Today, we are thrilled to announce the release of Maskarad, our new ground-breaking automatic markerless facial performance motion capture software.

What is MaskaradWell, at Di-O-Matic we have been busy for the past 2 years developing this amazing solution that literally converts video files to facial animation.

With Maskarad, you now only need a video file featuring an actor’s performance to get started creating lifelike facial animations. Using advanced computer recognition, Maskarad automatically locates and tracks facial expressions. No messy or cumbersome face marker setups and no expensive dedicated hardware is required. Maskarad quickly outputs facial animation data ready to be used in your favorite 3D applications.

See it in action, download samples files, check the FAQ and more on the Maskarad product page

Got a project that could rely on Maskarad? contact us

As a new year starts, here is a brief retrospective of what we accomplished at Di-O-Matic in 2010.

In fall 2010, Di-O-Matic celebrated its 10th anniversary !

In addition to many improvements, all Di-O-Matic plugins are now compatible with Autodesk 2011 product line:
Character Pack v1.4
Facial Studio v2.2
Morph-O-Matic v2.3
Voice-O-Matic (3ds max edition) v3.1
We also released several bugfixes and minor updates for Voice-O-Matic (XSI edition), Voice-O-Matic (Maya edition), Cluster-O-Matic, Hercules and Morph ToolKit

And to offer you great savings, we also announce numerous new 3ds max plugins bundle packs: Lipsync Pack, Morph Pack and Muscles Pack

We also announced new and exciting products:
Maskarad: We announced our upcoming automatic markerless facial motion capture solution!
Lipsync MX v4: Along with a new dedicated website, we revealed the upcoming version of Lipsync MX.

Video tutorials and demos:
Based on customers requests, we have produced many new video tutorials and demos,
all of them are available for free on our website as well as on our new Di-O-Matic YouTube channel

Customer Stories:
Countless animated TV series were produced using Autodesk products and Di-O-Matic plugins in 2010.
Chromosoma, Voice-O-Matic (Maya Edition) was used in an animated TV series produced in Spain.
Genseisha, Voice-O-Matic (XSI Edition) was used in an animated TV series produced in Japan.
Garfield, Voice-O-Matic (XSI Edition) was used in an animated TV series produced in France.
Dr Contraptus (aka Leonard), Voice-O-Matic (XSI Edition) was used in an animated TV series produced in France.

We sat down and discussed with Luis San Juan, on the details of creating outstanding facial character rigs in 3ds max with Morph-O-Matic at Nexus Productions.

In 2011, we look forward to releasing even more cool character animations solutions to help you achieve your production goals with ease, surpass your customer expectations and always at affordable prices.

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Stay tuned for more news and products announcement in the coming weeks.
Have a great new year and thanks to our clients for their continuous support.