Stop Staring: Facial Modeling and Animation Done Right, Third Edition

Chapter 4. Visemes and Lip Sync Technique

Here we go, the first cut into the meat of the book. The big thing for you to keep in mind, and I'll try to stress it, is that while moving through this and the next few chapters, I want you to learn what is important and unimportant in sync. Pay close attention to the things I include and don't include as we progress; things left unmentioned aren't priorities for now.

Beginners and pros alike will very likely have a first reaction of thinking that this approach is too simplistic. In many ways, my technique is very simplistic, but you'll quickly see that it's merely the first layer of many. The concepts are easy, but sometimes the specific dialogue can make the application of concepts difficult. Sync animation ...