Welcome to Bad Decisions Coffee Break Podcast #4

Facial Motion Capture for Beginners: How to Choose the Right System for Your Project ? 

This episode is for anyone who's interested in facial motion capture, whether you're a freelancer, filmmaker, game developer, small studio or just a tech nerd. We'll give you the brief on the basics of this awesome technology, and the different solutions you can choose from. By the end of the podcast, you'll be able to make an informed decision on which facial motion capture system is best for your next project.  We'll also explore the key factors to consider when choosing a facial motion capture system, such as accuracy, ease of use, and cost.

Timestamps:

00:00:00 Introduction 

00:08:37 Episode Breakdown

00:10:20 Why Facial Motion Capture is important? (Uncanny Valley)

00:16:15 Basics of Facial Motion Capture - Blendshapes and Face rigs

00:20:50 Apple ARKit  

00:27:40 Studio grade Facial Motion Capture  

00:30:48 Facegood and its workflow

00:38:09 Why we love Facegood ? (Not Sponsored :P)

00:42:21 Use of AI in Facial Motion Capture

Here are all the links of the technologies we covered in the podcast today for your ease of use: 

Live Link - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/live-link-face/id1495370836

Face Cap - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/face-cap-motion-capture/id1373155478

Facegood - https://www.facegood.cc/

Faceware - https://facewaretech.com/

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