Epic Games’ RealityScan can already turn photos into high-fidelity 3D models, and now, MetaHuman animator can transform iPhone video into 3D movement required by AAA game developers as well as Hollywood filmmakers. This tool essentially creates a MetaHuman Identity of your performer, or a mesh that has the same topology and shares the same standard rig as all MetaHumans.
MetaHuman Identity then interprets the performance by tracking and solving the positions of the MetaHuman facial rig. What you end up with is a 3D model that recreates every subtle expression, regardless of the differences between the actor and the MetaHuman’s features. Unreal Engine lets you visually confirm that the performance is coming through and compare it to animated MetaHuman Identity with the footage of the actor, frame by frame.
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MetaHuman Animator’s processing capabilities will be part of the MetaHuman Plugin for Unreal Engine, which, like the engine itself, is free to download. If you want to use an iPhone—MetaHuman Animator will work with an iPhone 11 or later—you’ll also need the free Live Link Face app for iOS, which will be updated with some additional capture modes to support this workflow,” said Epic Games.
