Forum - Tech Help - Problem with lip synch and audio recording - Messages http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5020-problem-with-lip-synch-and-audio-recording.aspx Forum - Tech Help - Problem with lip synch and audio recording - Messages en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Jitbit AspNetForum Thu, 15 Dec 2016 14:00:05 GMT Thu, 15 Dec 2016 14:00:05 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5020-problem-with-lip-synch-and-audio-recording.aspx Message from PatMarrNC Thu, 15 Dec 2016 14:00:05 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5020-problem-with-lip-synch-and-audio-recording.aspx Message from soldlocal
Yes the problem is only happening to my exisiting sets, I will message support, thanks eveyone.

SoldLocal]]> Thu, 15 Dec 2016 12:27:33 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5020-problem-with-lip-synch-and-audio-recording.aspx Message from PatMarrNC
With a clean set, lip synch works as usual... but as soon as SHUSH has been activated one time, it will never switch back to TALK.
(well, it does switch in the PREPARE dialog, but as soon as I switch to DIRECT, it immediately reverts back to SHUSH)

Problem persists until I exit Muvizu and reload it.

I also notice that the SHUSH and TALK events aren't being saved to the time line. I don't usually use TALK or SHUSH, so I don't have any prior knowledge about whether they normally create timeline markers... but it seems like they should.]]> Wed, 14 Dec 2016 17:48:12 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5020-problem-with-lip-synch-and-audio-recording.aspx Message from soldlocal
After performing the update today, i am having a problem, the audio wont lipsync, when i direct dialogue (prepare mode) the character is set to lypsinc, however when i switch to direct mode and the timelink appears, the talking state option option turns to silence and the char wont lipsync although I can hear the audio,

Have tried to add a 2nd audo track but that does not seem to work any ideas

Carlton.]]> Wed, 14 Dec 2016 16:56:14 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5020-problem-with-lip-synch-and-audio-recording.aspx Message from ritsmer
After recording I take the dialogues into my editor (Sony Vegas) and Compress them to avoid too silent parts.
Then I amplify them to max (0 db)
Then I render them as .mp3 192 kbps
- and then import them to Muvizu...
where I run the direct dialogue character by character...

...then I output this as .mp4 at some 13 Mbps and import it to Sony Vegas where I delete the Muvizu audio part and add the original speak and sounds and music and .... (using a nearly 0 db signal seems to get distorted in Muvizu) ...

...and the Potatoheads happily talk and talk and talk :- )

My conclusion: Keep the speak dialogues clean and well separated for each character.
edited by ritsmer on 06/12/2016]]> Tue, 06 Dec 2016 15:49:17 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5020-problem-with-lip-synch-and-audio-recording.aspx Message from jane-doe
I have a sense that if one hangs in long enough that Muvizu will improve, at least that is my hope, because it has huge potential.

My big challenge now is figuring out importing video so that it actually works.]]> Tue, 06 Dec 2016 11:19:58 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5020-problem-with-lip-synch-and-audio-recording.aspx Message from unguardedshelf
I've tried shush, speech and shush again. It shows the director actions on the timeline, but when played back the character is just staring.

I've gone through, re uploaded the file, changed the file, still the same, closed down the set and reloaded it, still nothing. I had trouble with it glitching and it crashes a lot, luckily i found this out before purchasing.

It's a shame, because it seems easy to use, and reminds me of an old 1995 animation software - microsoft 3D movie maker, but better, i like how you can customize the characters and the vast actions you can do. I walked a character (on the park scene) and sat him on the bench, seem pretty easy and smooth, only took about 10 minutes (after getting used to the controls) then spent HOURS messing about with the lip sync.

I've read that this has always been a problem, and tried everything I've read in the forums. If this was sorted out i would happily pay for the software, but sorry guys, i think i'm going to have to give it a miss, thanks for offering a free trial version.]]> Sat, 03 Dec 2016 22:48:19 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5020-problem-with-lip-synch-and-audio-recording.aspx Message from jane-doe
Like an over-excited child with a super new exciting toy that wouldn't work right.

