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Faceware Technologies Releases Faceware Live 2.0

Upgraded real-time facial technology includes faster calibration, enhanced face tracking, Unity support and more

Los Angeles, Calif. - Aug 06, 2014
- Faceware Technologies, the leading provider of markerless 3D facial motion capture solutions, today announced that it has upgraded and released version 2.0 of its real-time facial mocap and animation product, Faceware Live. Originally a
nnounced at Siggraph 2013, the first version of Faceware Live has been in testing at a handful of studios since last Fall. Demos of the upgraded solution will be available in Faceware Technologies? booth #653 at Siggraph 2014, Aug 12-14.

 

“For the past 12 months, we?ve been vetting Faceware Live in a handful of studios, collecting feedback that has been invaluable in the evolution of the product,” said Peter Busch, Vice President of Business Development at Faceware Technologies. “We?ve rolled much of that feedback into the product, and are now ready to release Faceware Live 2.0 to any studio or content creator in need of real-time facial animation.”   

 

Faceware Live produces facial animation in real time by automatically tracking a performer?s face and instantly applying that performance to a facial model. Faceware Live can use either an onboard computer video or webcam, the Faceware Pro HD Headcam System, or any other video capture device, to drive the real-time performance. Under the hood is patented computer vision technology, called Live Driver, from our partner company Image Metrics?, which is capable of real-time facial tracking in nearly any lighting condition with any performer. 

 

Upgrades to version 2.0 include:

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Faceware Live 2.0 is built on powerful technology that has been developed over 15 years of research and development,” said Jay Grenier, director of technical operations. “This focused development effort makes our technology rock solid, robust, and most importantly, stable. “

 

Use Cases:

Faceware Live is primarily designed for live broadcast events, instant content creation, facial research and study, and pre-visualization. However, the possibilities are endless. 

 

Nestle recently used the technology to power a live marketing display for the Snickers brand in Korea. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jdFFVPS1q0

 

The underlying Image Metrics technology is also being used in L?Oreal Paris? virtual makeup experience, Make Up Genius, which recently hit #5 on the US Apple App store in June: http://youtu.be/G1z2Od5lIsA

 

Pricing and Availability

Demos of the upgraded solution will be available in Faceware Technologies? booth #653 at Siggraph 2014, Aug 12-14.

 

Free 30-day trials are available from the Faceware website http://facewaretech.com/products/software/free-trial/

 

For pricing and sales information, contact Email Contact. For general product information, please visit the Faceware Live page

 

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About Faceware Technologies

Sherman Oaks, California-based Faceware Technologies Inc. (FTI), which spun off from Image Metrics in 2012, is dedicated to meeting the needs of professional animators in the video game, film, television, and commercial industries. The company?s Faceware product line has been utilized in the production of more than 80 AAA video game titles, feature films, music videos, commercials, television shows, and stage plays, and is the leading facial animation solution provider for clients such as Double Negative, Digital Domain, Blur Studios, Activision-Blizzard, Rockstar Games, Microsoft, 2K Sports, Electronic Arts, Ubisoft, Sega, Sony, Bethesda, Motion Theory and Moving Picture Company. The Faceware Facial Motion Capture product line consists of the Faceware Head-Mounted Camera System (HMCS), the 6th generation facial performance capture hardware; Faceware Analyzer, which allows clients to analyze and process their own performance videos without IP or content going offsite; and Faceware Retargeter, a free plug-in which allows users to create facial motion capture data at a much faster rate than traditional methods.

 

 

For more information, please visit:

Website: www.facewaretech.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/FacewareTech

Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/facewaretech

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/2509306?trk=tyah

 

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