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General Questions

What is MotionPortrait?
MotionPortrait is the technology which can create a variety of facial animation from one single image. Please check "What is MotionPortrait?" to see more information.
Wow! But how can I use it for?
Possibilities are limitless. Please check "Solutions" page.
How many pictures are used?
Only one picture is used.
Do I have to use a special camera?
No. You can use a regular digital camera. You can even use a camera on mobile phone.
This must be a video clip, right?
No. This is a 100% computer generated image.
How long does it take to create animation from taking picture?
Normally, it takes only a few seconds on PC.
Can I make an animation which make a model turn to the side or turn to the other way?
It is possible to make it turn at some degree. You can see it naturally within ±20 degree empirically. Since we have no back image, the animation of back head looks unnatural.
Can I make a model from non-human automatically?
It is hard to recognize non-human models automatically, so the model will be created manually. After creating a model, animation is created automatically.
I want to use it now.
We are planning to offer a system that you can create MotionPortrait from any picture you like. Please wait for a little while.
If you are a game developer, please contact Silicon Studio Corp. about Motion Portrait at the address below:
http://www.gametools.jp/products2.html#motion
Was MotionPortrait originally the technology from Sony?
Yes. MotionPortrait, Inc. was founded by the members who had developed MotionPortrait at former Sony-Kihara Research Center.

Technical Questions

What is minimum required PC spec?
A machine with 1Ghz CPU is enough for animating in real-time. It should work reasonabely with even lower spec.
How smoothly can it animate on mobile phone?
We confirmed app. 30fps with graphic accelerator, 15fps without it.
If I take a picture from side and use it, can I make a perfect 3D head model?
Technically yes. However, MotionPortrait uses only one picture because of these reasons.
a: Taking multiple pictures takes more time.
b: Animation quality degrades when multiple images are used.
Can I make lip-sync automatically?
Yes, possible. You can match lip movements with voice through microphone in real-time.
I want to use it for game production.
We can offer a middleware. Please contact Silicon Studio Corp. at the address below:
http://www.gametools.jp/products2.html#motion
Does the automatic process for creating 3D model sometimes fail?
Yes, but few. In such a case, you can easily correct it.