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Make sure you update your version of Webanimate first, the last 2 digits are .37 now, they fixed a couple bugs in it, but they don't update it much if ever now, I think it is pretty much a locked version now to them, unless a bad bug is reported, which sometimes Win 10 update causes them too.
I like it because it's quick to globally adjust things, you can run it with, or without adding the Ikinema solver too, just by adding the Ikinema rig, not the solver, which can sometimes act adversely depending on the motions, but the rig only gives access to the full IK by adding control points, you have to add control points even with the solver above what it sets automatically, only feet and hips.
It has a pinning feature too, good for Kinects I would imagine, you just need to get used to how it works and setting the keys for it.
iClone 7 is awesome at blending animations, similar to how MoBu does, but easier, as you may know Autodesk is a partner with iClone and they share some of the same attributes.
Yeah, much cheaper than the sub to Autodesk, I stopped that too, just too costly now for the little I use from MoBu, but I still use 3D Max 2014 a lot.
Once you dig into iClone more, you will find it really powerful and accurate, I just like to pre-adjust motions in Webanimate first usually, depending on character needed, but since iPi has helped with arms penetrating the body better now, that is a big help.
Like I said, Ikinema Webanimate and iClone have many tutorials on YouTube to assist learning them, and broken up into functions, which is nice, just have to watch correct version tutorials, you can access some right from the iClone program.
iClone also links several of its other programs together, to do more stuff without import issues.
Warning though... Watch what you buy from their asset stores, much is stolen from other creators, just like Unity and UE, and from just about any online store now for years, even Reallusion has Mixamo animations they sell with their credit system to purchase, but you can get them free from Mixamo, which are free to download, but only for embedded use in videos, and not supposed to be monetized if you plan on using them commercially, but that's a joke, many still do, and no way to stop it, but could get slapped with copyright infringement from the original creator, if caught, even if unknowingly.
I would like to see some of your tracking tests with Kinect v2 and the recent releases of iPi, not many people share their experiences here in videos now, even if just on YouTube and not here.
Larger studios share them with iPi for the Gallery, but that rarely tells the story of how it got to that point before exporting from iPi.
Anyway, back to the topic, you have iClone, so I would use it, it's good and characters appearance is much better now, I think you can do more easier for your animated shorts, using all the same assets you created, you can build inside iClone, but much easier in other 3D packages and they have more cool VFX plugins now.
I know you have been busy, hard to get things done at home when have other commitments, but good luck with your animating.
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