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PowerPose Expressions Template for G3: Query

dreamfarmerdreamfarmer Posts: 2,128
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So... the fact that I had to download a Powerpose Template for G8 makes me wonder... how much of this new expressiveness is JUST that they fixed PowerPose and created a template for the facial rig? Did they actually add more bones, or just unlock access to bones there in G3? Because there's a TON of hidden bones in the G3 face? So... what I'm wondering is... could somebody make a similar 'Template' for Powerpose G3 that would provide a similar level of expressive control?

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  • AllegraAllegra Posts: 405

    Oh I'll second that...hopefully someone knows how.

  • MelanieLMelanieL Posts: 7,721

    Thirded - I'm loving the Genesis 8 PowerPose facial stuff, I just wish there was a Genesis 3 version - I've tried tweaking all those bones and it's such a trial.

  • CypherFOXCypherFOX Posts: 3,401

    Greetings,

    I'm going out on a limb here, but I *think* that one of the reasons the PowerPose Expressions works so well is tied to the bending changes, where moving one muscle causes others to tense/tighten, etc...  I think that as you adjust the expressions using PowerPose, it triggers G8F's muscle flexing.  Since G3F doesn't have that feature, it wouldn't work the same.  Now it's possible that either (1) someone could add that capability to G3F with a TON of work, or (2) I'm just wrong. :)

    --  Morgan

     

  • dreamfarmerdreamfarmer Posts: 2,128

    The muscle-tightening stuff are a specialized kind of morph-- the same sort of thing in Aeon Soul's new Whymsy skirt, I think? (It drapes like Real Clothes, almost...). So probably could be done for G3, maybe even already has. But I don't actually know if that's being used in the expressions; I don't quite know enough to figure out how to look. But even without the morphs, it feels like there should still be a PowerPose Template for G3 that uses the existing facial rig, which is really pretty nice if you get down and dirty with it... it's just been hard to access for so long.

  • UthgardUthgard Posts: 878

    Fourthed--even without an intrincate morph system tweaking the results, the interface would be extremely useful for adjusting existing expressions in ways the morph sliders aren't well-suited for (for instance, why aren't there separate dials for the left and right mouth corners?). Also, an enterprising PA could always recreate the muscularity morphs system and apply it to the facial structure (facialarity? that sounds... kinda dirty).

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