camera & Lighting
* Add multiple cameras to scenes with live view switching.
* Live camera recording using fly, walk and follow cameras with videogame-like hotkey and mouse-look interaction.
* Real-time advanced camera effects including depth of field and lens animation.
* Camera keyframe smoothing for automatic camera correction.
* Lighting system with directional, point and spotlight.
* Quick track editing for cameras, lights and their attributes.

Special Effects
* Particle system special effects for fog, fire, smoke and more.
* Actor and object particle system linkage for attached effects.
* Material effects for glow, reflection, bump, opacity, specular, normal and diffuse.
* Advanced material effects - reflection & refraction.
* Instantly spice up your movie with music and soundFX tracks.
* Audio blending with fade in, fade out, and volume settings.
* 3.1 New Material animation effects include bump, glow, opacity fade and color animation.
* 3.1 New Spring Dynamics for natural movement of an actor, hair, accessories and props.

Rendering & Output
* Multiple shader selection for performance enhancing preview options.
* Real-time preview, in and out markers and playback looping.
* Select and render previewing for isolated area rendering.
* High speed rendering for fast footage production.
* Flexible output for sharing or post-production (HD & DVD video, AVI, WMV, Flash, MPEG-4).
* 3.1 New Export the iWidget Avatar with transparent background and share it with the WidgetMe service.
* Export your creation as a flash-based widget and publish it to social sites or personal home page.

BackStage
* 3.1 New Preview hundreds of models and motions for free inside your iClone3 scene.
* 3.1 New Easy Search and Preview features to find what you are looking for.
* 3.1 New Manage your purchases and downloads with the Online Inventory System.
* 3.1 New Audition Actors and get itfast with Live Activation.
* 3.1 New Marketplace for Certified Content Developers (CCD) will debut in Q1 2008.

Advanced Timeline Editor
# Full Avatar Track Management for multi-actor dialog and sophisticated motion editing.
# Play-to-Create Live Motion Recording.
# Complete motion editing with advanced Timeline Motion Tracks.
# Flexible Clip Collection which allows you to precisely define the animation output range and build new libraries of animation assets.
# Advanced Multiple Camera Timeline System.
# Full featured Lighting System and Timeline Control.
# Two additional sound tracks allow users to easily add SoundFX to movies with dedicated music and effect tracks.
# 3.1 New Material key frame animation with Timeline Material Track.

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