This widgets enables effortless conversion of phoneme animation files in Moho format.
LipSync, an Apple OS X Dashboard widget, is a powerful tool for converting Moho format phoneme animation files into Lightwave envelopes or After Effects keyframes. The widget includes both the Preston-Blair and Simplified Flash phoneme sets, as well as user-defined sets. You can find more information about phoneme set translations on iaian7.com.
Moho files can be created using various freeware applications such as Papagayo, Yolo, and JLipSync. However, it is worth noting that Yolo and JLipSync use larger phoneme sets, which will need to be translated to a smaller subset or set up as a custom user preset in the widget.
Lightwave lipsync requires a model with morph targets set up for each phoneme and morph mixer deformation applied in Layout. To generate animation envelopes, select the desired keyframe type in the widget, the phoneme set used by your model, and select your Moho file in Finder. Drag and drop the file into the drop zone while opening Dashboard back up, and the widget will automatically save the envelopes file into the same folder as the original Moho file, one for each phoneme.
Once you have set up your Lightwave scene, import the appropriate envelop file for each morph channel in the graph editor. On the other hand, After Effects requires a pre-comp with phonemes on every frame or every second. To generate the Time Remap keyframes, choose the desired animation setup, phoneme set, and find your Moho file in Finder. Drag and drop the file into the drop zone while opening Dashboard back up, and the widget will automatically generate Time Remap keyframes and save a plain text file to the same directory as the Moho file, as well as copy the keyframe data to your clipboard.
It is important to note that the phoneme set is displayed in the sequential order they should appear in the AE pre-comp. Back in your After Effects file, select the pre-comp from within the parent comp, press [ to go to the beginning of the comp, and press cmd-v to paste the data. Time Remap will be automatically applied to the pre-comp, and the keyframes added. However, you still have to manually set the keyframes to hold keyframes to avoid bouncing lip animations. Simply right-click and choose toggle hold keyframe from the contextual menu.
Moho files can be created using various freeware applications such as Papagayo, Yolo, and JLipSync. However, it is worth noting that Yolo and JLipSync use larger phoneme sets, which will need to be translated to a smaller subset or set up as a custom user preset in the widget.
Lightwave lipsync requires a model with morph targets set up for each phoneme and morph mixer deformation applied in Layout. To generate animation envelopes, select the desired keyframe type in the widget, the phoneme set used by your model, and select your Moho file in Finder. Drag and drop the file into the drop zone while opening Dashboard back up, and the widget will automatically save the envelopes file into the same folder as the original Moho file, one for each phoneme.
Once you have set up your Lightwave scene, import the appropriate envelop file for each morph channel in the graph editor. On the other hand, After Effects requires a pre-comp with phonemes on every frame or every second. To generate the Time Remap keyframes, choose the desired animation setup, phoneme set, and find your Moho file in Finder. Drag and drop the file into the drop zone while opening Dashboard back up, and the widget will automatically generate Time Remap keyframes and save a plain text file to the same directory as the Moho file, as well as copy the keyframe data to your clipboard.
It is important to note that the phoneme set is displayed in the sequential order they should appear in the AE pre-comp. Back in your After Effects file, select the pre-comp from within the parent comp, press [ to go to the beginning of the comp, and press cmd-v to paste the data. Time Remap will be automatically applied to the pre-comp, and the keyframes added. However, you still have to manually set the keyframes to hold keyframes to avoid bouncing lip animations. Simply right-click and choose toggle hold keyframe from the contextual menu.
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