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Softimage, a subsidiary of Avid Technology, has unveiled Face Robot, its software solution for creating realistic facial animation for high-end film, postproduction, and game applications.
Designed to enable more lifelike animation of digital faces in less time than previously possible, Face Robot aids artists in producing emotive expressions with natural skin and soft-tissue movements in as few as six steps. The software, compatible with popular 3D programs and work flows, provides precise control over anatomical features such as the mouth, eyebrows, and jaw.
The integrated facial soft-tissue "solver," meanwhile, offers a corrective sculpting system and helps simulate the ways in which facial tissue deforms as expressions are formed. Additional ...