Animation Tuning

Studio includes an advanced feature called Animation Tuning. This feature allows users to fine-tune the data streaming from Studio to increase the control that they have over the final animation by letting the user change the output on a custom shape-by-shape basis. The Animation Tuning changes that you have made are saved in your profile, so you can create a profile for a certain actor/character and not have to redo it every time you launch Studio.

Access the Animation Tuning panel via View>Panels>Animation Tuning.

As the facial data is tracked and animation data is created, the sliders will move according to the amount of activation for each given shape that Studio streams.

 

The Purple Bar represents the activation of that given shape on the current frame. The Red Line represents the maximum value that has been activated for the given shape during the current session.

To adjust the amount of activation for a shape, you can either enter a percentage value in the field to the right or grab and drag the blue slider that contains the name of the control.

The slider will change color based on the percentage for easy visual reference. You will also be able to see the adjusted maximum value if applicable.