Using iClone 8 and AccuFace w/ OptiTrack at a AAA Studio for 3D Animated Feature Film
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- Опубліковано 3 лип 2024
- In today's video, I'm going to share my experience using iClone 8, AccuFace and OptiTrack for motion capture on an animated feature film.
A few months ago, I decided to try integrating iClone 8 and the new AccuFace plugin by @reallusion to see if it could help us capture facial performances more easily. At the same time, my colleague already use an @OptiTrackMotionCapture system so we could record full-body motion. I mapped the OptiTrack data to drive character animation in iClone 8.
One thing I wanted to test was using AccuFace and the OptiTrack plugin to record takes directly inside iClone rather than importing cleaned up and processed data later. I was amazed at how simple it was for our actor to switch between character templates and emote freely. The face tracking just worked so well!
I'll also show you guys the expression mapping panel I discovered and why it so amazing. It allowed me to precisely control things like face movements with way more control than I had before. I really think this panel is underappreciated!
For rendering, we've been outputting character data to UE5 but I was curious how well iClone could handle long timelines. So I recorded an entire scene as one massive take and iClone handles it without issues. You'll see that part later.
Overall, I've been really impressed by iClone 8 and AccuFace so far. Of course, there's still room for improvement but the tools have gotten us a long way quickly. If any of you have other questions about my workflow, feel free to ask - I'm happy to provide more details from my experience.
💡 00:00 Intro
💡 00:16 tiedtke.
💡 00:22 Overview
💡 01:10 Setup
💡 02:30 First impressions
💡 05:47 Outro
Software used in the video:
🔸 iClone 8 - www.reallusion.com/iclone
🔸 AccuFace for iC8 - mocap.reallusion.com/iclone-m...
🔸 Motive/OptiTrack - optitrack.com/software/motive/
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Thanks for watching this brief overview! It's been so much fun to play with these new tools. 😍
Superb! 🔥 We love to see the combination of iClone, AccuFACE, Unreal Engine and OptiTrack Mocap! 🔥
It such a great combination! And for every day I learn iClone it becomes even better! It's almost too overpowered haha. 😃🙏🙏
This is just so *amazing* and motivating for me. I have been using Iclone and CC3 CC4 for 5 years or so. Using my Iphone and Accuface and Acculips. One day I will convert my garage to this haha. Budget willing. *Big Smile!😊* ... *IcloneFun🤗*
I'm happy to hear that! Yes, iClone has proven to be an amazing tool for animators, from indie to big budget. Your performance capture looks great! Thanks for watching! 😍
@@tiedtkeio Thank You! Coming from you that is high praise indeed!!! ...Cheers! *IcloneFun🤗*
Great video! Super interesting and fun to see😍
Happy to hear that you found it interesting! Thanks for watching!! 🥰🙏
Congratulations
Thank you so much!!
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I noticed on the screesshot that the FPS was approximately 171 frames per second. What is the final FPS you will be using for the complete film (25 fps)? Do you find there is significant jitter when downconverting, if so, how do you handle it?
That's only because the timeline playback was set to "Realtime" in iClone and not "By Frame" which optimizes playback for maximum performance of the computer. It's going to run at 25 and that looks great! 😀
Also not mentioned, and if not obvious I recorded my computer screen with a camera running at 50fps for slow motion in all BTS clips. The jittering/ghosting you see in this video is only because of me recording the screen. 😅
@@tiedtkeio Thanks for the reply. I was wondering because I use PN3 at 60fps (default setting), but when setting iClone 8 to 24fps, there is stuttering. So, I use 60 fps in iClone 8, but have to carry that frame rate through to editorial, where I can then change it to 24fps. Seeing how you did it, I was wondering if there was a better way to create a 24fps in iClone 8 without the stuttering.
In any event, I really like your videos and showing the processes. I appreciate the work.