MetaHuman Animator Tutorial | Unreal Engine 5

Step by step guide for Unreal Engine's MetaHuman Animator, the latest update for high fidelity facial motion capture. In this video, we are going to show you how to setup your iphone with the LiveLink app to capture your facial motion, then bring the footage into Unreal Engine 5 to Calibrate, Process and then transfer that facial animation to your Metahuman.

If you don't know how to create a MetaHuman, here is a complete guide:

Timestamps:
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:35 Setup LiveLink and Record Takes
00:02:28 Setup Project in UE5
00:03:50 Import footages into UE5
00:04:46 Calibration
00:06:42 Process Animation
00:07:17 Add Face Animation
00:09:31 Add Body Animation
00:12:10 Blend Face and Body Animation


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[badxstudio]

Most common issue: If your head is moving and your face is not"
Make sure that in the sequencer, where your FACE is, delete the CONTROL RIG LAYER.
There must only be ONE layer under face. That is your baked animation :)

[jazzik]

For anyone who is using UE 5.3.2 and has a problem with not having FACE in sequencer, I got it working this way:
- In MetaHuman Performance view, do everything the same until Export Level Sequence
- When you click there and you get Export settings, go all the way down to MetaHuman Tracks
- Select your MetaHuman BP as Target MetaHuman Class and tick Enable MetaHuman Head Movement
- Now you have your MetaHuman in Sequencer, remove the controlRig from Body
- Add animation to body

Done. Thanks Bad Decisions Studio for awesome tutorial!

[atticustay]

This is insane. I didn’t know stuff like this was possible. It’s incredible how fast technology is moving

[janehaslam]

Love what you have done here. Really nice work.

I am a member of the MetaHuman team at Epic, and have just one small comment on the creation of the MetaHuman Identity. For the 'Teeth' pose, you should make sure that the top and bottom teeth are together, with the back teeth meeting in a 'clench', and (likely) top teeth slightly overlapping the bottom teeth, and opening the lips so that the upper teeth tips are visible. In your pose, there was a small gap between top and bottom teeth, which can lead to slightly less accurate positioning of the teeth in the MetaHuman Identity, and therefore slightly less good quality of animation.

[AgentKain]

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[WesleySales]

It's amazing to see how fast this channel is growing. Super deserved work, guys! 🥳🥳
Thank you for bringing yet another quality tutorial and still supplying details and procedures that most didn't do.

[hl]

One of the best, easiest to following and engaging tutorial that I have ever watched. Thank you sir!

[webtron]

Gentlemen, This video is incredible. I was totally lost when it come to metahuman animation - but you guys got me up and running like a charm. Excellent instruction.

[brentonhalio]

genuinly one of if not the most thorough, well developed tutorial ive ever followed. You accounted EVERY possible error, this was fantastic. Thank you.

[iamisobe]

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[fdupas]

Great Tutorial again, always with lots of fun and it really helps to learn new things about Unreal Engine and Metahuman. Thank you guys for this great demonstration. 😉

[elidelia]

Superb tutorial! thank you guys! I look forward to your next installment.

[DisintegratorFilms]

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[violentpixelation]

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[ubrlmvr]

Dude god bles you I’ve been trying to figure out if I’d ever be able to make short funny animations and this tech is possible now and high quality now. Wow I used to draw frame by frame this is amazing you basically just have to be able to act in character. Insane!!

[natec]

I’ve been waiting for this for so long!!!

[dvthecgi]

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