SCRI_NAB2000_Face2Face* Revolutionizes Facial... -
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Published on: 4/4/2000
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"Animators have been waiting for software that delivers the 'holy grail' of perfect lip synch and works on Internet time -- and that's exactly what our face2face software does," said Stephen Clemente, CEO of face2face animation."The television and Web animation industries have been converging for several years.With the face2face system, a standard 30-minute animated TV show could be produced in four weeks, saving as much as 25 percent of animation production costs.Programmers can easily transfer content created for television to the Web, and vice versa, without having to painstakingly repurpose content at great time and expense."
The face2face software is based on the emerging MPEG-4 standard that enables animators to transparently adapt content created for television, for example, to the Web instantly.Animators can use face2face software in conjunction with the most popular animation programs - including SoftImage - to deliver fully realized facial animation.