Calibrate Metahuman and Live Link Face the right way - Virtual Production Tutorial 16
The way some people have published for fixing the problem with metahuman's mouth not closing has a problem. It can remove some motion from the mouth and any other part of the face you use it on.
This tutorial shows you how to properly calibrate your metahuman's face to work with YOUR face. You can use this to make the metahuman's motions a better match to your own, or to exaggerate their motions if you want.
Of course, you still have to remember to look into the camera and actually ACT when doing mocap! ;-)
0:00 Introduction
0:09 Why do this fix?
0:35 What's wrong with some fixes on YouTube for this
0:58 Better calibration coming in Unreal 4.27
1:15 Setup for Live Link animation
2:26 Capture a neutral pose
4:45 See your neutral pose as numbers
4:54 How to modify the animation blueprint
9:18 Try out your changes
10:27 Side by side before and after comparison
11:06 In closing
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When using LiveLink face for mocap it works better if you position the iPad/iPhone camera right at eye level in front of you. I use this stand for my iPad and iPhone, very adjustable and sturdy.
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This Selfie Stick with tripod feet also works good if you are using an iPhone on a tabletop and includes an iPhone mount.
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