For CrazyTalk Animator G2+ face, you can create different pose instances from a sprite element with Deform and / or Transform features. Thus you do not need to prepare numerous images for each pose but to replace the poses with these two methods provided in the Facial Animation Setup panel.
Before you start this section, you need to first convert a G2 head to a G2+ head , and enter the Composer mode. After that, click the Facial Animation Setup button on the Toolbar.
You will then see the Facial Animation Setup panel displays on the screen.
The Deform feature can be used to dramatize the shapes of the expressions.
After an expression is picked, the animation in the Guide pane of this panel will start to play back to indicate the animation of the expression. You can then adjust the expression accordingly.
There are some settings in the Deform Settings group affecting the Deform box. By adjusting the Deform box, the facial feature will be simultaneously influenced.
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The Mirror box is deactivated | The Mirror box is activated |
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Control Area: 0.5 | Control Area: 1.5 |
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The Increase Strength button is clicked | The Decrease Strength button is clicked |
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Before flipping | After flipping |
Because some of the expression thumbnails are similar, if you wish to make them look identical, then you can use this feature to copy the status of the Deform box to another expression.
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The original status of the Deform box of the target expression | The Deform box is replaced with the status of the source Deform box |
The Transform feature can be used to set the RTS(Rotation, Transformation and Scale) of the expressions.
For the facial features in pairs, such as the eyes, irises and the eyebrows, you can deform and transform the expressions for the one side and then copy the settings to the other side. It will save time for setting and ensuring symmetry of the facial features.
The Mirror Options panel allows you to pick one of the methods for mirroring the expressions.