Epic Games is releasing a new tool that enables content creators to animate hyperrealistic MetaHumans on their phones.
The MetaHuman Animator toolset enables users to capture an actor’s performance using either an iPhone or a stereo head-mounted camera, and then apply this as realistic facial animation to any MetaHuman character.
The toolset is designed to streamline the capture process and enable small teams and even individuals to create high-quality CG performances.
It uses a 4D solver to combine video and depth data together with a MetaHuman representation of the performer. The animation is produced locally using GPU hardware, with the final animation available in minutes, said the company.
Epic Games added that the toolset is able to create a MetaHuman identity from just three frames of video, along with depth data captured using the iPhone or reconstructed using data from a vertical stereo head-mounted camera.
At its simplest, MetaHuman Animator can be used with just an iPhone (12 or above) and a desktop PC.
