Buck Testa 5,505 September 21, 2014 Share September 21, 2014 So I was surfing youtube and what should I find but a fairly new game on steam called Facerig. Basically what it does is it has an avatar that mimics your movement and even lipsyncs what you say (with varying levels of success, but expressions it has down pat). Things I have seen on there have been a Demon, an anime girl, a cat, several wolves, a dragon... and I start thinking... Why don't we take the Sfm models of Mlp characters and apply this software to it! Think about it, customize your own oc and see it move and talk just like you, or do your impression of the mane six. https://facerig.com/ Check it out. Do you want to see your oc brought to life like never before with this thing? Could you imagine if the Mlp vloggers used this in their vids instead of static images? 3 http://www.fimfiction.net/user/Billy%20G%20Gruff http://billyggruff.deviantart.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPVpSXbUpDYTcaFHTPiPjYA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samurai Equine 55,201 September 21, 2014 Share September 21, 2014 So the ponies would basically look like the SFM models? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star-Gazer 202 September 21, 2014 Share September 21, 2014 YES. I was JUST thinking of how we could do this. Somepony make it happen. Now. Signature made by Sparkle Speed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kapitan zur See Hans (Daz) 883 January 12, 2015 Share January 12, 2015 Probably necroing this, but whatever, I just discovered this myself and thought the same thing. Looks like someone is making a stallion pony model atm which will be pretty awesome, would love to see what the potential of this could be. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverStarApple 850 March 3, 2016 Share March 3, 2016 I saw a video of someone pulling this off using a 2d model. It was a generic white-coated grey-lined pony, but it worked. The eye movements, the mouth, everything worked. It was weird. That head-bobbing thing is weird, too. Still, it works. 1 I was dead until the moment I met you. I was a powerless corpse pretending to be alive. Living without power, without the ability to change my course, was akin to a slow death. If I must live as I did before then... -Lelouch, Code Geass - My NEW DeviantART: http://SilverStarApple.deviantart.com/Want to make money for being an AWESOME PONY? https://www.tsu.co/Epsilon725 My fanfic, starring Silver Star Apple: http://www.fimfiction.net/story/224996/the-shining-silver-star-of-the-apple-family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kapitan zur See Hans (Daz) 883 March 3, 2016 Share March 3, 2016 I saw a video of someone pulling this off using a 2d model. It was a generic white-coated grey-lined pony, but it worked. The eye movements, the mouth, everything worked. It was weird. That head-bobbing thing is weird, too. Still, it works. Would it be possible to post the link? 2d or not it sounds interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makazi 317 March 3, 2016 Share March 3, 2016 (edited) Would it be possible to post the link? 2d or not it sounds interesting. http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=578539741 There, that's the 'test pony' model on the workshop. Edited March 3, 2016 by Makazi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kapitan zur See Hans (Daz) 883 March 3, 2016 Share March 3, 2016 http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=578539741 There, that's the 'test pony' model on the workshop. Looks neat, wish there was some video however. I don't have the cash nor the justification to buy this until characters I want are introduced(Or at least models of similar characters). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makazi 317 March 3, 2016 Share March 3, 2016 Looks neat, wish there was some video however. I don't have the cash nor the justification to buy this until characters I want are introduced(Or at least models of similar characters). Tell you what, the last time I tried to hook up my camera things didn't go so well, but considering I can get it operational I'll record a video of this in action for you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kapitan zur See Hans (Daz) 883 March 3, 2016 Share March 3, 2016 Tell you what, the last time I tried to hook up my camera things didn't go so well, but considering I can get it operational I'll record a video of this in action for you. That would be fantastic. Thanks, I have had it on my wishlist for forever and a half. