LipSinc with Actions

Rai López · Post by **Rai López** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 9:43 am

Because Switch Layers has some limitations (imposible get texture effects in movement like described in tutorial 4.4, i.e.), I think that with actions, called like phonemes or expressions, we could make more rich and expressive (without any limits) lipSinc animation than with Switch Layers... It'll be nice if Somebody could write a Script that inserted referencies/copies of Actions in timeline in base of audio gain (for Automatic gain with audio source data) or almost in base of *.dat files created with Magpie or PAMELA. Well, I only hope now that this idea likes to somebody that knows how to do it... THANK YOU (and *CIAO*)

AcouSvnt · Post by **AcouSvnt** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 9:55 am

I'm looking into something right now for controlling mouth shape based on audio data; it would be a little more elaborate than just the volume of the audio. I want to ultimately control:

Lips open (horizontal - wideness)
Lips open (vertical)
Teeth open
Tongue down

I'm studying the formant data for sounds like "ee", "ah", "oo" etc. as we speak, to come up with some general rules. Won't be perfect, but hopefully a bit more realistic than the existing autosync.

Rai López · Post by **Rai López** » Sat Dec 18, 2004 2:41 am

WOW!! (Sorry, much time without conection) That than you say could be very interesting, seems that you are trying to compete with 7feet...(jaja, I'm only joking

) Have you get any progres with your script in all this time? It's only for curiosity... Ah! Only a one question, it will work with Switch layers only or it could work with Actions too? Well, CHEER UP!! (and good luck) *CIAO*

Rai López · Post by **Rai López** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 12:58 pm

I'm thinking still that this would be a GREAT (and simple) script, only that...

BYE!

Rai López · Post by **Rai López** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 3:21 pm

...SORRY!!!But I MUST insist! (again & again

) Nobody is really interested in something like this? I can't believe it, it'll be a very USEFULL script (I think)... but well, I can't complain me because I'm very happy!!

I've been so much time without can study the forum carefully and I'm seeing now INCREDIBLE things! Thanks 7feet (and others) for all of that usefull Scripts (3D shading and LipSinc seems GREAT) and thanks to LM too for the new program Papagayo (that seems really GREAT too!) *CIAO*

PD: I'd like to know if somebody thinks (like me) that this'd be a very usefull script too,thanks!

7feet · Post by **7feet** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 5:25 pm

If you don't mind naming the actions the same way they are for Switch layers in Myna, that shouldn't be too hard. I haven't played with actions a lot, and no scripting with them yet, so I could be wrong. But I don't think so. I'll make it so that you can add a prefix to the action name so you can set them up for different characters. Like you tell the script the prefix is "Ramon", and then you name the actions "Ramon ai", Ramon e", etc. I also want to put in an import for existing switch data file, that should cover all the bases.

I'll do that soon. I'm working on some sound stuff right now.

Rai López · Post by **Rai López** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 12:55 pm

AY!

Thank you for your reply 7feet, I'm not sure if I've totally understood it(4 my English), but seems good news for me

...I don't mind name the layers like you say if I can insert referenced or copy actions based in *.dat file, I KILL for it and that is basically that I need, no more... If you can help me in with this I'll

love

you in the same way that I love LM! *CIAO*

PD: Really you don't use Actions usually? I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! Actions is the very best thing (or almost) that LM have do in Moho! Cause of this I like use it again and again and (sorry

) insist SO in this Topic...