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Maskarad uses state-of-the-art technology to automatically locate and track head motion as well as facial expressions and precise lips movements. No messy or cumbersome face marker setups, no expensive dedicated hardware and no need to outsource any part of your pipeline. Just a simple video file featuring an actor performance is all you need to create lifelike facial animations.
Maskarad not only analyzes video files, it also processes the audio track and
precisely detects the phonemes timing of the actor speech. Maskarad takes lips
animation to the next level by using an intelligent phonetic engine to break
down audio tracks cleanly. It automatically detects phonemes and has an
impressive language support that can handle almost any language including
English, Spanish, French, Japanese, Italian and German.
Maskarad is a standalone Windows application that can easily be integrated in
any production pipeline. Select a video and Maskarad will quickly output facial
animation data ready to be used in your favorite 3D applications including 3ds
max, Lightwave, Maya, Softimage and MotionBuilder.
Maskarad animation data works on just about any character rig, from blend morph
shapes to bone-based rigs as well as complex custom rigs, your character will
have never felt so life-like that quickly.
With Maskarad, you get everything you need to perform markerless facial
performance capture, this includes:
- Track every and anyone, from all ethnicities, all ages and fully supports
facial accessories like facial hair, glasses and percings.
- Accurate head positioning, able to track fast head movements and head
rotations.
- Accurate markerless facial features detection, fully automated without any
complicated marker setup.
- Interpolated shapes data, automatically output animation curves to easily
control facial poses using morph targets or blend shapes.
- Phonetic detection support most languages, including English, French, Spanish,
Japanese and many others.
- Input wide range of video formats, including Quicktime, AVI, and MPG formats.
- Output numerous motion file formats, including FBX, C3D, BVH and HTR
- Rig independent set-up, full support for any type of facial rigging including
bones, blend shapes, morph targets, and complex custom rigs.
- Float Licensing, so you can easily share licenses across your network.
Maskarad outputs motion files ready to be imported in your favorite 3D
applications including 3ds max, Lightwave, Maya, MotionBuilder and
Softimage.
The process of mapping the motion data files to your own character rig is
called 'motion retargeting'. Most 3D applications offer many options for
retargeting motion. From simple retargeting options to advanced weight-able
constraints setups, you should be able to find numerous motion retargeting
options to suit your specific production needs in most 3D applications. Once
the data is imported, you can use the tools offered in your 3D software to
connect your character rig to the performance capture animation data
produced by Maskarad.
Download Maskarad samples motion files: FBX, C3D, BVH and HTR
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