IBM ViaVoice Toolkit for Animation

IBM ViaVoice Toolkit for Animation is a cool tool that helps you sync a character's mouth movements with what they're saying. This process, called lip synchronization or lip sync, is super important in animation. Usually, animators have to do this by hand, and when it's done automatically, it often doesn’t work right or it takes too long. But with ViaVoice’s accurate acoustic model, you get precise lip sync results.

Near Real-Time Lip Syncing

What’s really awesome about ViaVoice is that it operates in near real time. This means you can create lip sync animations almost instantly! Imagine the possibilities for live animation where characters can talk and move their mouths just like us.

Features of the Toolkit

The IBM ViaVoice Toolkit for Animation comes packed with data files and a special speech recognition engine. This makes it possible for the ViaVoice dictation product to send phonetic and audio info to your animation software. That way, you can synchronize your character's mouth movement perfectly with their speech.

Create Real-Time Animations Easily

The toolkit also has all the header files you'll need to build your own client along with sample code and images. You can create either real-time or offline lip sync animations without breaking a sweat!

A Game Changer for Animators

This tech opens up so many options! Not only does it allow live animation of speaking characters, but it also makes accurate lip sync easy for those who are new to animation. If you've ever thought about making character dialog animations but felt overwhelmed, this toolkit brings that dream closer than ever.

Integration Made Simple

You’ll find sample code that generates real-time Macromedia Flash animations too! Software developers will love how straightforward it is to integrate this tech into their systems. With IBM ViaVoice for Windows R10 and this toolkit at your fingertips, adding automatic lip sync capability becomes a breeze.

Try It Out!

If you're curious about how this all works, get IBM ViaVoice Toolkit for Animation now! Give it a try and see how much easier animating can be!