Reallusion

Reallusion is a software company that specializes in developing 2D and 3D animation tools for filmmakers, game developers, and content creators. The company's flagship products include Character Creator, iClone, and Cartoon Animator (formerly CrazyTalk Animator). Character Creator allows users to design and customize 3D human characters, while iClone is a real-time 3D animation software for creating cinematic animations and previsualization. Cartoon Animator focuses on 2D character animation, offering features like 360 Head Creator and Smart IK for easier workflow. Reallusion's tools are designed to streamline the animation process, providing users with character creation, facial morphing, and voice lip-sync solutions. The software is used across various industries, including game development, film production, education, and training.

Reallusion's products are known for their user-friendly interfaces and ability to produce high-quality results quickly. For example, Cartoon Animator 4, released in April 2019, introduced features like Smart IK, 3D Head Creator, and live performance capture to enhance 2D animation production. The company continuously updates its software, with recent versions like Character Creator 4 and iClone eight offering advanced features such as the ability to import and characterize any rigged humanoid character and a new Motion Director system for real-time scene direction.

Key customers and partnerships

Reallusion's tools have been adopted by a range of users, from indie game developers to animation studios. Notable users include Invader Studios, which utilized iClone Faceware Facial Mocap for their game Daymare: 1998, and HakJak Games, which used Character Creator for rapid character model creation in Unity. Vassago Studios has also incorporated iClone and Character Creator into their workflow for creating detailed non-playable characters in CRYENGINE.

The company has established partnerships with various game engines and technologies. Reallusion offers connectors for popular game engines like Unreal Engine, Unity, and CRYENGINE, allowing seamless integration of their characters and animations into game development pipelines. In August 2023, Reallusion released an updated iClone Omniverse Connector, enabling real-time synchronization with NVIDIA Omniverse and enhanced USD import capabilities.