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Try Cartoon Animator 4 FREE for 30 Days
Windows
- Released Date: 2021-11-15
- Released Version: v4.51.3511.1
- File size: 62.5MB (Hub Installer)
- File size: 679MB (CTA4 Pipeline Trial)
- Alternate Download Link
*CTA4 is no longer available for MAC trial download or purchase from Sep. 1st, 2022.
For more information please check FAQ.
Trial Version Contains
CTA4 Pipeline
Full Functions
Motion LIVE 2D
(Mocap plug-in)
Facial Mocap
(Webcam Profile)
+
Hundreds of Free Resources (816MB)
Recommended System Requirements:
- 2.6 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU or higher
- 8 GB RAM or higher recommended
- 10 GB free hard disk space or higher recommended
- Display Resolution: 1440 x 900 or higher
- Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 or higher / ATI Radeon HD 5770 or higher
- Video Memory: 2 GB RAM or higher recommended
Minimum System Requirements:
- 2.4 GHz Dual core CPU or higher
- 2 GB RAM or higher recommended
- 5 GB free hard disk space or higher recommended
- Display Resolution: 1024 x 768 or higher
- Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX630 or higher /ATI Radeon HD 4000 or higher
- Video Memory: 1 GB RAM or higher recommended
Additional Requirements:
- 3-button mouse
- DirectX 9 and WMEncoder 9 are required for WMV exporting in x86 version of CrazyTalk Animator.
- Internet connection required for online activation.
- Stereo devices and player are required for viewing contents with stereo vision.
Windows Operating System:
- Windows 10 /Windows 8 /Windows 7 SP1
- Only Support 64-bit operating system
Complete Feature Comparison:
| Character | Pipeline | Trial |
| Custom Characters from G3 Human, Animal, Spine, and Wings Templates | ✔ | ✔ |
| Free Bone-rig G3 Characters from Images | ✔ | ✔ |
| Edit Initial Pose for G3 Bone-rig Characters | ✔ | ✔ |
| Create G3 and Multi-angle G2 Characters by Replacing Sprites | ✔ | ✔ |
| Create G3 Characters Directly from PSD Format | ✔ | ✔ |
| Smooth 360 Head Turn for G3 360 Characters | ✔ | ✔ |
| Customize Full-body Multi-angle G2 Characters | ✔ | ✔ |
| Character Proportion Modification | ✔ | ✔ |
| Create Vector-based Character, compatible with Multiple Render Style | ✔ | ✔ |
| Use Run-time Composer to Setup Multi-angle G2 Characters | ✔ | ✔ |
| PSD character/prop creation flow for Pipeline version. | ✔ | ✔ |
| Character/Prop can be launched to external PSD Edtiors for further modification. | ✔ | ✔ |
| Export Scene with editable and grouped layers in PSD formats. | ✔ | ✔ |
| Enabled assembling functions to create customized accessories. | ✔ | ✔ |
| The new Animated Accessory Systems. | ✔ | ✔ |
| Custom templates for Free Bone characters replaced. | ✔ | ✔ |
| Animation | Pipeline | Trial |
| G3 Motion libraries for Human, Animal, Spine and Wings Characters | ✔ | ✔ |
| Enhanced Sprite-basd Face System for Smooth Expressions | ✔ | ✔ |
| Audio Lip-sync for both Sprite-based and Morph-based Characters | ✔ | ✔ |
| 2D Facial & Body Puppeteering | ✔ | ✔ |
| Advanced Adjustments for Face Puppet & Face Key Editor | ✔ | ✔ |
| 2D Motion Key Editing | ✔ | ✔ |
| Advanced 2D Motion Editing for Sub Tracks | ✔ | ✔ |
| 3D Motion Key Editor for G2 Characters | ✔ | ✔ |
| Free Form Deformation Editor | ✔ | ✔ |
| Import 3D Motions for 2D Animations | ✔ | ✔ |
| Elastic Motion | Pipeline | Trial |
| Apply Elastic Motion and FFD Effects from Library - Entry, Emphasis (Loops), Exit | ✔ | ✔ |
| Elastic Motion Editor - Parametric Control over Elastic Effects | ✔ | ✔ |
| Set Up Motion, Loop Duration, Pivot, and Alignment of Elastic Motion | ✔ | ✔ |
| Create Animated Props with Elastic Motion Effects | ✔ | ✔ |
| Modify and Save Custom Elastic Motion from current Elastic Motion Effects | ✔ | ✔ |
| Custom Design Elastic Motion Effects using Key Frame Animation | ✔ | ✔ |
| Timeline | Pipeline | Trial |
| Basic Timeline Editing | ✔ | ✔ |
| Advanced Timeline Editing (Time Warp, Transition Curve, Clip Loop, Speed Control, Copy&Paste) | ✔ | ✔ |
| Full Timeline Sub-track Controls (Detailed Tracks for Individual Body Segments) | ✔ | ✔ |
| 2D Timeline Animation Editing - Sprite Switch, 2D Motion Key, Layer Order, Deformation, Opacity | ✔ | ✔ |
| 3D Timeline Animation Editing - 3D Motion Layer, Angle Key | ✔ | ✔ |
| Collect Clip - Save Selected Clip Range from Timeline, and Add to Action Menu | ✔ | ✔ |
| Import & Export | Pipeline | Trial |
| Import Image (JPG, BMP, GIF, TGA, PNG) | ✔ | ✔ |
| Import Video (AVI, WMV, popVideo3*) - PC only | ✔ | ✔ |
| Import Video (MOV, MP4) *Install K-Lite BASIC to cover most formats, as it supports full DirectShow Codec for Windows media playback. | ✔ | ✔ |
| Import Audio (MP3, WAV) | ✔ | ✔ |
| Import Chromakey Video (popVideo3*) - PC only | ✔ | ✔ |
