MetaHuman Animator (plus an iPhone) could transform content creation

MetaHuman Animator from Epic Games is about to change how everything is created, and it's out now. If that sounds like hyperbole, it could actually be understating just how important this new performance capture tech will be; creating a lifelike facial animation of an actor's performance in minutes, on an iPhone, is now possible. I'm impressed.

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Ian Dean is Editor, Digital Arts & 3D at Creative Bloq, and the former editor of many leading magazines. These titles included ImagineFX, 3D World and video game titles Play and Official PlayStation Magazine. Ian launched Xbox magazine X360 and edited PlayStation World. For Creative Bloq, Ian combines his experiences to bring the latest news on digital art, VFX and video games and tech, and in his spare time he doodles in Procreate, ArtRage, and Rebelle while finding time to play Xbox and PS5.

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