Reallusion recently released Character Creator 5, their powerful character creation software. In many ways you can think of it like a super powered video game character creator, very similar to Epic Game’s MetaHuman. One major difference with Character Creator however is that it can export to a variety of tools and engines (Max, Maya, Blender, Unity, etc) in addition to Unreal Engine. The Character Creator 5 release focused heavily on HD character development, as well as adding the new ActorMixer system and more.
Key new features in Character Creator 5 include:
- ActorMIXER System: Blend up to six existing 3D characters to create entirely new looks, with the option to mix full heads, facial parts, or full bodies.
- HD Character Bases: Offers significantly higher geometric detail, supporting up to 16 times more mesh detail, suitable for close-up renders and 3D printing.
- Advanced Facial Animation: New Extended Plus and HD facial profiles provide enhanced control with corrective sliders for improved performance with facial mocap data and MetaHuman compatibility.
- MetaHuman & Unreal Engine Integration: Includes a MetaHuman-compatible control rig for precise animation in Unreal Engine and supports direct skeleton export for UE4 and UE5.
- Updated Skin Shader: The skin shader now supports displacement maps for surface detail and cavity maps for fine pores and wrinkles.
- Enhanced Eye Structure: Features more realistic pupil depth, tearlines, and more detailed iris textures.
- Upgraded Eyelash System: Supports Smart Hair Shader and multi-layer application of lashes.
- High-Resolution Textures: Supports textures up to 8K resolution for finer detail.
Key Links
Character Creator Trial Download
You can download a fully functional 30 day version of Character Creator 5 if you want to try it yourself. Sadly it is only available on the Windows platform. You can learn more about Character Creator 5 and see it in action in the video below.