DuckWizard opened this issue on Dec 23, 1999 ยท 5 posts
DuckWizard posted Thu, 23 December 1999 at 6:14 PM
Is there any way to store a facial animation in my library so that I can apply it to other figures? I saved a lip-sync animation as a multi-frame "Faces" entry, but when i tried to apply it to another figure the lip-sync was gone... Thanks, -Jeremy
JeffH posted Thu, 23 December 1999 at 6:48 PM
I think Lipsinc uses a custom set of Morph Targets in their process. The figure that you apply the animation to must also have these MTs.
Nance posted Sat, 25 December 1999 at 9:24 PM
DW - More details please. Do you mean the timing was different or the mesh was posed differently? Hey JeffH, what is the Lipsinc product you mentioned?
DuckWizard posted Sun, 26 December 1999 at 12:12 PM
Nance - I think JeffH hit the nail on the head - the animation WAS from a .pz3 created with LipSINC's online demo. Lipsinc is in the process of beta testing (private beta) a lip-synching product called Mimic, which takes a .wav file, analyzes the speech within, and automatically makes your character's lips move accordingly. You can find more information at http://www.lipsinc.com
Nance posted Mon, 27 December 1999 at 7:57 AM
Now that sounds pretty handy -- if it works. Thanks.