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Act-Two Expressive Character Performances

Learn how to create expressive character performances with Act-Two, our most advanced motion capture yet.

What you'll learn

- Access Act-Two in a Generative Session from the video tab - Then, load in or record your driving performance video in the top slot, and add a character image or video in the bottom slot - You'll get the best results out of Act-Two if your driving performance video and character are facing the same general direction and taking up similar screen space - If you're standing too far away or facing the wrong direction, your results may vary - Pro tip: correct your character's pose and eyeline by running it through References - Open up Settings: - Facial expressiveness allows you to dial up or down the expressiveness of your character performance output - lower values will tame, higher values will amplify - The Gestures toggle (on by default) will capture your body gestures, including your hands for your character performance - If your character input has visible hands, make sure that your hands are also visible in the driving video to achieve the best results

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