If you’re new to performance capture, MetaHuman Animator is a convenient way to bring facial animation to MetaHumans based on real-world performances.Īnd if you already do performance capture, this new feature set will significantly improve your existing capture workflow, reduce time and effort, and give you more creative control. Even better, it’s simple and straightforward to achieve incredible results-anyone can do it. Join with me as we begin a journey in using this awesome tool-set - I think you will find it not only fun, but extremely satisfying on a creative level.MetaHuman Animator has features that enable you to capture an actor’s performance using an iPhone or stereo head-mounted camera system (HMC) and apply it as high-fidelity facial animation on any MetaHuman character, without the need for manual intervention.Įvery subtle expression, look, and emotion is accurately captured and faithfully replicated on your digital human, Epic Games said.

No longer will you be held back due to limitations of technology. It would literally take years to render all the frames of a movie!Īll this has changed with Unreal Engine 4 - the playing field has been leveled and it is now truly up to the talents and skill set of the artist/storyteller to create their vision.

In the past it would take hours, if not days, to render each frame of an animation, which made it impossible for an independent artist to complete a full length film. When I discovered Unreal Engine 4 I was blown away by it's realistic real-time rendering engine! I immediately saw that Unreal Engine (UE4) was a game changer and that it had now become possible for a small studio consisting of a few artists to pull off a Hollywood quality feature length animated film!

I've been making films and doing visual effects on indie films for over 15 years.

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