"We allow easy reuse of animations between all the characters in a production"
Animation|instant transfer
Reusing keyframe animation or motion capture data
between different characters is now possible.
Reusing animation is not a direct process. Even when two models have the same rig structure, the animation of one will not trivially apply to the other, requiring further customization.
Our technology can transfer animations between models with dramatically different proportions. It will apply the source model animations to any target model that shares the same rig structure (type of joints, shapes/morphs, influence objects, animation controls).
Check out our rigging services, if you want to ensure that all your models use the same rig.
Main benefits of our animation transfer over conventional techniques:
- dramatically reduces time and cost of animation productions;
- automatically creates facial animations;
- allows reusing the motion capture performance from one actor in several different characters;
- allows combining motion capture data with keyframe animation.
How to transfer your facial animations in 3 steps?
Step 1: send us your characters, their rigs and the source model animations
Once we have received your data, we check that the source and target models have identical rigs, allowing direct mapping of the animation.
Our technology supports both motion capture and keyframe animation.
If you have used our rigging services to create the rig for your characters, we guarantee successful facial animation transfer.
If you don't have a rig we can provide you one. Check out one of our rigs.
Step 2: we transfer your animations to all target characters
After receiving and checking your data, we use our in-house technology to rapidly transfer your animations from the source model to all your target models.
Our technology adjusts the transformation values of the source animation curves to the target, so animations will keep the same proportions as in the source model, but adjusted to the target model volume.
The end result is your target model animated with production level quality.
Step 3: we immediately deliver all your characters animated
We send you back all the target models with the new animations, ready to be integrated in your animation pipeline.
Obtaining convincing behavior is highly dependent on the rig that is used. It is important to notice that the rig and animation transfer technology is indeed independent of the quality of the rig. So, if the rig quality is low, the transfer is still successful but the results on the target will be of comparable quality.
Contact us for more detailed information.