Depends on the visual quality you're aiming for. Most VTubers use the same Live2D + camera face tracking system, but some "high-budget" ones do actually use motion capture, which I find much better, because you can see the eyebrows moving, sometimes making the situation much better than if that detail was lost during capture (with the shitty camera system).
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Sono
Veho
Not if you're a 40-something guy streaming as an anime girl to attract the weaboo audience, for example: https://nextshark.com/anime-youtuber-actually-man/
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smileyhead
I'd view it as a compromise between having a face cam and not wanting to show your face.
Also, I can understand why some people would show a cute character instead of their actual head.
Also, I can understand why some people would show a cute character instead of their actual head.
Sono
And some systems actually require motion capture, but those are most likely either custom, or a very expensive obscure program not translated to English.
Fun fact: for 3D, Kinect is probably the cheapest option.
Edit: I'm too slow, and couldn't concat my reply. Stupid 420 limit ;o;
Fun fact: for 3D, Kinect is probably the cheapest option.
Edit: I'm too slow, and couldn't concat my reply. Stupid 420 limit ;o;
shaunj66
I think it's amazing! This kind of tech could really help people who lack self confidence because of their image
Veho
A few years back when the first face-tracking software came out, I said in a thread I believed video posts with users' animated avatars saying the replies out loud would replace regular forum posts. So far that hasn't come to pass, but who knows.
Sono
Well, it not "could", it already does. Some use it because they don't want their real person to influence the content, and some use it because they hate themselves, or they are actually ugly.
Sono
Another badly timed reply; my previous reply was to Shaun.
afaik Messenger Plus had a feature where you could record snippets of yourself, and depending on what emoticon you used, your profile picture would animate accordingly.
afaik Messenger Plus had a feature where you could record snippets of yourself, and depending on what emoticon you used, your profile picture would animate accordingly.
smileyhead
> depending on what emoticon you used, your profile picture would animate accordingly
That almost sounds like Miiverse, except there, you had to choose the emotion yourself.
That almost sounds like Miiverse, except there, you had to choose the emotion yourself.
Veho
Well now we're down a different rabbit hole. Does anyone remember (or know about) Microsoft's Comic Chat? A graphic IRC client that arranged IRC conversations into comic panels. Emoticons would translate into your avatar's expressions. Like many MS projects it never really took off but there was an attempt.
https://www.kurlander.net/DJ/Projects/ComicChat/FromVWG.jpg
https://www.kurlander.net/DJ/Projects/ComicChat/FromVWG.jpg
Veho
But back on topic of real time face filters:
https://i.imgur.com/JKrL54J.mp4
https://i.imgur.com/JKrL54J.mp4
FAST6191
It is a rarity in content I see (most people either are happy to be on camera, or maybe just exist as a set of disembodied and possibly gloved hands at best) but there are some
https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDenofTools/videos?view=0&sort=da&flow=grid being an example here.
More generally commission or steal a series of cartoons in various poses and cycle them according to theme has been going on for longer still.
https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDenofTools/videos?view=0&sort=da&flow=grid being an example here.
More generally commission or steal a series of cartoons in various poses and cycle them according to theme has been going on for longer still.
AncientBoi
I virtual youtubee my virtual Thingy on it every day. weeeeeeeeny. lol
Mama Dizzys
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lMFrn59TN_c
Gura!
It is great for people with low self-confidence. Although hololive members are different- none of them have revealed anything at all about themselves. They always play their character.
Gura!
It is great for people with low self-confidence. Although hololive members are different- none of them have revealed anything at all about themselves. They always play their character.
AncientBoi
oh hell nah. thats over 3 1/2 hours long.
Mama Dizzys
Just skip around-
I put that there so you could get general impressions XD
I put that there so you could get general impressions XD
The Catboy
They are and I am going to make Lilith one
FAST6191
"OldBoi 'Oh chit. I think I just told the whole fkn world what I got!'"
As you forgot to include the units I will have to assume you meant centimetres.
As you forgot to include the units I will have to assume you meant centimetres.
Mama Dizzys
Update: yes they are and I am going to make Looigi one
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