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverStarApple 850 March 3, 2016 Share March 3, 2016 Tell you what, the last time I tried to hook up my camera things didn't go so well, but considering I can get it operational I'll record a video of this in action for you. Ok, good. So, how did it go? Did you get a good recording? Is the model 2d or 3d? And I have to ask... can you customize the character's mane, colour, and eye colour? I was dead until the moment I met you. I was a powerless corpse pretending to be alive. Living without power, without the ability to change my course, was akin to a slow death. If I must live as I did before then... -Lelouch, Code Geass - My NEW DeviantART: http://SilverStarApple.deviantart.com/Want to make money for being an AWESOME PONY? https://www.tsu.co/Epsilon725 My fanfic, starring Silver Star Apple: http://www.fimfiction.net/story/224996/the-shining-silver-star-of-the-apple-family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makazi 317 March 3, 2016 Share March 3, 2016 Ok, good. So, how did it go? Did you get a good recording? Is the model 2d or 3d? And I have to ask... can you customize the character's mane, colour, and eye colour? @ It went all right. The recording is okay, but not the best as I did it just after I woke up so I'm a bit mumble-y. The model is 2d but it replicates 3d movement; I imagine it's comprised up of several 2d layers. I didn't see any way to customize it, but the 2d module (which is a separate purchase from base Facerig, I should mention) allows a user to create their own avatars so I imagine with some work you could create a decent pony of your own. Sadly this avatar doesn't work unless you have the 2d module. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kapitan zur See Hans (Daz) 883 March 3, 2016 Share March 3, 2016 @ It went all right. The recording is okay, but not the best as I did it just after I woke up so I'm a bit mumble-y. The model is 2d but it replicates 3d movement; I imagine it's comprised up of several 2d layers. I didn't see any way to customize it, but the 2d module (which is a separate purchase from base Facerig, I should mention) allows a user to create their own avatars so I imagine with some work you could create a decent pony of your own. Sadly this avatar doesn't work unless you have the 2d module. That was awesome, I actually like these 2d models better than the 3d ones(I love traditional animation). Looks like it could use some work for the pony one, but it looked cool regardless. The anime was pretty well done though, kinda thinking on picking this up now, could probably make some cool stuff with it. Thanks for the video, when you were trying to frown that gave me a bit of a laugh too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makazi 317 March 3, 2016 Share March 3, 2016 (edited) That was awesome, I actually like these 2d models better than the 3d ones(I love traditional animation). Looks like it could use some work for the pony one, but it looked cool regardless. The anime was pretty well done though, kinda thinking on picking this up now, could probably make some cool stuff with it. Thanks for the video, when you were trying to frown that gave me a bit of a laugh too. Just note that the 2d module is an additional $4. The pony one definitely needs some work, but I'm not 100% sure on how one would use the editor. They seem to be holding back some features behind an additional purchase of $255 for the PRO version of the Cubism editor, so know that if you use the free editor you'll be limited in some ways. http://www.live2d.com/en/download/comparison After that, actually creating and importing a model seems to be somewhat of a complex process. I might tinker with the free version of the editor to see what I can accomplish at some point, but since I can only have one texture per model, I'm thinking I might be fairly limited. Honestly, $255 for something like this is a bit through the roof if you ask me, lol. Edited March 3, 2016 by Makazi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kapitan zur See Hans (Daz) 883 March 3, 2016 Share March 3, 2016 Just note that the 2d module is an additional $4. The pony one definitely needs some work, but I'm not 100% sure on how one would use the editor. They seem to be holding back some features behind an additional purchase of $255 for the PRO version of the Cubism editor, so know that if you use the free editor you'll be limited in some ways. http://www.live2d.com/en/download/comparison After that, actually creating and importing a model seems to be somewhat of a complex process. I might tinker with the free version of the editor to see what I can accomplish at some point, but since I can only have one texture per model, I'm thinking I might be fairly limited. Honestly, $255 for something like this is a bit through the roof if you ask me, lol. Yea, no matter what I was to do I can never justify $255 dollars for a product like this. I'll just rely on others who have access to the PRO version then. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainDoubloon 857 March 9, 2016 Share March 9, 2016 (edited) Whoa, this looks awesome! I've thought about something like this before just for fun. Nice to see one actually made. I'd love to talk behind a Doubloon avatar. Edited March 9, 2016 by Captain Doubloon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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