I would like to raise a suggestion again regarding improvements to the rendering capabilities of your software, particularly to bring it closer to the standards seen in professional 3D animation tools such as Maya, Blender, and Unreal Engine.

This has become increasingly important to me because I have recently realized that it is now possible to produce films using AI tools almost entirely outside of the Reallusion ecosystem, with very impressive and realistic results. For example, even free software like Blender now provides a SUN lighting system similar to what is available in Unreal Engine. I have also been exploring tutorials from Envato AI that demonstrate how AI-generated visuals can be blended in Blender with realistic sunlight and 3D objects.

At the moment, iClone and Character Creator do not appear to offer the same level of advanced lighting and rendering systems, such as fast, robust ray tracing or high-end environmental lighting. Because of this, the final renders sometimes feel less realistic, more like Play Station games, compared to what can be achieved in other platforms. Iray Render is just unreliable because it is too slow to produce every single rendered frame.

I have been using your software for more than five years, and during that time I have truly admired iClone and Character Creator. They have been central tools in my creative workflow. However, I have long hoped to see continued improvements to the internal rendering system so that users like me can achieve highly realistic results directly within the platform, without needing to rely heavily on external engines like Unreal or Blender.

Currently, depending on other platforms often means maintaining multiple versions of assets—one for iClone and another for external software—which can complicate the workflow and slow down production.

With the rapid development of AI tools and the professional lighting and rendering systems already available in free software like Blender, it is becoming easier to build pipelines that do not involve iClone or Character Creator. I would very much prefer to continue using your tools, but improvements in rendering and lighting would make a significant difference for long-time users like me.

I hope you will consider this feedback seriously, as many dedicated users would benefit greatly from a more advanced and modern rendering system within the Reallusion ecosystem.