Facial Animation & More In Unreal Engine! | 3D Animation

Unlock the Power of Facial Animation with Unreal Engine 4 & Daz Studio!

Ready to create stunning, professional character animations? This course teaches you how to seamlessly integrate high-quality Daz 3D characters with Unreal Engine 4. Both Unreal Engine 4 and Daz Studio are free to use, giving you powerful tools to bring your characters to life.

What You'll Learn:

• Exporting from Daz Studio: Master the process of exporting morph targets and animations from Daz Studio for use in Unreal Engine 4. We'll cover manual methods, addressing potential issues with the DAZ to Unreal bridge.
• Puppeteer Tool Mastery: Learn to utilize the PUPPETEER tool in Daz Studio for efficient morph and animation export.
• Character Import & Setup: Properly import your Daz3D characters, including skeletons, rigging, morph targets, materials, and textures into Unreal Engine 4.
• Morph Slider Control: Discover where the morph sliders are in Unreal Engine and how to effectively use them for nuanced animation.
• Realistic Facial Expressions: Create believable animations, including:
  • Realistic blink animations
  • Side-to-side and up-and-down eye movements
  • Detailed mouth movements for speech and expressions
  • Head movements for dynamic storytelling
  • Creating and animating believable expressions
• Advanced Animation Tools: Explore powerful tools that complement Unreal Engine 4, such as Allright Rig & Akeytsu.
• And much, much more!

Included Characters:

This course provides you with five fully rigged characters, ready to animate for personal and professional projects (including cinematics and film/video). Note: For use in interactive games, you'll need to purchase an interactive license from Daz3D (approximately $30-$50 per character).

• Super Dude: An original creation by Michael Ricks, inspired by 'The Incredibles,' with tons of facial morphs and phoneme mouth shapes. Based on the DAZ3D Genesis 8 character.
• Wendy: A cute Toon girl character, sculpted by Michael Ricks based on the DAZ3D Genesis 3 character, with many facial morphs and expression controls.
• Lil' Frankenstein: A fun Toon character, also sculpted by Michael Ricks based on the DAZ3D Genesis 3 character, with a wide array of facial morphs for creating many emotions.
• Billy: A Toon boy character, sculpted by Michael Ricks based on the DAZ3D Genesis character, with a variety of facial morphs.
• Epic Robot: A cool robot character created by Epic Games for Robot Recall, complete with an included animation and sound wave 'roar.'

Real-Time Animation Rendering:

Experience the power of real-time animation rendering in Unreal Engine! See your animations play as you work, eliminating slow system performance and boosting your creativity. Render your animations to image sequences or video files in near real-time.

Why Learn Now?

• Free Software: Unreal Engine 4 and Daz Studio are free to use.
• Powerful Combination: Leverage the strengths of both programs for stunning results.
• Fun & Engaging: Animation with Unreal Engine 4 is surprisingly fun!

Enroll Today!

Don't miss out on this opportunity to master facial animation and character creation. Click the "Enroll Now" button and let's begin your animation journey!