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Solo Feature Selection Puppeteering

When you do not wish to use puppeteering presets, and you wish to record the expressions of a single facial feature, then you can use the Solo Feature Selection pane for puppeteering.

ClosedUsing Solo Feature Selection Puppeteering
  1. Make sure the actor has been applied with a voice with either idle or auto motion.

    The actor has applied with voice and auto motion
  2. Go to the time frame where you want to blend custom facial expressions to the existing motion.
  3. Click the Face Puppet button on the tool bar.
  4. Click the Clear Puppet button.
    All the selected features will be deselected.
  5. Pick the desired facial features from the Solo Feature Selection pane.
    ClosedNote:

    Press the buttons (3D Movement and Rotate Head ) of the Head Movement to puppet the head for rolling or tilting.

  6. You may need to preview the animations before the real recording. There are two methods to doing so:
    ClosedStandard Method:
    1. Click the Preview button.
    2. Move your mouse cursor to the center of your display so that you can have enough space to move mouse up, down, left and right for puppeteering.
    3. Press the Space Bar to start previewing. A crosshair shows where the mouse cursor is, to indicate the position of a neutral expression.
    ClosedShortcut Method:
    1. Move your mouse cursor to the center of your display so that you can have enough space to move mouse up, down, left and right for puppeteering.
    2. Press the Space Bar to start previewing. A crosshair shows where the mouse cursor is, to indicate the position of a neutral expression.
  7. Move your mouse to puppet. The selected facial features will be triggered to move with the mouse cursor. Press the Space bar again to stop previewing.
  8. If you are satisfied with the results in the preview mode, then you may start to record with two methods:
    ClosedStandard Method:
    1. Click the Record button.
    2. Move your mouse cursor to the center of your display so that you can have enough space to move mouse up, down, left and right for puppeteering.
    3. Press the Space Bar to start previewing (Press the Enter key to start the half-speed recording mode). A crosshair shows where the mouse cursor is, to indicate the position of a neutral expression.
    ClosedShortcut Method:
    1. Move your mouse cursor to the center of your display so that you can have enough space to move mouse up, down, left and right for puppeteering.
    2. Press the Ctrl + Shift + Space Bar for Windows or Option ⌥ + Space Bar for Mac to start recording. A crosshair shows where the mouse cursor is, to indicate the position of a neutral expression.
  9. Move your mouse to puppet. The animations will be recorded into a clip. Press the Space bar again to stop recording.
  10. Once the recording stops, a motion clip with the entire recorded expressions will be stored in the Motion Track.
    ClosedNote:

    Please also refer to the Multi-Layer Recording section for more information.