Learn iClone 7 | Character Creator | Unreal Engine Pipeline

Name: Learn iClone 7 | Character Creator | Unreal Engine Pipeline
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Learn The Powerful Workflow Of Character Creator 3 to iClone To Unreal Engine & Create Amazing Characters & Animations!

Created byMichael Ricks

Last updated 8/2022

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What you'll learn

You will learn how to jump into iClone 7 and get a FAST start to animating your characters
Learn how to create an original 3D Character in Character Creator 3
Learn how to send your character to iClone 7 ready for animation
Learn how to pose and animate your character in iClone 7
Learn how to perform facial animation and lip sync with your character
Discover how to use powerful tools such as Motion Puppet, Direct Puppet and Face Puppet
You will learn how to record your animations for later use on other characters
You will learn how to render and export your video from iClone 7
You will learn how to use "Live-Link" to send your character to Unreal Engine for animation and scene setup
You will learn how to setup your scene in Unreal Engine and record the animation there

Course content

8 sections • 49 lectures • 4h 52m total length

Where To Download Your Program Trial Versions0:56
In this lecture you will learn what programs you need for this course and where to get them. All the Reallusion programs have free 30 day trials available so if you do not have the products you can give them a good test run with the trial versions. Unreal Engine is 100% free.

Let's get started by resizing our character's body and head7:25
Let's give our character a nose job!6:32
Save your project and tailor the character's nose using morph controls in the nose section, adjusting scale, height, ridge, tip, and nostrils, baking changes to sculpt the profile.
Let's plump up those lips!1:25
Toon Girl Ear Shape1:51
Resize and shape the ears with interactive tools and sliders, bake, then enlarge and position the eyes to resemble the reference character.
Toon Girl Eyes - The Window To The Soul!15:24
Tune toon eyes by adjusting scale, opening, and angle, then refine eyelids and eye width to avoid mesh poke-through, using built-in eyeblink correction and mesh editing for facial integrity.
Toon Girl Head Shape3:35
Shape a toon girl head by lowering the jaw, refining the cheeks and back of the head, and adjusting the forehead for a cartoony profile using morph targets and sliders.
Toon Girl - Let's Smooth Some Details On Her Head6:06
Smooth a toon character’s head in iClone 7 using edit mesh and sculpt tools to refine the nose, lips, eyes, and cheeks, then rename to Tune Girl.
Toon Girl - Let's Add Some Beautiful Hair9:35
Change Eye Color & Eyelashes2:36
Learn to change eye color and eyelashes in iClone 7 character creator by drag-and-drop from the eye and eyelash menus, applying materials, colors, and textures.
Add SkinGen & Makeup To Toon Girl!11:28
Toon Girl - How To Enlarge Iris & Pupil2:33
Toon Girl Teeth Shapes10:17
Adjust the character's teeth using headshot morphs and upper/lower tooth controls, including height, width, and angle. Use favorites, search, and x-ray views to fine-tune, then save and prepare for coloring.
Toon Girl Teeth Materials & Colors4:45
Time To Pick Out Toon Girl's Wardrobe!10:03

We Send Toon Girl To iClone & Add Mocap Animation!3:18
Export your custom character to iClone and send the character over for cloning, then apply motion capture animation with audio in Cyclone 7 and audition it on the timeline.
Toon Girl - Export Animation4:05
How To Import Sound Into iClone4:21
Toon Girl Automatic Lip-Sync With Audio File6:46
Learn to automatically generate lip-sync for a toon girl in iClone 7 by importing an audio dialogue track, using AI-driven facial animation, and refining with smoothing and strength controls.
Toon Girl - How To Adjust Lip-Sync Manually & Add Expressions13:17
Face Puppet Preview Examples2:05
Explore Face Puppet in iClone 7 with built-in tools to animate characters from Character Creator, featuring short clips of Gomes, Skip to my Lou, and Manfred and their facial morphs.
Toon Girl - Using The Face Puppet Tool14:19
Toon Girl - Motion Puppet Tool13:10
Toon Girl - Let's Edit The Motion Layer9:14
Edit mocap animations with the edit motion layer, set keyframes on the timeline, copy/paste keyframes, adjust arms and head with ik mode, and save motions to the animation library.
Toon Girl - The Direct Puppet Tool9:56

