Return-Path: Received: from dub0-omc4-s35.dub0.hotmail.com ([157.55.2.110] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 5178069 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Fri, 16 Aug 2013 14:02:18 +0200 Received: from DUB112-DS20 ([157.55.2.72]) by dub0-omc4-s35.dub0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Fri, 16 Aug 2013 05:14:17 -0700 X-TMN: [+IT0+g37F9qmwQgXBhHTlAs/p4PWUCDw] X-Originating-Email: [sundstedt@hotmail.com] Message-ID: Return-Path: sundstedt@hotmail.com Reply-To: "Anders Sundstedt" From: "Anders Sundstedt" To: "After Effects Mail List" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [AE] Animating faces Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 13:14:15 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_007C_01CE9A82.81964CE0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Importance: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 15.4.3555.308 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V15.4.3555.308 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 16 Aug 2013 12:14:17.0807 (UTC) FILETIME=[217115F0:01CE9A7A] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_007C_01CE9A82.81964CE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Blazej, I have been doing some abrupt mouth shape to shape or blending like = Mathias mentions in some of my animations. Looking forward to try out = the Auto Lip-Sync when I have the time. For examples of my simple, abrupt / blending have a look at my 2013 = Sundstedt Animation Reel: https://vimeo.com/sundstedt/reel or view = sample video here: http://sundstedt.co.uk/blog/samples In these videos all face animations where done using simply swapping or = fading one eye or mouth image to the next, in a pre-comped character. = Also, you can achieve things like chewing animation using puppet tool. = See Push Digital animation. -- Anders Sundstedt http://sundstedt.co.uk =20 From: Mathias M=C3=B6hl=20 Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2013 9:25 AM To: After Effects Mail List=20 Subject: Re: [AE] Animating faces Hi Blazej, if you have existing shapes and want to morph from one to the other, the = crucial question is in what format you created your shapes. If they area shape layer or mask keyframes, AE will morph between them = automatically during the transition from one keyframe to the next. If = they are just images, there is no easy way for automatic morphs and you = can either go abruptly from one shape to the next or do some frame = blending. @Eric: Thanks for mentioning our Auto Lip-Sync! Cheers, Mathias Am 02.07.2013 15:24, schrieb B=C5=82a=C5=BCej Pieczonka: Thanks Eric! I checked already the autolipsync, it's pretty good. But = I am looking for a solution of creating facial animation like Gene here = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DR8rnMc22AG8 . I have references = http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cvHO-BOXGU8/TWMYxwPnn_I/AAAAAAAAA3E/vPXLgtFtk-4= /s1600/talkreference-gf-edit.png and created already poses of face of my = character. Now how to morph one mouth shape to another? :/ 2013/7/2 Mr. Eric D. Kirk I would suggest lipsync by mamoworld.com as a start. I'm sure Mathias will be chiming in very soon. Eric On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 8:48 AM, B=C5=82a=C5=BCej Pieczonka = wrote: Hello=20 I am wondering if you know any technique for animating mouth and = the whole face using after effects. I mean creating some kind of face = rig, using poses designed earlier. There is no problem in ordering faces = one after another according to text speech, but what with morphing = standard face into different poses? Anyone know? Blazej --=20 Eric D. Kirk | Kirk Productions The Night Visitor | VFX 443.206.1347 www.kirkproductions.com kirkproductions@gmail.com IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3351363/ --=20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ------- mamoworld.com tools & tutorials for After Effects=20 dr. mathias m=C3=B6hl marlow 52, 18551 sagard, germany phone +49 (0)38302 - 887561 info@mamoworld.com=20 ------=_NextPart_000_007C_01CE9A82.81964CE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Blazej,
 
I have been doing some abrupt mouth shape to shape or blending like = Mathias=20 mentions in some of my animations. Looking forward to try out the Auto = Lip-Sync=20 when I have the time.

For examples of my simple, abrupt / = blending have a=20 look at my 2013 Sundstedt Animation Reel: https://vimeo.com/sundstedt/ree= l or=20 view sample video here: http://sundstedt.co.uk/blog/= samples
 
In these videos all face animations where done using simply = swapping or=20 fading one eye or mouth image to the next, in a pre-comped character. = Also, you=20 can achieve things like chewing animation using puppet tool. See Push = Digital=20 animation.
 
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Anders Sundstedt
 
Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2013 9:25 AM
Subject: Re: [AE] Animating faces
 
Hi Blazej,

if you have existing = shapes and=20 want to morph from one to the other, the crucial question is in what = format you=20 created your shapes.

If they area shape layer or mask keyframes, = AE will=20 morph between them automatically during the transition from one keyframe = to the=20 next. If they are just images, there is no easy way for automatic morphs = and you=20 can either go abruptly from one shape to the next or do some frame=20 blending.

@Eric: Thanks for mentioning our Auto=20 Lip-Sync!

Cheers,
Mathias


Am 02.07.2013 15:24, = schrieb=20 B=C5=82a=C5=BCej Pieczonka:
Thanks Eric! I checked already the autolipsync, it's = pretty good.=20 But I am looking for a solution of creating facial animation like Gene = here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DR8rnMc22AG8= . I have=20 references http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cvHO-BOXGU8/TWMYxwPnn_= I/AAAAAAAAA3E/vPXLgtFtk-4/s1600/talkreference-gf-edit.png=20 and created already poses of face of my character. Now how to morph = one mouth=20 shape to another? :/


2013/7/2 Mr. Eric D. Kirk <kirkproductions@gmail.com>
I would suggest lipsync by mamoworld.com as a start.
 
I'm sure Mathias will be chiming in very soon.

Eric

On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 8:48 AM, = B=C5=82a=C5=BCej Pieczonka=20 <blazej.pieczonka@gmail.com> = wrote:
Hello=20
 
I am wondering if you know any technique for animating mouth = and the=20 whole face using after effects. I mean creating some kind of face = rig,=20 using poses designed earlier. There is no problem in ordering = faces one=20 after another according to text speech, but what with morphing = standard=20 face into different poses? Anyone know?
 
Blazej


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Eric D. Kirk | Kirk Productions
The Night Visitor | VFX
443.206.1347
www.kirkproductions.com
kirkproductions@gmail.com
 


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mamoworld.com
tools & tutorials for After = Effects

dr.=20 mathias m=C3=B6hl
marlow 52, 18551 sagard, germany
phone +49 = (0)38302 -=20 887561
info@mamoworld.com=20

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