Livelink have a metahuman option and ARKIT now.

[bouich jules]

Hello Thomas,

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I just want inform that now when you download the livelink from iphone you have this new option:

i want to know if it’s also possible to integrate the new metahuman animator function with the plugin or we will keep the normal livelink (arkit) ( btw the new function of metahuman is just incredible)

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Thank you!

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[Alessandro Padovani]

As I understand it, you export from blender to UE then retarget there and import the animation directly in UE. But I’m not a UE expert.

[bouich jules]

Hello Alessandro,

Before there was only 1 option on Livelink, it was to use the original capture mode that use the iphone camera then import the FACS with the plugin.

Now we have 2 option, the normal original capture mode, and the new metahuman animator mode.

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I wanted to know if it’s possible to also apply the new metahuman animator model to the FACS with the plugin.

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Thank you.

[Alessandro Padovani]

Again, it states that it captures depth and audio data. So you need the metahuman animator environment to convert it to mocap. May be you can also convert to blendshapes I don’t know, but this is UE side, not blender side. If you watch the presentation video they also explain it clearly.

It is a truly amazing technology by the way. Shame it requires a 3D scanner so iPhone 12 pro or later. Not available on Android or windows, it could be if they replace the 3D scanner with a AI solution.

[bouich jules]

Indeed it’s an amazing technology, hopefully one day we can use it for our Genesis characters.

anyway thank you Alessandro!