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G'day Mates! Got
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Click Me to open the Clone-Zoo Menu
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Why is it that when I opened up my purchased file, the
included iProp was named "PlaneA 4x3.iProp" ? The
web site says to use a 3x2 ratio Plane.
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Well, it's 'cuz that wombat computer thingy has the 2's n
3's n 4's too close together, and ole Mick has stumpy
fingers! (Been bit by too many gators...) Would you fix it,
if you had already uploaded 2 gig of video files? And you
had a gazillion other files to create? I think not! The
Plane really "is" in the right ratio (3x2) So,
please excuse our typo and continue to enjoy the files. We
do!
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Your artwork is very good. I'm new to iclone, and would like to know if I can make your characters move any
direction and give them movements, or are they pre made movies to use as backgrounds?
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The files we are offering are not "characters,"
per se. They are, indeed, video files (or png files in the
case of our Scene Sets). Each "set" comes with at
least 5 different orientations - Across, Forward, Away,
Away-Diagonal, and Forward-Diagonal. So, we have taken care
of the "posing" for you already. In addition, you
can apply any effect to them that is included in iClone 4.
For example, you can "flip" them, rotate them,
skew them, attach them to other characters/props in the
scene, make them move along paths, etc.
The videos are not designed to be used as
"backgrounds," but as "additions" to
your movie. Take a look at one of our short demos on each
site page to see what we mean. And, if there are any other
questions, you can always download a "testing"
video from our Freebies page to try them out for yourself.
As a matter of fact, we recommend it!
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What program do you use to create your animations? How do
you render it out of that program? What program do you use
to create the diffuse and opacity files?
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Sorry, mate. Them is "trade secrets." The Mrs.
would send me out on permanent safari if I was to tell you
that!
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What codec do you use for the videos you create?
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Our videos are created with the Cinepak codec at (mostly)
1440x960 resolution. In order to use videos in iClone 4, the
user must have the corresponding codec installed on their
computer. If they want to import an mpg file into their
movie, for example, they must have the specific mpg codec
installed for the video they want to use. Cinepak is a
"universal" codec for Windows and should be
compatible with 99% of the Windows machines in use today -
including Windows 7!
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I've listened to your promo at the Reallusion forums, and
Mick's accent doesn't sound quite right. What's up?
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Mick has been traveling the world in search of critters for
so long that his accent has a little, what shall we
say, "world-wide influence?" But, his heart is
sincere and he's a real lover of the Zoo. So, to all of you
Aussie's out there, we hope you'll forgive us and agree that
the Outback is a big enough place for everybody!
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I can't seem to get the shadows "right" on
diagonal views. What's the secret?
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Are you using a 2d background? Shadows are very difficult to
control against a 2d background. There's no
"floor" for the shadows to reflect against. We
recommend using a 3d background, wherever possible. Load the
Plane A and its videos. Then
select the video and use iClone's controls to move the
Plane up or down in the Z-orientation getting it as close to
the "home" point as possible (or a little above
it) before you move or resize the video. You might also want
to experiment with rotating the plane slightly, but usually
a simple "up" or "down" positioning to
floor level will produce very satisfactory results. Also,
check your lighting settings. If you are using Drop Shadow,
try changing to Self-Illumination, or vice-versa.
Just by the way, we will be adding 2d backgrounds soon
that ARE properly sized and positioned for use in iClone 4.
Please check back with us later.
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I've loaded up some of your "Tester" files into
iClone 4. After I play through the scene, I get these really
weird black shadings around the files. What's up/
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Could be your graphics card interacting with iClone 4. We
get the same thing when we use them. It sometimes helps to
"Stop" the play, then switch to the start and end
of the video, back to the start. It can be annoying, but
does not affect the final result in the rendered movie. Of
the hundreds of movies that we have rendered using our
videos, we have see the "black shadow" only a
couple of times in the final movie. Closing iClone 4,
reopening the file and rendering again fixed them both.
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Will these video files also work for a non-iClone4 user?
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What?! A non-iClone user?! Has somebody rung your bell,
mate? Well, if you insist on workin' with those other
programs, truth be known, we do not know for sure. 'Cause we
don't know what "other" programs you might be
using. (You can always download a "Freebie"
and try it out!) But, we do know this:
1) These video files work great for iClone4, but not
iClone3. iClone3 does not have video support.
2) We are working on supplying (at Our
Store) similar
files in QuickTime format with alpha channel - which should
work in any video editor that supports alpha channel. But,
the cages for these critters ain't quite ready yet. And we
would really like to have your opinion before we start
building them! Head on over to our "Freebies"
section for more information.
In the meantime, we do have some of our video critters out on
loan temporarily at ContentParadise.com
The video sizes for QuickTime files located there is
720x480. Our plans for Our Store is to supply them at
1440x960 resolution!
The "Scene Sets" at Content Paradise are the
same as the ones in our Online
Store here. We would appreciate it if you would make
your Scene Set purchases from our store, since more of the
proceeds would go to support our Zoo. Thanks, Mick.
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