iClone Feature Production Environment

Production Environment

Drag & Drop Quick Scene Creation & Editing

Drag and drop actors, props, and textures directly into any scene location within the 3D preview window. Select a file and drag it from the iClone library or as an imported file from any Windows folder. Textures can be dragged and turned into a solid wall object or 2D background. Drop textures directly to clothing on the actors.

Two Filmmaking Modes – Editor & Director (Play-to-Create)


Complete scene and character editing mode	Interactive Play-to-Create movie directing mode

In the Editor Mode, you can do complete in-screen object editing and animation. Control actors or objects with precision using the keyframe Timeline.
In the Director Mode, you can direct the behavior or movement of your actor or object with hot keys (W, A, S, D; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) and puppet the animation in real-time. The Director Mode is like a videogame. You select your actor or prop and use the directional keys or hotkeys to pilot your actor, vehicle, or prop. The animation you create is recorded as a motion clip and can be edited in segments or completely re-recorded.

Direct Actor or Prop with Game-like Hotkey Panel in Director Mode

Enter the Director Mode with an interactive actor or prop and you are able to see the complete hotkey list on the right including the commands like "Move (W,A S, D)", "Perform (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, ...)", "Operate".

In-screen Object Editing with Gizmo, Faster Object Transformation, Multiple Selection


Quick Switch	Camera Hot-key

Smart switch editing allows fast hot-key switching between camera operation and object transformation tools.

In-scene Editing: Multiple selection, transformation, delete, move, copy, link, attach and save to library.

The Gizmo adds targeted editing tools for altering the Rotation, Transformer Scale of any object. The X,Y,Z axis can be selected singularly or in combination to control the alteration.

Right-click Menu System for Quick Command List Access

Apply instant actions via the handy Right-click Menu System requiring less movement of the mouse and increasing your production performance.

New! The scroll bar on the right-click menu helps you navigate faster.

Scene Manager – Easily Locate and Manage all Project Items from One Panel

Quickly locate and edit any model, actor or light within complex scenes.

Fast checkbox toggle to show and hide single or multiple items.

Increase real-time performance by viewing only items you are editing.

Select real-time rendering options for each object.

Name and rename your scene elements from the Scene Manager list.

View polygon count and object relationship (parent and child).

Advanced Timeline Track Editing with Grouping & Collapsible Options (PRO Only)

Increased Timeline editing power with multi-track control for full body motion and voice lip-sync performance.

New! The collapsible tracks in the Timeline editor helps you easily manage your animation. The grouped tracks help categorize the function with flexible control.

New! Double-click the Timeline editor to dock with the program UI (user interface).

Each actor has his own multiple Timeline track management system. Users can easily select an actor, control his motion, speech, facial emotion, hand gesture, and movement.

Right-click an actor to display action and iProp interactivity options.

>> More details about Advanced Timeline Editor

Record Live Footage inside iClone as Action Capture

Tab the playhead to any captured segment and replay the scene to recapture your footage.

On-Screen Shader and Camera Selector

Shader Selector: Improve the real-time operation speed to match your system resources.

Camera Selector: Add multiple cameras to scenes with live view switching.

Preference Setting

Personalize the global performance of iClone4 with the Preference panel to enhance the production speed for your workstation.

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