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face works : software specifications >>
auto match motorized sliders >> Eight motorized sliders enable fast and intuitive tweaking of facial animation keyframes. Face Works automatically sets the slider position to the current frame/keyframe value for the facial pose. timeline scrubbing >> The Face Works Jog wheel and Shuttle ring hook into the Mayaź timeline control, allowing the user to manipulate time within Mayaź. Turning the outer Shuttle ring allows variable speed playback, both forwards and backwards. The Jog/Shuttle obeys the Mayaź animation option settings such as stepping. When a sound file is active within the Mayaź timeslider, moving the Jog wheel, or turning the shuttle ring will result in Maya playing back the active sound file. This allows the animator to scrub through the sound file, setting keyframes on the phonemes or expressions when appropriate. playback controls >> The playback controls on the Face Works panel control the playback controls in Maya such as next and previous key, start and stop playback, and set keyframe. face works key mode >> The Face Works plug-in has a special keyframe mode allowing keyframes to be set on all attributes mapped to the current slider bank. slider banks >> Slider banks expand the number of mappings possible by letting the user to create 8 sets of 8 slider mappings for a total of 64 controls. By using multiple Face Works control nodes, an unlimited number of Face Works mappings is also possible. Banks may also be linked together, allowing simultaneous keying of a number of banks at once. one touch slider mapping >> Mapping any Mayaź attribute to a Face Works slider is as simple as selecting an attribute and touching the slider desired. lcd feedback >> The LCD display on the Face Works panel provides live feedback indicating the active slider, current bank, and current character node. 45 user mappable buttons >> The Face Works panel has 45 buttons that can each be mapped to any function in Maya. With the use of the shift modifier button, this allows 90 user definable functions to be assigned to buttons. unlimited nodes >> The Face Works plug-in allows the user to create an unlimited number of character nodes. live edit mode >> The special Live Edit mode allows the user to edit the values of one keyframe while the animation is looping slider boost function >> The individual slider boost buttons allow the user to change the value range of mapped sliders on the fly, allowing for temporary "boosts". 8 custom function buttons >> Eight panel buttons are set aside for the user to easily setup mappings to their own favorite Mayaź commands or MEL scripts user defined custom mappings >> Most buttons on the panel can be redefined as a custom button, allowing the user to attach commands or their own custom scripts to most buttons on the panel. hardware specifications >> control features >>
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