Using iClone 8 and AccuFace w/ OptiTrack at a AAA Studio for 3D Animated Feature Film

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Published on January 8, 2024 12:20:10 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5hSddT5hyU

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In today's video, I'm going to share my experience using iClone 8, AccuFace and OptiTrack for motion capture on an animated feature film.

A few months ago, I decided to try integrating iClone 8 and the new AccuFace plugin by @reallusion to see if it could help us capture facial performances more easily. At the same time, my colleague already use an @OptiTrackMotionCapture system so we could record full-body motion. I mapped the OptiTrack data to drive character animation in iClone 8.

One thing I wanted to test was using AccuFace and the OptiTrack plugin to record takes directly inside iClone rather than importing cleaned up and processed data later. I was amazed at how simple it was for our actor to switch between character templates and emote freely. The face tracking just worked so well!

I'll also show you guys the expression mapping panel I discovered and why it so amazing. It allowed me to precisely control things like face movements with way more control than I had before. I really think this panel is underappreciated!

For rendering, we've been outputting character data to UE5 but I was curious how well iClone could handle long timelines. So I recorded an entire scene as one massive take and iClone handles it without issues. You'll see that part later.

Overall, I've been really impressed by iClone 8 and AccuFace so far. Of course, there's still room for improvement but the tools have gotten us a long way quickly. If any of you have other questions about my workflow, feel free to ask - I'm happy to provide more details from my experience.

💡 00:00 Intro
💡 00:16 tiedtke.
💡 00:22 Overview
💡 01:10 Setup
💡 02:30 First impressions
💡 05:47 Outro

Software used in the video:
🔸 iClone 8 - https://www.reallusion.com/iclone
🔸 AccuFace for iC8 - https://mocap.reallusion.com/iclone-motion-live-mocap/accuface
🔸 Motive/OptiTrack - https://optitrack.com/software/motive/

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