User Interface for Face Mode (New for v. 1.1)

 

UI Name

Function

A

Save / Load
  • Save Facial Mocap Profile: Saves all the current settings in the Motion LIVE panel as a file (.json).
  • Load Facial Mocap Profile: Select a saved .json file to load into Motion LIVE for your character.

B

Apply

  1. Expression Mapping Panel: There are more than 60 morph profiles in the form of sliders for customizing the results of the facial mocap.
  2. Tracking Data Inspector: Provides an inspector to observe the Face ID stream from Faceware Realtime for iClone for further adjustments.

C

Horizontal Flip

If the character’s aligned visuals are confusing during recording, activate Horizontal Flip to have the character's facial expressions mirror yours.

D

Set Zero Pose

Click the Set Zero Pose button to calibrate your neutral face position and expression, then click Set Neutral Orientation and Expression to finetune your neutral facial pose. Alternatively, you can click the Reset Zero Pose button to revert to the original face position received from Facial in the Gear section.

Set Zero Pose is deactivated.

Set Zero Pose is activated.

The Zero Pose settings work for the current character only, and therefore you may have to configure the Zero Pose settings for each character on the Character List.
* Currently, this feature is for iPhone LIVE FACE and AccuFACE profiles only. If you use Faceware, please calibrate the face pose through Faceware Realtime for iClone.

E

Auto-Blink

Use this drop-down list to set the auto-blinking algorithm while performing the facial mocap.

Pick ‘None’ if you want to have the blinks driven solely by facial mocap.

F

Audio for Viseme Track

Activate the Record Audio for Viseme Track checkbox and pick the camera that supports recording audio from the drop-down list in order to voice capture while making the expressions.

G

Optimization

Select the preferred audio optimization method for your voice recording.

  • Select "None" to mocap the lip shapes from your facial mocap device.
  • It is recommended to select the AccuLips operation method, as it offers more precise visemes results.

*Tongue movement is only available when AccuLips is selected.

H

Load Matching Script File
(for VIDEO mode only)

Activating this function will allow Motion LIVE to utilize the corresponding text file (.txt) located in the same folder as your imported video to enhance your character's visemes.

Note: For Motion LIVE to connect the imported video and the text file, they must have the same name.

I

Mask, Strength, Denoise and Smooth
  • Use the Mask pane and the Mode radio buttons to record the facial expression stream data in multi-layered method.
  • The Strength tab switches the pane to show sliders for setting movement strength for different facial features.
  • The Smooth tab switches the pane to show sliders for smoothing different facial parts.
  • The Denoise tab (default: deactivated) switches the pane to show the sliders for denoising various facial features.

J

Mode

Choose one of the radio buttons for New, Blend or Replace.

These modes are identical to the use of the iClone Face Puppet Panel.