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GoranNF
05-05-2006, 10:43 PM
Hi,

When I try to do lipsync in Maya,I don't know when a certain word starts and when it ends.If I scrub through the timeline to look for the begin or the end of a word I get very noisy and bad sound.Only if I do a playblast or hit play on the timeline I get decent sound.But the sound/speech goes very fast,so I don't know at what frame the word starts and ends.So I have to spend alot of time to find the right frames etc...Any recommendations on how to do this easier?

GoranNF
GoranNF
05-05-2006, 10:57 PM
Ok:surprised My browser is getting weird.Why did this topic go to the ''Maya character setup'' section while I posted this in the ''normal'' Maya forum?Mods,please move it:)
JYoung
05-06-2006, 12:40 AM
One option is to make an xsheet and use it to determine where the frames need to go instead of relying on the timeline/scrubbing.


You'd want to use an audio program that displays the frame number along with the wave file. Soundforge, pro tools, etc. Probably some free programs that'd work.
dunkelzahn
05-08-2006, 05:01 PM
Yeah, thatīs the classic professional way. Sit down and really get into your audioīs timing. This takes a bit of time, but itīs worth in the end.

If you are wondering, what an x-sheet is, hereīs one:

http://www.characteranimationin3d.com/x-sheet.jpg
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