Trying before Purchasing

To search available trial content from the Marketplace right in the program:

1. Launch the Smart Search panel.
2. Click the filter button to make sure the Marketplace is included in the Source filter.
   
3. Perform a text or image search. A "Trial" label will be overlaid onto the thumbnails.
   
4. Activate the Trial Only checkbox in the Source filter to narrow down your search.
   
5. If you wish to find multiple pack items at once, stay in the Pack View. If you want to find a single item, switch to the Item View.
   

In the Smart Search panel, content labeled "Trial" with a icon in the top-right corner is ready for download.

Content Status

The thumbnail icons on the top-right will reveal the content status.

Icon	Content Installation Status	Double-Click Behavior
(Empty)	The cloud content is ready for purchase and download.	View product page.
	The cloud content is available for download.	Install content.
	The content already exists in your local database.	Item View: Apply content. Pack View: Find in Content Manager.

1. For free trial, install the desired content using any of the following methods.
   • Double-click on the selected content.
   • Right-click on the selected content and choose Install Content from the context menu.
   • Select content and click the Install Content button near the bottom of the panel.
   
   
   Open the Installing List to check the installation progress by choosing the View Installing List command from the right-click menu.
   
   You can click the x button to stop the installation at any time. However, items already installed will not be removed.
2. Once the installation is complete, the top-right icon on the content thumbnail will change into . Right-click on it and execute the Find in Content Manager > Find Item or Find Pack commands. This will categorize the content within the Trial filter of Content Manager.
   
   Removing the Trials

   You can remove uninstalled trial content from the Trial node by right-clicking on content, and choosing Remove from the context menu.
   
   The trial content will then disappear from the Trial filter.

3. In the Item View, you can directly apply the downloaded trial content to the scene, either from the Content Manager or Smart Search panel using any of the following methods.
   • Double-click on the content.
   • Right-click on the content and choose Apply from the context menu.
   • Select content and click the Apply button on the bottom of the panel.
   • Drag the content to the viewport.
   
4. Watermark will overlay the viewport when trial content is in use. You are restricted to viewing and saving custom designs made with the trial content. Exporting trial content is not allowed until they are purchased.
   
   Note for Cartoon Animator

   In Cartoon Animator, you cannot modify, save or export the trial content.

Send the trial content to your shopping cart. After checking out, the content will automatically install into your local database. The trial content can be sold by single item or by pack. When a content is sold on multiple online stores, the program will direct you to the one by the priority order as below, to finish your purchase: Content Store > ActorCore > Marketplace

1. Select the desired content from the Smart Search panel, Content Manager, or the Unpurchased Item List.
   • From Smart Search panel: Right-click on the trial content, a pack item for example, and execute the Purchase > Buy Pack command to buy a whole pack.
     
   • From Content Manager: Right-click on the content in the Trial filter and execute the Purchase command to buy trials under the Item View or Pack View.
     
   • From Unpurchased Item List: Execute the Help > View Unpurchased Items command to open the Unpurchased Item List, and then click the View the Store Items button to send the selected ones to the online shopping cart.
     
2. Log in the Reallusion online store with the same sign-in account.
   
   Sign In / Out:

   • From Reallusion Hub, you can check the e-mail account signed into the program.
   • For iClone and Character Creator users, you can also sign in / sign out the program from the Help menu.
     
3. You will be led to the online shopping cart page. Click the Checkout button.
   
4. Determine to use DA Points or Credit Card for checking out and fill in your billing information. Click the Place Order button to confirm.
   
   * The DA Points is highly recommended for the following benefits:
   • DA Points can be deposited with no expiration date.
   • DA Points can be used across all Reallusion online stores, including the Software Store.
   • In the case of purchasing low-priced content.
5. Content Manager will instantly pop up a message. Click the OK button to view the purchased content in the Content Manager.
   
   Note for Cartoon Animator:

   In Cartoon Animator, the Content Manager assembles content categories depending on the current mode status. A pack might have content wholly or partly shown under the Composer mode (for those content composing a character's body parts or a prop) with the message shown as below:
   
   
   Refer to the following table to find the items in each mode.

   Content Categories	Stage Mode	Composer Mode for Characters	Composer Mode for Props
   Project	V
   Actor	V	V
   Head		V
   Body		V
   Accessory	V	V	V
   Animation	V
   Scene	V
   Props	V	V	V
   Media	V

6. The trial content will be moved to the New Purchase filter. The overlaid "Trial" text on the thumbnail is now removed.
   
   * If your purchased content is missing, click the Refresh button in the Content Manager to manually sync with the online content.
   
   You can enter the pack and view all items inside.
   
   * When opening the pack, you will be prompted to update content in order to download and install all the other items in this pack.
7. Execute the Help > Activate Purchased Items commands to remove the watermarks from the scene. The watermark will then be removed from the viewport.
   
8. Now you can modify, save and export the purchased items at anytime.