CARTOON ANMATOR 4 (PREVIEW)
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CrazyTalk Animator (CTA) brought the power of 2D face creation and facial animation from CrazyTalk to a full body 2D character with scenes, props, cameras and a stage to bring it all to life. Now CrazyTalk Animator is growing again and this next version is evolving the power into a robust 2D animation studio that deserves its own unique brand. Reallusion now is ready to start unveiling the next exciting features to elevate 2D animation production with intuitive character creation, smart animation and live performance capture. Reallusion introduces, Cartoon Animator 4 (CrazyTalk Animator) with all the favorite crazy features and many new tools to easily approach animation or innovate existing pipelines.
Motion Enhancement
Auto IK Rig
Smart IK System
Motion Retargeting
Custom UI Rig
Work in Progress 1
2018.11
2D Art 3D Power
360 Head Creation
360 Performance Systems
Photoshop Pipeline
New Creative Assets
Work In Progress 2
2019.01
Live Performance
Webcam Facial Mocap
Real-time Lip Sync
Upper Body & Hand Control (H2, 2019)
Animation Trigger (H2, 2019)
This WIP 2 shows how Reallusion breaks through the limitations of 2D Art, and delivers a practical way for 2D animators to create characters with advanced animation along with vivid expressions. The 360 evolution streamlines the workflow for Head Creation, Expression Setup, and directly to the animation core with face key editing, puppeteering and the timeline system. Apart from introducing a set of 360 assets and new professional animation library, users also have the path to convert existing content into 360 heads with a full range of motion.
A. I do not have CTA3:
Buy CTA3 Pro or Pipeline Bundles in Software Store and Get a free copy of CTA4 Pro or Pipeline
This Software Store Offer is available from Nov. 28th 2018 through CTA4 launch
Limited-Time Exclusive Bonus included
B. I already have CTA3:
Upgrade to CTA4 with the member price upon its official release.
* FAQ. Reallusion reserves the right to make any necessary changes.
Quickly Transform a 2D Face into a 3D Head
3D Head Creator transforms 2D art into 3D styled characters with up to 360 degree of motion for deeply rich performances. Photoshop round trip integration for editing multi-angle character in and out of 3D Head Creator.
Jump Start from Four-Angle Quick Setup
Increase head turn angles to existing 2D characters, or simply create a new one
Define maximal head turn angle, auto and manual masking, and layering
Optimum set up suggested by Automatic Perspective Layer Arrangement
Transform facial sprites for optimized angle view
Full Featured 360 Head Creator
Anchor Nine Head Turn Directions
Inherit basic angle settings from Quick Setup
Transform and deform head sprites for perfect 3D turn
Optional FFD resolution from 2x2 (perspective correction) to 5x5 (precise shape definition)
Mask-out features outside the face to create the 3D illusion
Smart Designs to Speedup Multi-angle Settings
Copy and paste the angle definition
Mirror setup from one side to another, flip or replace sprites to match angle requirements
Onion Skin - proper sprite placement with neighboring setup reference
Average - average the angle setting value from two selected points
Add Additional Decorative Items
Apart from main facial features, users can freely add other decorative elements
The cat has whiskers and the nose stripe seamlessly blended with the parent turning head base
The same techniques can be used to emphasize a 3D effect with highlight and shadow layers
Free Angle Definition - Up to 360°
More than creating a turning head, you can give a full spin to a simple shaped creature, even a moody bird
Freely add angle points to setup the character look as the head turns
Each angle point contains data for sprites transformation, deformation, and sprite change
A total of 25 optional angle points are provided and a perfect 360° character can be achieved by properly adding angle definition for horizontal and vertical turn