CascadeurIt is a K-frame software specially designed for making 3D keyframe animations of humanoids or other characters. It makes it easier and more fun for you to make animations from scratch or edit animations. With its AI-assisted tools, you can quickly make key poses, see the physical effects immediately and adjust secondary actions. And you can maintain full control at all times.
The core concept of Cascadeur is physics-based animation, which uses the laws of physics to simulate the movements and forces in animation. This makes the animation look more natural and realistic, and avoids some common mistakes, such as character penetration, floating, loss of balance, etc.
Cascadeur does not require motion capture equipment or pre-recorded action libraries. You can create a variety of animations by using the built-in tools and models of the software, whether it is walking, running, jumping, climbing, fighting, dancing, or other more complex movements.
Features
AI-assisted tools:
Cascadeur provides a series of AI-assisted tools to help you quickly create key poses that conform to the laws of physics. For example, the automatic balance tool can keep your character's center of gravity stable, the automatic alignment tool can make your character contact the ground or other objects correctly, and the automatic rotation tool can make your character make realistic rotations in the air.
Smart Controller:
Cascadeur uses a unique smart controller system that allows you to manipulate your character more conveniently. Smart controllers are special bone nodes that automatically adjust other parts of the character according to your operation, so that the whole character remains coordinated and smooth. For example, when you move the character's arms, the smart controllers will automatically adjust the character's shoulders, chest and spine.
Curve Editor:
Cascadeur also provides a powerful curve editor that allows you to precisely control the changes of each parameter in your animation. The curve editor can display the curve graph between each keyframe and transition frame in your animation, representing the changes of different attributes (such as position, rotation, scale, etc.) over time. You can add, delete, move or modify keyframes and transition frames in the curve editor, and you can also use various tools to smooth, interpolate or optimize the curve.
Physics simulation:
Cascadeur also supports physical simulation, allowing you to add some complex physical effects to your animation, such as collision, elasticity, gravity, etc. You can add different types and parameters of physical bodies to your characters or objects in the scene, and then let the software automatically simulate the physical effects and apply them to your animation. You can also add some keyframes or priority frames in the physical simulation to control the start and end of the physical effect, or adjust the strength and direction of the physical effect.
Animation Template:
Cascadeur provides some animation templates so that you can quickly start your animation project. Animation templates are some pre-made animation clips that contain different types and styles of actions, such as walking, running, jumping, climbing, fighting, dancing, etc. You can select the template you want from the built-in animation template library of the software, then import it into your scene, and then modify or combine it according to your needs.
Multi-role support:
Cascadeur supports multi-character animation, allowing you to animate multiple characters in a scene at the same time, and let them interact and collaborate. You can assign different levels and colors to each character for easy distinction and management. You can also use some tools provided by the software to synchronize or align the animations of multiple characters, or add some constraints or collisions to them.
Product Price
Cascadeur has three different price plans, Free, Professional, and Business. Here are the prices and features of each plan:
Free Version:
The free version is a free version of Cascadeur provided to individual users or student users for non-commercial use. The free version includes all the basic functions of Cascadeur, but there are some limitations, such as not being able to export high-quality videos or pictures, not being able to use custom characters or scenes, and not being able to use some advanced features provided by the commercial version. The free version also requires Internet verification every time the software is started.
Pro:
The Professional version is a paid version of Cascadeur for professional users or team users, and can be used for commercial purposes. The Professional version includes all the features of Cascadeur without any restrictions. The Professional version can export high-quality videos or pictures, use customized characters or scenes, and use some advanced features provided by the Commercial version, such as multi-person collaboration, cloud storage, technical support, etc. The Professional version also does not require Internet authentication.
Commercial Edition:
The Business Edition is a paid version of Cascadeur provided to large enterprises or institutions for commercial use. It includes all the features of Cascadeur without any restrictions. The Business Edition can export high-quality videos or pictures, use customized characters or scenes, and use some advanced features provided by the Business Edition, such as multi-person collaboration, cloud storage, technical support, etc.
Cascadeur's price plan has two payment methods, monthly payment and annual payment. Monthly payment means paying once a month, and annual payment means paying once a year, and you can save more than 15% compared to monthly payment. Below are the specific prices of each version of Cascadeur under different payment methods:
- Free version: 0 yuan/month or 0 yuan/year
- Professional Edition: 199 yuan/month or 1999 yuan/year
- Commercial version: 399 yuan/month or 3999 yuan/year
Cascadeur's pricing plans also offer some benefits and discounts, such as free Professional licenses for students and educational institutions, 50% discounts for nonprofits, and free or discounted licenses for participating in Cascadeur's testing or feedback programs.
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