iClone is real-time 3D animation for digital actors, environments & visual effects with drag & drop editing, powerful physics and Microsoft Kinect-ready motion capture designed for creativity in broadcast production, education & previzualization.
Professionals and beginners can take advantage of tons of pre-made content and smart interactivity between actors, vehicles and props that make animation fun and logical. Easily create, customize and direct actors, props, scenes, vehicles, lighting, cameras and material channel settings.
Plus, users can create in-house animations by moving their bodies in front of any Kinect Motion Capture system to produce customized motions right alongside your PC in minimal space. 3D facial puppeteering also allows for detailed facial animation with presets and a library of physics-ready content for dynamic interactivity with scenes, actors and objects.
iClone's versatile engine enables on-the-fly video compositing with real-life actors combined with virtual sets, video footage and world of high dynamic range visuals.
Users can employ a vast library of pre-made motions, characters, props and special effects found in iClone's built-in library or in Reallusion's online marketplace which is the largest online catalog of real-time ready assets.
iClone empowers students, professionals and independent filmmakers worldwide into the real-time art of 3D animation, digital storytelling and digital content creation.
Due to iClone's realtime 3D innovation, users will be able to explore fast and time-saving productivity of visual computing.
NOTE: In order to activate the program, users will have to create an account here.

Limitations:
· 30-day trial period
· A limited quantity of content
· Nag screen

What's New in This Release:
Microsoft Kinect for Windows Mocap Device:
· Added: “Near mode” and “Head rotation” options.
· Enhanced: Update Kinect for Windows driver from v1.0 to v1.5
· Enhanced performance
· Better skeleton tracking
· Fixed: Some operations may cause program crash.
Others:
· Added: iClone Message Panel, providing additional warning or error messages for iClone, plugin, and LUA script operations.
· Added: “Bake Constraint Key” option in the modify panel of the Animation – Motion area. Now users can bake Look At / Path Constraint / Reach Keys to iMotion clip, and for further FBX/BVH motion export through 3DXchange Pipeline.
· Enhanced: Support for morph-based facial animation in iClone5. The new head system is now compatible with lipsync animation and facial puppeteering.
· To utilize the unique facial expressions tools, you will need to have the new Monster Character Pack which is specially designed with a morph-based head system. This pack is scheduled to release in Sept 2012.
· Reallusion will ...