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Actor Style

iClone4 Included Actors

Each new iClone release pushes the real-time character into the next level of realism and controllability. In iClone4, it includes 7 human characters, 2 CloneCloth characters, 1 cartoon character, 3 non-standard characters and 3 non-human characters. All actors feature a higher level of detail and lower poly count for faster performance. Visual design is enhanced with normal maps for human characters.

	2 New Human Characters - Not only they looked realistic and pretty. The G3 characters Dylan & Jana are designed with the new G4 bone-based head system, it ensures superior facial animation in iClone4. They also come with new sets of Persona system that users can trigger his/her body motion with facial expression and voice in the same time.
2 New CloneCloth Characters - The G3 CloneCloth for essential human characters (Dylan & Jana) provides dual layers of cloth mesh for the skin layer and the cloth layer. Simply modify the opacity texture with any image editor and you can design as many different clothing styles as you can imagine.
	1 New Character with an elder face - With the powerful features like face normal map, facial deformation, & body transformation, iClone4 turns Trey with the detailed & sophisticated face into the elder style of character - Uncle Benny.
1 New Cartoon Character - Reallusion brings Jimmy-Toon, the 1st cartoon style character into the iClone world. Jimmy-Toon can be given human motions, which will give you the opportunity for multiple possibilities in your story.
2 New Non-human Characters (Horse & Lamp) The non-human characters in iClone4 can be controlled by the in-screen motion editor. The horse will be included in the default library, while the lamp will be available to users who purchase iClone4. >> Know more about the Lamp
Enhanced Accessories for CloneBot Zack The CloneBot has evolved with the new interactive accessories "Zack Wing" and "Zack Chest." Zack wing gives the robot the ability to fly and "Zack Chest" makes the robot stretch its chest and turn it into a monitor.

Define the Style of Your Actor

Dress Exchange -Dress Exchange - The characters can exchange their upper, lower clothes, and shoes with the different characters.
* The exchange among different generation characters are limited.

Hair Style - Customizable 3D hair styles feature changeable color, size, and orientation.
New! In iClone4, any hair style can be fit with your actor's head shape in the correct location. Users are allowed to adjust andscale the hair from the correct pivot.
New! The new spring hair templates will help you design the characters with beautiful hair dynamics.

>> More about spring hair

Accessory - Included 3D avatar accessory library can be attached to any avatar limb.
New! Drag and drop the new accessories of "Wing" can add new fly mode to your actors, wear the boxing golves add the fighting capability to your actors.

Texture Modification - Customizable clothing provides the ability to add your own logo, photos, or custom designer patterns using the external texture editor.

Skin Tone Variation -
Your 3D actor's skin color is automatically determined by the face you choose to apply to your actor's body. iClone takes a sample color from the chosen face and maps that color to the full body's exposed skin so that your face and body skin can match without any further editing as you select different body styles for your actor.

Actor's Glove with Flexible Finger Motion

Gloves are a new content type for iClone actors. They can be applied like an accessory and they are flexible, so that you can do separate finger animation.

>> More about Hand Motion

CloneCloth – Custom Actor Clothing to Cut and Design

CloneCloth introduces powerfully simplified custom clothing creation for iClone G3 CloneCloth actors using images and any image editor to shape and decorate custom designs.

Dual-layer CloneCloth actors feature outer garments that have the ability to reveal inner skin when the garments are cut to fit.

Sheer cloth using simple grayscale color for transparent apparel.

Additional clothing customization with bump, reflection, and glowing effects using the multi-texture editing feature.

Export CloneCloth textures to share and sell custom clothing as texture packs.

>> More CloneCloth Design Bases

Persona - Personality and Motion Capability

A Persona is the characteristics given to the actor so that the actor can animate in a unique style. One Persona file may include several sets of movement behaviors. Use Behavior Mode Switch (hotkey X/Z, next/previous mode) to trigger different animation sets, such as walk mode, run mode, or even a custom defined fly mode. Animation defined in the Persona can be either triggered by hotkey or right-click menu.

Applying different Persona to the same Cartoon Boy, he shows difference "Personalities".


Persona - Cartoon Boy	Persona - Fighter	Persona - Dancer

New! Human-centric AML control - After the character is applied with the new iProp, users can direct the character with the new set of motion command system.
>> More about human-centric AML control

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