LIVE Face: Instant Facial Motion Capture for 2D and 3D Animation
LIVE Face is a powerful app developed by Reallusion Inc. that allows users to do instant facial motion capture on any 2D and 3D characters. With the help of an iPhone equipped with TrueDepth Camera and a Wi-Fi connection, LIVE Face provides the best setup for generating live shows for platforms like YouTube, Facebook, and Twitch.
The facial tracking capability of the iPhone, demonstrated by its popular Animojis, proves to be highly accurate and reliable. LIVE Face is designed to stream the iPhone's facial tracking data to desktop clients. Users can connect their desktop clients through iPhone hotspots or computers sharing the same Wi-Fi source. By simply typing in the IP address, the data feed is enabled.
LIVE Face now supports Cartoon Animator (CTA) and iClone for both 2D and 3D animation, as well as custom character design. Once the IP connection is set up, users can animate facial features of cartoon characters in real-time, including eyeballs, eyebrows, mouth shapes, and head rotation. The app also allows users to record the animated data for further editing.
In CTA and iClone, users can fine-tune the expression of a character during final recording by adjusting the signal level of facial features using strength sliders. Tutorials for setting up the application programs are available for both CTA and iClone.
