LIFESTUDIO:HEAD

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LIFESTUDIOHEAD Import-Export Plug-In for Maya
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LIFESTUDIOHEAD Import-Export Plug-Ins

• allow LSHEAD models and animations in 3ds max
  and Maya scenes

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Import-Export Plug-In
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LIFESTUDIOHEAD File Types

• GDP - Main Model Files
• MMA - Libraries of Animation Macro Muscles
• MMS - Animation Sequence Files

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LIFESTUDIOHEAD File Types

• GDP - Main Model Files
• - 3D meshes, muscle setup data, other model data
• MMA - Libraries of Animation Macro Muscles
• - definitions allowing to control facial
  expressions
• MMS - Animation Sequence Files
• - describe animation as a series of macro-muscle
  calls and their durations arranged along timeline

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Import-Export Plug-In for Maya
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Import-Export Plug-In for Maya

• Exports skeleton animations, these are
  neck and head movements
• to LSHEAD
• Imports head models and facial animations
  
• from LSHEAD

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Combining Head and Body
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Combining Head and Body
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• LS Head Neck "collar" is rigid
• Maya Body collar duplicates neck collar
• Both collars link to the same spine
• Both collar parts will move as a single whole
  controlled by the same spine

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Combining LSHEAD and Maya Animations

• Import or create a body in Mayas scene

Skeleton has spine, neck, head
bones
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Combining LSHEAD and Maya Animations

• Skeletons spine, neck, head are animated

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Combining LSHEAD and Maya Animations

• Import head model from GDP file

Set GDP File type
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Combining LSHEAD and Maya Animations

• Head imported

Model added
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Combining LSHEAD and Maya Animations

• LSH_PhModifier controls head mesh

Try LSHEAD muscles
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Combining LSHEAD and Maya Animations

• LSH_Animator will control LSH_PhModifier

This menu Create LSH_Animator
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Combining LSHEAD and Maya Animations

• Import animation library from MMA file

This button Load MMA
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Combining LSHEAD and Maya Animations

• Import animations from MMS files

This button Add
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Combining LSHEAD and Maya Animations

• Still LSH_PhModifier is not connected to
  animation

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Combining LSHEAD and Maya Animations

• Connect LSH_Animator to LSH_PhModifier

This menu Connect LSH_Animator...
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Combining LSHEAD and Maya Animations

• Connect LSH_Animator to LSH_PhModifier

Select items from both list sides
Connect
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Combining LSHEAD and Maya Animations

• Now LSH_Animator can control head mesh through
  LSH_PhModifier

• But head movement is not matched to body

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Combining LSHEAD and Maya Animations

• Fit body to neck -fit Mayas body collar to
  LSHead neck collar

• Edit mesh to close gaps

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Combining LSHEAD and Maya Animations

• Connect head to bodys spine

Drag head node
onto bodys spine
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Combining LSHEAD and Maya Animations

• Head model is connected to body

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Combining LSHEAD and Maya Animations

• Now neck collar follows body spine

• Here head rotations were animated from MMS

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Combining LSHEAD and Maya Animations

• You may want to control head rotations from
  skeletons neck and head bones

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Combining LSHEAD and Maya Animations

• Connect sceleton to LSH_PhModifier

This menu Connect Skeleton to
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Combining LSHEAD and Maya Animations

• Mayas neck and head bones are used as reference
  

Choose and set Neck bone
Choose and set Head bone
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Combining LSHEAD and Maya Animations

• Now LSHead model follows Mayas neck and head
  bones

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