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Besides multi-dimensional G2 characters, CTA 3 provides all the tools to structure sophisticated bone rigs to design your own 2D characters from Images. This is the "G3" character. G3 characters adopt subdivision topology for smoother bending effects and flexible joints. Below is the comparison between G2 and G3 characters.

G3 character production requires CrazyTalk Animator 3 Pipeline edition or above.

G2 character production requires CrazyTalk Animator 2 Pipeline edition or above.

Feature Comparison: G2 vs. G3 Character

Functions	G2 Character	G3 Character
Functions	G2 Character	Template Bone	Custom Bone
Multi-Dimension (10 angles for 3D motion)	V
Flexible Joint		V	V
Vector (.SWF)	V
Multiple Render Style	V
Morph-based Head	V	V	V
Sprite-base Head	V	V	V
G3 Smooth Facial System	V	V	V
G2 Motion (2D, 3D)	V
G3 Character Motion		V
Body Puppet	V
Face Puppet	V	V	V
3D Motion Editing	V
2D Key Editing	V	V	V
Create Character in CTA3 (Pipeline version)	*Adobe Flash required.	V	V
Content Developer White Paper	V	V	V

Design G3 characters directly from PSD files.
- Whitepaper
  - Step by step G3 character creation WHITE PAPER
  - Free G3 Character PSD template download
- Tutorials:
  - G3 character creation: Create a Standard G3 Character with 10 Body Parts
  - Hand gestures creation: Adding a Full Set of Animated Hand Gestures
  - G3 head creation: Create Your Own Animated Facial Features-Part 1

Design G3 characters directly from any image.
- Tutorials:
  - G3 character creation
  - G3 head creation
Design motions for G3 characters and props.
- Tutorials:
  - G3 character animation
  - Prop animation: Elastic Motion
Design G2 characters
- Whitepaper
  - Create CrazyTalk Animator G2 character.
- Tutorials:

DEVELOPER RESOURCE

Official Developer Resource

Feature Comparison: G2 vs. G3 Character