From: "Kori Valz" Received: from mail-lf0-f44.google.com ([209.85.215.44] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.1.0) with ESMTPS id 6344639 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Thu, 26 Oct 2017 16:31:31 +0200 Received: by mail-lf0-f44.google.com with SMTP id 75so4021445lfx.1 for ; Thu, 26 Oct 2017 07:34:06 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=uWQQ4iEpjvYbB6vVG/rs+7IVJC6aFLGxtzaCWmDyzus=; b=Lwk5rhvaWmOetRxkjre3iH9mGPuiLsgyPiDqb6DZJ6u9D5aeklA6VC+ooqcYe9dXNs kfRaX48sej6rFCpezc1aAHxrEuB7+amsNbT7OxL2jvr+4wCh8Np6TvxoTzyt7Ekej8eG t3sDingai7Wf3YOnWbnBVtSQKSZN+PY83aLxpd80CkfbqiWwCfVjsHZepWzWQmoHMeoe Riw1P8zyzY0/KrSrn5Gp5lN81wsL6arPVuXnm7pAXiDnkfqED19JacL/tDMrZMPYA9Mm fbPUu/YeWq9Ez0Bf9GguTHELggcdTueKA1hZjy0prZueDf2kVvEbN/heCx2T7roLfx/K AnXw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to; bh=uWQQ4iEpjvYbB6vVG/rs+7IVJC6aFLGxtzaCWmDyzus=; b=DwVxYFWEg9W8YRZbY5cMyi1dBsH0DP3PZa9uUZWc1RoxWtVc6aXPbtOmH9I51EN89P jkl8gxQTRGB0/YBIe+g+tSc9POeWTYhm3Bt/+PqxTTx15wJ8Eg7cBOL5yOfrOSpfmd4N ewlVTWXWDjeqyMpIIGD20KzDxUkfOOcZ3gpj47hlSEpXcwp98IUh/qD4SmPA5m4dbxzL V7m9g/DB3anE4/7gk5daUf+wOAv4uOaJF/onReLihKUz4WWmwiFfVCo6P93Aeznn9qOs mYN3IpWqyYgxXZBKDsBjWc6HdI8QdANVL+bwNQnPGmIY2Lnu6DYY5OijnHjKtOj/Vf5m JGJg== X-Gm-Message-State: AMCzsaWnbGTkPuVlo7Thp+bbg09Ix9hI08V8ygshyjBCbDtebq7cvQ8G Hf29uw28EPWOrWMmB/Kij+qfSLTYzU43NioH+IEEKA== X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABhQp+RvkKF6wWHqe74xGAB/d2c/6a1wbLMDEikhxKyobWjXbQXYVZqOXNGpcI6WodamM35JrqnNgya67NcukExRiU0= X-Received: by 10.46.84.29 with SMTP id i29mr9727970ljb.87.1509028445587; Thu, 26 Oct 2017 07:34:05 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.25.15.210 with HTTP; Thu, 26 Oct 2017 07:33:24 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2017 10:33:24 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] ACA Lip Sync w/o AE To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="f403045fb636748cba055c7410d9" --f403045fb636748cba055c7410d9 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" I'm recording live. I don't have background noise and I'm using a decent microphone. I guess there's always room for improvement though. Thanks On Wed, Oct 25, 2017 at 5:47 PM, Brian Maffitt wrote: > Are you recording live, or feeding an audio file into the Ch project? > > Is your character isolated from other noise? > > Do you have a strong, clean audio signal? If the signal is low Ch may be > amplifying background noise. > > Brian > > On Wed, Oct 25, 2017 at 3:27 PM, Kori Valz > wrote: > >> Hello all! >> >> I'm struggling with getting good quality lip sync in Character Animator. >> For the life of me, I can't seem to get solid lip sync that isn't just >> mouth shapes all over the place. I've always had to go in after the fact >> and adjust the visemes, or use custom tools to correct it in After Effects. >> >> Has anyone discovered any tricks or developed best practices that ensure >> good live lip sync? >> >> Kori >> > > --f403045fb636748cba055c7410d9 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I'm recording live.
I don't hav= e background noise and I'm using a decent microphone. I guess there'= ;s always room for improvement though.

Thanks

On Wed, Oct 25, 2017 at = 5:47 PM, Brian Maffitt <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote= :
Are you recording live= , or feeding an audio file into the Ch project?

Is your = character isolated from other noise?

Do you have a= strong, clean audio signal? If the signal is low Ch may be amplifying back= ground noise.

Brian

On Wed, Oct 25, 2017 at 3:27 PM, Kor= i Valz <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:
Hello all!

I'm struggling with getting good=20 quality lip sync in Character Animator. For the life of me, I can't see= m to get solid lip sync that isn't just mouth shapes all over the place= . I've always had to go in after=20 the fact and adjust the visemes, or use custom tools to correct it in=20 After Effects.

Has anyone discovered any tricks or devel= oped best practices that ensure good live lip sync?

Kori


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