| Import Flash vector assets (SWF) | ✔ | ✔ |
| Import 3D Motions to Cartoon Animator directly. (.rlMotion) | ✔ | ✔ |
| Export Image Sequence (JPG, BMP, PNG, TGA) up to 4K resolution | ✔ | ✔ |
| Export Video (WMV, AVI, MP4, popVideo3*) - PC only | ✔ | ✔ |
| Export Transparent video: MOV PRoRes 4444 - Mac only, popVideo3 - PC Only | ✔ | ✔ |
| Full Screen HD Video Output (1920x1080) | ✔ | ✔ |
| 3D Stereo Output | ✔ | ✔ |
| Capture Selected Items to Clipboard (PNG, AniGIF for Presentations and Web Pages) | ✔ | ✔ |
| Others | Pipeline | Trial |
| G2 Character Design Pipeline White Paper (PDF X 1) | ✔ | |
| G2 Character Pipeline Templates and Tools (FLA x 1, SWF x 1, ctMotion x 1, xls x 1) | ✔ | |
| Apply Custom Render Style and Color Modification to Vector Objects | ✔ | ✔ |
| Capture PNG or GIF file in the clipboard for use in the Cloud Animator service. | ✔ | ✔ |
| The program now supports high-resolution monitors. | ✔ | ✔ |
| Content Compatibility | Pipeline | Trial |
| G1 Single-angle Character (0°, 315°, .ctactor) | ✔ | ✔ |
| G1 2D Motion (0°, 315°; .ctmotion) | ✔ | ✔ |
| G2 Multi-angle Character (10 angles, .ctactor) | ✔ | ✔ |
| G2 2D Motion (Choose from any of the 10 Angles; .ctmotion) | ✔ | ✔ |
| G2 3D Motion (.ct3dmotion) | ✔ | ✔ |
| G3 Bone-rig Character (0°, 315°, .ctFBactor & ctTBactor) | ✔ | ✔ |
| G3 2D Motion for Human, Animal, Spine, Wings (.ctBmotion) | ✔ | ✔ |
| Others | Pipeline | Trial |
| Audio & project length | 15 mins | 15 mins |
| Usage time limitation | - | 30 days |
| Save limitation (save project, animation, ...) | - | Enabled |
| Export limitation | - | watermark |
Character Comparison:
* CTA2 (G2 Character), CTA 3 (G3 Character), CTA 4 (G3 360 Character)
| Template Bone | Custom Bone | ||
| Multi-Dimension (10 angles for 3D motion) | ✔ | ||
| Flexible Joint | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Vector (.SWF) | ✔ | ||
| Multiple Render Style | ✔ | ||
| Morph-based Head | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Sprite-base Head | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| G3 Smooth Facial System | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| G2 Motion (2D, 3D) | ✔ | ||
| G3 Character Motion | ✔ | ||
| G3 360 Head Turn | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Body Puppet | ✔ | ||
| Face Puppet | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Apply 3D Motions to 2D Characters | ✔ | ✔ | |
| 3D Motion Editing | ✔ | ||
| 2D Key Editing | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Create Character in CTA3 (Pipeline version) | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Content Developer White Paper | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
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Cartoon Animator 5 vs. Cartoon Animator 4
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| Features *New functions in Cartoon Animator 5 are marked in bold. | CTA 5 | CTA 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Character | Custom Characters from G3 Human, Animal, Spine, and Wings Templates | ✔ | ✔ |
| Free Bone-rig G3 Characters from Images | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Create G3 and Multi-angle G2 Characters by Replacing Sprites | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Create G3 Characters Directly from PSD Format | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Create G3 Characters Directly from SVG Format | ✔ | ||
| Smooth 360 Head Turn for G3 360 Characters | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Character Proportion Modification | ✔ | ✔ | |
| PSD character/prop creation flow for Pipeline version | ✔ | ✔ | |
| SVG character/prop creation flow | ✔ | ||
| Character/Prop can be launched to external PSD Edtiors for further modification | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Export Scene with editable and grouped layers in PSD formats | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Enabled assembling functions to create customized accessories | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Animated Accessory Systems | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Spring Editor- assign bones to Spring Groups for multiple spring behaviors | ✔ | ||
| New spring assets for hair, cloth and accessories | ✔ | ||
| Custom templates for Free Bone characters replaced | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Animation | G3 Motion libraries for Human, Animal, Spine and Wings Characters | ✔ | ✔ |
| Enhanced Sprite-basd Face System for Smooth Expressions | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Audio Lip-sync for both Sprite-based and Morph-based Characters | ✔ | ✔ | |
| 2D Facial & Body Puppeteering | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Advanced Adjustments for Face Puppet & Face Key Editor | ✔ | ✔ | |
