With single-click calibration, Studio tracks and animates any facial performance. Our neural network technology easily recognizes your face whether from a live camera or from pre-recorded media. Interactive events, virtual production, and large scale content creation are all made possible with Studio.
Motion Effects is a powerful system for building additional logic into your realtime data stream. Effects are used to manipulate your data to perform exactly the way you want it to, giving you unparalleled and direct control over your final animation.
Use the Realtime Setup panel to select the camera, image sequence, or pre-recorded video that you want to track. Then, use the controls in the panel to adjust various options like frame rate, resolution, and rotation. Depending on your input, select the Stationary or Professional Headcam model. The Pathfinder feature will alert you whether your realtime setup is optimal.
With your realtime setup complete, the Tracking Viewport will begin displaying your media. In order to calibrate your tracking, your actor should be properly framed, focused, and in a neutral pose. If using pre-recorded media, use the media playback controls to find an ideal neutral pose. Then, use the Calibrate Neutral Pose button to begin tracking.
The Animation Tuning panel contains a list of each shape and its corresponding value as your face is being tracked. The moving, colored bars give you instant feedback about each shape. Click and drag the slider to increase or decrease the influence of each shape. In the Motion Effects panel, use the included effects to enhance your data or use Python to create your own custom effects on a per control basis.
Faceware Studio connects to Unreal Engine through our free Live Link plugin. Unreal is an ideal choice for things like virtual production, pre-visualization, and projects that require high-quality character rendering and provides an intuitive toolset for connecting the animation data from Studio to your character.
Capture, edit, and play back complex character animation with MotionBuilder 3D character animation software. Work in an interactive environment that's optimized for both animators and directors. Create realistic movement for your characters with one of the industry's fastest animation tools.
Faceware Studio connects to MotionBuilder through a free plugin called Live Client for MotionBuilder, available for free through your Faceware User Portal. MotionBuilder is a common and ideal choice for traditional motion capture pipelines looking to record facial animation data being streamed from Studio.
While this is an experimental and unsupported feature, it is possible to use your own character by replacing the current preview character with an FBX of your choosing that mimics the hierarchy and naming conventions of the current character. Write in to sup...@facewaretech.com for more information!
Absolutely! The data streaming from Faceware Studio is in JSON format, streaming over TCP/IP. Connecting to the socket and parsing the data is simple and easy. Contact sup...@facewaretech.com for any questions.
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