Creating a MetaHuman Identity from smartphone or HMC footage

Learn how to start creating an animated MetaHuman in this new video tutorial series.
In part one, Gabriella Krousanio (of Feeding_Wolves) will outline the best practices for building a MetaHuman Identity with the help of MetaHuman Animator. You’ll learn how to prepare the actor, the lighting, and camera setup for high-fidelity 3D animation. We’ll also start covering the process needed to capture the best possible footage for your creation.
Created by Epic Games, MetaHuman Animator helps anyone using an iPhone or stereo head-mounted camera (HMC) capture an actor’s performance and turn it into a high-fidelity facial animation in minutes. The resulting MetaHuman animation can then be used for films, games, architectural visualizations, and more. Anything that requires a human touch.
For more on MetaHumans: www.unrealengine.com/en-US/me...
For more on MetaHuman Animator: www.unrealengine.com/en-US/bl...
Free MetaHuman Animator download: www.unrealengine.com/marketpl...
To watch Gabriella’s other MetaHuman/Unreal Engine content, check out her CZcams channel (Feeding_Wolves) here: / feedingwolves
#MetaHumanAnimator, #MetaHumanAnimatortutorial, #digitalhumans

[@Sidian98]

saying 'from smartphone' rather than 'iPhone' is a bit misleading, thought there maybe was an update allowing us to use this on Android :P

[@RUNOFFBROKE]

​@TheScentofFreshGusset can you not use polycam instead

[@LoganPinney]

Finally a proper structure for the process! Excellent work articulating the steps Gabby!

[@chatz_stergios]

DO SOMETHING FOR ANDROID TOO

[@VRDivision]

@Feeding_Wolves

[@JonathanWinbush]

Extremely helpful information 👌🏾 🤙🏾

[@DaDarkDragon]

It took me way too long to realize the two camera angles are the same person. They look totally different!

[@kazioo2]

Google: focal length portrait

[@Tranmaart]

Yea it's great example how phone front cams ruin the beauty of the face

[@evFPV]

yesssssss it is impresive, I thought the same

[@TallSilhouette]

What a difference a lens makes, eh?

[@NathanTekaya]

Focal lenght change the deformation of the image, a long focal lenght tends to flatten the image, contrary to short focal lenght that deforms close / far away elements@@TallSilhouette

[@fus3603]

What HMC was used on that preview footage?

[@painleroux9486]

Thank you for all this information , it's Very Helpful . Is there Plans for android Support in the futur ?

[@YupYesLabel]

Where do I buy that helmet

[@ind_subh]

I want an option for body customisation .. 😢

[@MaR-hg2hu]

we need android support please

[@hakanviajando]

Thanks for the video.

[@santakaya1806]

this work with sansung?

[@SolomonJagwe]

Well done Gabi!!!

[@mycloudvip]

Awesome to find you here Bud!

[@tahsinekajolasalami4578]

Just possible with iPhones?

[@Israel2099]

Yes, because of the true depth technology of iphone cameras

[@Joeballs187]

I think it's only iPhone

[@tahsinekajolasalami4578]

@@Israel2099 sad for Android...

[@IamSH1VA]

iPhone & depth sensing mocap headset

[@AlbertPatrick]

how about Xbox 360 Kinect? 😏

[@FPChris]

I can't get the teeth to work. It just keeps the mouth closed on the side by side view. Then no matter what the "Prepare for Performance" fails with a small error box in the lower right of the screen with no error message. Extremely frustrating. I can't image using this on location with talent standing around.

[@marvinbadalanimations9182]

Hi Did you find a solution for this ?

[@Israel2099]

Awesome

[@120spm]

Anyone have an insight into how quality differs for older vs. newer iPhones? Would I regret going for the lowest budget option?

[@lautarnauta]

I also searched for that answer a while ago without success; maybe now someone knows something. If it’s just for facial expressions (not face texture), an XR works well although it gets a bit warm.

[@UnrealQW]

You won't find trustful information -- Apple need to sell new iPhones.

[@SolomonJagwe]

@120spm Here is the quality I was able to get using an older iPhone X ~ czcams.com/video/_t2zxj8In8k/video.html

[@120spm]

@@SolomonJagwe Thanks! That looks pretty good.

[@lautarnauta]

Remember need an iPhone 11 Pro or superior for texture the face. If you want only the expression slower modelos work ok (edited thanks to redder3076) 😉

[@redder3076]

Nope. iPhone X can still be used for these kinds of apps.

[@lautarnauta]

@@redder3076 I express bad, you can use also an XR for taking the expresión of face, but the new feature of taking the texture of face need 11.

[@santakaya1806]

can work with a sansung?

[@1989arrvind]

Wow 👍

[@GOLDNEstudio]

Android is crying😢😢

[@serenityenderson]

And me too... 😭

[@serenityenderson]

I get that an iPhone will be cheaper than a mocap headset, but I spent so much on bringing my business system up to UE5.3 dev spec, there's no way I can fork out another 1500 bucks for a phone, especially when I have a Samsung from last year... Not for at least 6 months anyway!

[@ruudygh]

try to do sad brow

[@chadgtr34]

how about the forehead wrinkles ? too much botox ?

[@247cscont_nt]

Android Users☕