| 2D Motion Key Editing | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Advanced 2D Motion Editing for Sub Tracks | ✔ | ✔ | |
| 3D Motion Key Editor for G2 Characters | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Import 3D Motions for 2D Animations | ✔ | ✔ | |
| The new Object-Based FFD Editor | ✔ | ||
| FFD Presets and Templates | ✔ | ||
| Realtime Spring Animation | ✔ | ||
| Spring Presets and Templates | ✔ | ||
| Spring Group Editor | ✔ | ||
| Elastic Motion | Apply Elastic Motion and FFD Effects from Library - Entry, Emphasis (Loops), Exit | ✔ | ✔ |
| Elastic Motion Editor - Parametric Control over Elastic Effects | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Set Up Motion, Loop Duration, Pivot, and Alignment of Elastic Motion | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Create Animated Props with Elastic Motion Effects | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Modify and Save Custom Elastic Motion from current Elastic Motion Effects | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Custom Design Elastic Motion Effects using Key Frame Animation | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Timeline | Basic Timeline Editing | ✔ | ✔ |
| Advanced Timeline Editing (Time Warp, Transition Curve, Clip Loop, Speed Control, Copy & Paste) | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Full Timeline Sub-track Controls (Detailed Tracks for Individual Body Segments) | ✔ | ✔ | |
| 2D Timeline Animation Editing - Sprite Switch, 2D Motion Key, Layer Order, Deformation, Opacity | ✔ | ✔ | |
| 3D Timeline Animation Editing - 3D Motion Layer, Angle Key | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Collect Clip - Save Selected Clip Range from Timeline, and Add to Action Menu | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Adding FFD Track for object | ✔ | ||
| Spring track | ✔ | ||
| Sample key | ✔ | ||
| Import & Export | Import Image (JPG, BMP, GIF, TGA, PNG) | ✔ | ✔ |
| Import SVG format | ✔ | ||
| Import Video (AVI, WMV, popVideo3*) - PC only | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Import Video (MOV, MP4) *Install K-Lite BASIC to cover most formats, as it supports full DirectShow Codec for Windows media playback. | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Import Audio (MP3, WAV) | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Import Chromakey Video (popVideo3*) - PC only | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Import 3D Motions to Cartoon Animator directly. (.rlMotion) | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Export Image Sequence (JPG, BMP, PNG, TGA) up to 4K resolution | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Export Video (WMV, AVI, MP4, popVideo3*) | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Export Transparent Video: popVideo3 | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Full Screen HD Video Output (1920x1080) | ✔ | ✔ | |
| 3D Stereo Output | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Capture Selected Items to Clipboard (PNG, AniGIF for Presentations and Web Pages) | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Content Compatibility | G1 Single-angle Character (0°, 315°, .ctactor) | ✔ | ✔ |
| G1 2D Motion (0°, 315°; .ctmotion) | ✔ | ✔ | |
| G2 Multi-angle Character (10 angles, .ctactor) | ✔ | ✔ | |
| G2 2D Motion (Choose from any of the 10 Angles; .ctmotion) | ✔ | ✔ | |
| G2 3D Motion (.ct3dmotion) | ✔ | ✔ | |
| G3 Bone-rig Character (0°, 315°, .ctFBactor & ctTBactor) | ✔ | ✔ | |
| G3 2D Motion for Human, Animal, Spine, Wings (.ctBmotion) | ✔ | ✔ | |
| New Color Adjustment | Vector Color Group Tool | ✔ | |
| Direct changing color or adjusting the relative color | ✔ | ||
| New Content Manager | Direct Download Free Resource & Paid Assets | ✔ | |
| Well-structured Categories and different Views (Pack View, Item View, Custom Library) | ✔ | ||
| Intuitive Folder View and Searching & Tagging for finding your content | ✔ | ||
| Content Update Notification | ✔ | ||
| Multiple Drives Access and Synchronize with Windows Folders | ✔ | ||
| Shared folder between iClone and Character Creator | ✔ | ||
| Animated Thumbnail | ✔ | ||
| Other | Project Auto Recover when program exit unexpectedly | ✔ | |
FREE Everyday Template Projects
5 Template Projects for Sending Your Messages
Get the free template projects for daily practical use to start your easy-breezy animation adventure and make your messages cheerful!
FREE Bonus Content
Purchased Users Exclusive!
8 G2+ Characters, 167 Props, 11 Scenes, 112 Motions
Reallusion members who had purchased Cartoon Animator 4 full version are entitled to download this content pack FREE.
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