By the way, where do I put the batteries?]]> Fri, 28 Oct 2016 15:50:23 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5020-problem-with-lip-synch-and-audio-recording.aspx Message from PatMarrNC jane-doe wrote:
Beg Pardon,

A moment of frustration.

Please excuse my outburst.


we all understand... I think we've all posted the classic frustrated message. ;-)

Please don't take my response as judgemental... my only intent was to add perspective for the sake of newbies reading the forum.

Welcome to the forum, by the way. I look forward to seeing some of your animations... and I hope you join in the forum banter. We're just a bunch of friends who have never met, but who share a common hobby.]]> Fri, 28 Oct 2016 15:47:38 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5020-problem-with-lip-synch-and-audio-recording.aspx Message from jane-doe
A moment of frustration.

Please excuse my outburst.]]> Fri, 28 Oct 2016 15:39:21 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5020-problem-with-lip-synch-and-audio-recording.aspx Message from PatMarrNC
As far as feeling ripped off is concerned: they offer a free version in which the dialog works the same as the paid version. A rip off is a planned trick to cheat somebody (pretty strong words unless you can justify them) ...

but Muvizu's offer of a free version shows their willingness to let people see if the software meets their needs before they pay for the full version. Anybody who does due diligence to try before they buy has everything they need to make an informed purchase decision.]]> Fri, 28 Oct 2016 00:52:56 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5020-problem-with-lip-synch-and-audio-recording.aspx Message from PatMarrNC
These algorithms tend to look for harsh consonants and soft vowels... sometime I make a dummy track with the right number of syllables, that consists of nothing but DA-DA_DOO_DA BEE ,.... (hard consonants using primary phonemes)

The algorithm will synch to that pretty well. Then in post production you can replace the DAAAs with your real dialog. For what its worth, this problem isn't unique to Muvizu. Good luck finding any software that does a perfect job of lip synching.

Sometimes when using software that's geared toward creative people you have to get creative. ;-)]]> Thu, 27 Oct 2016 21:48:37 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5020-problem-with-lip-synch-and-audio-recording.aspx Message from jane-doe I feel as though I have been ripped-off by Muvizu.
I bought the product not realizing it was a bad beta version.
Endless trouble with the dialogue and I am on the verge of abandoning this software altogether.
Too bad because when it works, it is not bad.]]> Thu, 27 Oct 2016 20:37:42 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5020-problem-with-lip-synch-and-audio-recording.aspx Message from MovieFrog ukBerty wrote:
Yes - Muvizu seem to have destabilised the dialogue tracks with the latest release, but there are ways round it.

Firstly I would add a second anudiofile - just import the same one again.
Go into the timeline and make sure the two waveforms line up exactly.
Then change your characters dialogue track to this second version.

This normally gets round the "character refuses to talk" issue.


Worked! Thank you.]]> Tue, 30 Jun 2015 17:17:51 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5020-problem-with-lip-synch-and-audio-recording.aspx Message from ukBerty
Firstly I would add a second anudiofile - just import the same one again.
Go into the timeline and make sure the two waveforms line up exactly.
Then change your characters dialogue track to this second version.

This normally gets round the "character refuses to talk" issue.]]> Tue, 30 Jun 2015 06:15:49 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic5020-problem-with-lip-synch-and-audio-recording.aspx Message from MovieFrog
http://prntscr.com/7mu73m here is a picture of the wavelength, which shows that it recorded my voice but won't play any sound or let my character lip synch to it.

http://prntscr.com/7mu7r3 here is the dialogue set to initial talking that shows how the character is supposed to talk, but won't.

http://prntscr.com/7mu8vm and this is what happens when I try to play or record the audio.]]> Mon, 29 Jun 2015 21:21:41 GMT