"Manfred" Example Using LIVE Face App and iPhone 11 - Genesis 8 Character1:17
This is an example of the facial animations you will be able to accomplish with Reallusion's LIVE Face app & the iPhone 10 or 11. Once setup, it is easy to use and super FUN! It takes the drudgery out of animation and brings back the enjoyment!
Get This Lightning Cable For Your iPhone - You'll Thank Me Later!1:08
AUDACITY - The Powerful Free Audio Editing Program - where to get & how to use8:29
QUICK START To Animating With LIVE Face!14:00
Master real-time character animation with Live Face, lip-sync and facial expressions, exportable to Unreal Engine via a connected iPhone workflow, plus setup tips, pose, and preview controls.
LIVE Face Lip-Sync With Existing Dialogue Track (ADR, Looping)5:53
LIVE Face: How To Record Live Dialogue AND Facial Animation In REAL-TIME!15:28
Record live dialogue and facial animation in real time using Audacity and the live face app, then import into cyclone for lip-synced motion plus body animation.
The Power of Layered Animation Expressions! FUN!7:28

Audio Files Needed For This Section0:01
Download these audio files for using as practice in this section of lip sync animation
QUICK START To iClone To Unreal Engine Via Live-Link!2:46
Create Your Unreal Engine Project With Live-Link And Auto Setup5:16
Transfer GORK The Alien-Hybrid To Unreal Engine!5:30
Get Live-Link Connected And Playing Animation In Both iClone & Unreal Engine4:49
Set up and activate live link between iClone and Unreal Engine, stream the character animation in real time, and capture it with sequence recorder, noting audio will be imported later.
Record Your Animation In Unreal Engine With Sequence Recorder!3:03
Record Your Animation In Unreal Engine (continued)15:36
Learn to capture and sync recorded animation in Unreal Engine using sequencer and Live Link, add dialogue audio, create animation assets, and render a final video.
How To Clean Up & Edit Your Animation In Unreal Engine3:07
Create Sequence & Sync Up Dialogue Track8:22
Smooth Your Character Mesh In Unreal Engine - Say Goodbye To The Jaggies!5:29
Congratulations! You Finished The Course!0:17
MetaHuman Creator3:40
NOW AVAILABLE FOR FREE! Unreal Engine's new MetaHumans are taking the 3d world by storm! Now you can create your own fully rigged characters ready to be animated in Unreal Engine!
BONUS Lecture3:20

Requirements

iClone 7, Character Creator 3, 3DXchange and Unreal Engine (Free), (30 day trial versions of these are available and Unreal Engine is free)

Description

IMPORTANT: Everything you'll learn in this course can be applied to the new releases of Character Creator 4 and iClone 8. The new features of CC4 and iClone 8 are not covered in this course, however.

In this course you will learn one of the most powerful animation workflows available today - Reallusion's Character Creator 3, iClone 7 and Unreal Engine!

Learn how to create an original 3D Character in Character Creator 3
Learn how to send your character to iClone 7 ready for animation
Learn how to pose and animate your character in iClone 7
Learn how to perform facial animation and lip sync with your character
Discover how to use powerful tools such as Motion Puppet, Direct Puppet and Face Puppet
You will learn how to record your animations for later use on other characters
You will learn how to render and export your video from iClone 7
You will learn how to use "Live-Link" to send your character to Unreal Engine for animation and scene setup
You will learn how to setup your scene in Unreal Engine and record the animation there

You will also learn how to setup and use the amazing LIVE Face App for iPhone X, 11, or 12 to create high quality lip sync and facial animations!

You're going to love how intuitive and simple it is to create your very own custom character in Character Creator 3! In no time at all you will be creating broadcast and film quality characters that are rigged and ready to animate in iClone 7! You will learn how to apply mocap animations to your character and adjust the animation to your liking - all within iClone 7.

After that you will discover the powerful workflow of sending your character and animation to Unreal Engine, using Live-Link, and then record your animation inside of Unreal Engine in real-time!

And the best part? It's FUN! Now is the perfect time to jump in and learn this powerful workflow that will assist you in bringing your creative vision to life.

I'll see you on the inside!

Who this course is for:

Students who are brand new to iClone 7 or current users who wish to dive deeper into character animation using Character Creator 3, iClone 7 and Unreal Engine
Students who wish to learn a cost-effective, powerful workflow for high quality 3D animation for film, TV or game development.
Students who wish to learn how to perform facial animation and lip sync for their digital characters

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Course content

Where To Get The Software Needed For This Course1 lecture • 1min

Where To Get Your FREE Custom Characters1 lecture • 1min

Your iClone 7 GORK Alien-Hybrid Project File & Funny Looking Guy Project File2 lectures • 1min

Introduction To iClone 7 & Character Creator 31 lecture • 2min

Let's Get Off To A FAST Start and Create Our First Character!14 lectures • 1hr 34min

Into iClone We Go!10 lectures • 1hr 21min

LIVE Face! Reallusion's Amazing iPhone App for Real-time Facial Animation!7 lectures • 54min

AMAZING LIVE-LINK! iClone to Unreal Engine Live-Link & Auto Setup Plugins13 lectures • 1hr 1min

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