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Just an idea I'd like to throw in before I forget: would it be possible to expand the stock lipsync (which can handle only a, o ,u) to include more sounds?

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Unknown, but there is scope in the character skeletons for better syncing, in the sense that a character model with an actual mouth modelled in would open and close in a much more realistic way.

Interesting proposal, though, I don't think there is anyone here qualified to answer it.

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when the EF2 models get imported things should look better

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Yeah, that's what I was insinuating...

I love that word.

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EF2 characters have mouths, so yes, it looks better (i did that with my Locutus), but then you only have 2 choices "mouth open" "mouth closed"

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Legacy wrote:

EF2 characters have mouths, so yes, it looks better (i did that with my Locutus), but then you only have 2 choices "mouth open" "mouth closed" LC

lol I can easily live with that if we get rid of SAFFI

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Legacy wrote:

EF2 characters have mouths, so yes, it looks better (i did that with my Locutus), but then you only have 2 choices "mouth open" "mouth closed" LC

So it is a limitation of the skeleton. In the SDK readme they say they used "a Ponytale bone as the mouth bone for jaw movement" but it's not mentioned how movement is associated to sound. Could it possible to add new movements?

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Take a look at the documentation in the SDK.
Most notably the Libsync.html document, it goes about this subject.

Not sure about the animations, or the tool, but it would require mapping more than just the a, e, u letters.

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