Get A First Glimpse Of Reallusion's Character Creator 5

Reallusion offered the first look at Character Creator 5, the next generation of its character creation solution, allowing artists to easily create, import, and customize stylized or realistic characters for use with DCC software and game engines.

The improved human topology now includes subdivision support and an HD morph system, bringing new life to your characters, effortlessly baking textures even at lower subdivisions, and making Go-ZBrush workflow integrate seamlessly. There's also a significant update to the eye mesh and shader system that introduces realistic human eyes with a high-resolution tear line, detailed eye duct, concave cornea shader, and attachable eyelashes with varied hair growth patterns.

To enhance skin realism in close-up renders, CC5 introduces cavity maps that accentuate pores and wrinkles, along with up to 8K skin textures for the free base characters and upcoming HD character content. It also leverages the power of displacement maps, using a nondestructive displacement pass that maintains the base geometry, ensuring smooth transfer and sculpting in ZBrush.

CC5 takes facial animation to the next level with a revamped HD Expression Profile, capturing micro-level facial details, which are especially important for dialogue-driven animations. With the new Constraint System, expressions are intelligently moderated to remain within anatomically plausible ranges, preventing distortion and preserving believable facial structure.

Also, CC5 adds non-linear facial animation with curve-based controls, simulating non-uniform facial muscle movements like sticky lips, elastic puckers, and brows that drop and furrow during a frown. Furthermore, Auto Setup has evolved to broaden pipeline compatibility, now extending seamless third-party integration to tools like Maya and Marmoset Toolbag.

To mark this release, Reallusion is offering an exclusive prelaunch deal: From now until the official launch of CC5 (tentatively set for July 2025), customers who make a single purchase of $399 or more at the Reallusion Software or Content Store will receive CC5 for free upon release.

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