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By RobertoColombo - 11 Years Ago
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Maybe it exists already a solution, but if this is not the case, then I would like that iClone had a better Gizmo positioning system, so that, when I zoom in the object with the Gizmo focus, the Gizmo does not disappear from the screen because it is linked to some part of the object that goes out of the camera viewport.
Such a solution would significantly speed up the editing process...
Roberto
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By BiggsTrek - 11 Years Ago
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Yes, indeed. Some solution like that would be great. It's a pain when you can't see the gizmo.
;)
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By Rampa - 11 Years Ago
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The gizmo is, by default, set at the root. IClone actually does not save root translation when a motion is saved, so it can happen that your avatar and its root get separated. You will see this first hand if you un-check the boxes "Align Actor Motion" and "Reset Motion Root" when you import an animation where the avatar moves around.
selecting any bone with the "Edit Motion Layer" panel open will center the gizmo on said bone.
I used to think it was important to keep the root with the avatar, but figured out the other day that such aligning is done on motion import rather than being saved. Kind of kicking myself now, for not figuring this out earlier.
So.... Go ahead and do all your motion editing with the panel open. One solution anyway!;)
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By RobertoColombo - 11 Years Ago
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Hi "Rampa" (why ppl do not use their names ? With all the respect, it sounds a little weird to call somebody "Rampa" :-) ),
actually I was pointing to the whole object gizmo. I know that when I open a character move edit control, then I can select the bones and get it back, but what if you zoom the avatar in (so that the gizmo goes out of the camera viewport) and then you realize that you want to change the avatar position or rotate him/her ?
Cheers,
Roberto
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By BiggsTrek - 11 Years Ago
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Maybe when we click on the Transform or Rotate button, a little Gizmo gadget could appear at that same location (always) at the top of the window, or in a movable/detachable window on its own?
Just thinking...
:w00t:
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By Rampa - 11 Years Ago
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Your right! It does sound a little weird. My full name is Rampa Pandion Tinling. :P
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By animagic - 11 Years Ago
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People wouldn't be able to pronounce my name...:unsure:
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By RobertoColombo - 11 Years Ago
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Really ? More difficult than a typical 35-letters Thai name ? :P
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By Rampa - 11 Years Ago
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Apparently you get one free name change in Sweden. Then it costs money.
http://boingboing.net/2014/07/02/the-worlds-longest-name.html
Animagic, I'd be happy to know your name!
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By animagic - 11 Years Ago
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I could have changed my name (for free) when I got US citizenship, but I didn't, so I have to live with the consequences of how Americans pronounce my Dutch name, which is "Job Michiel van Zuijlen" (last name "van Zuijlen"). I usually leave out my middle name. I now know the variants, but after I had just arrived in the US I had to get attuned to the ways in which my name could be pronounced.
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By justaviking - 11 Years Ago
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About names... They're funny things, aren't they? It is interesting how many times the pronunciation has very little to do with the phonetic appearance of the name. I swear you can take the name "Bob" and someone will insist that his name has a long "O" sound, and it's pronounced "Bobe" (rhymes with robe). Of course with the United States of America being the melting pot it is, we have the confusion added by a wide variety of ethnic backgrounds. Do you want to change the spelling of your name so it gets pronounced correctly? Accept the mispronunciation? Or fight it your whole life? We knew a family who named their daughter "Angelica," which most people would pronounce the "G" to have a "J" sound, like in the word "angel." Like "Anjelica." But it was an "H" sound, so it was "An-helical." Okay, just don't be surprised or upset when people pronounce it the way 99.9% of the other Angelicas pronounce their name. To take it a step further, the mom also insisted you say it with a particular accent! Say what??? I don't insist people put on a Norwegian accent when saying my name. Should I imitate The Godfather when I say "Antonio"? Can you picture that happening in a conference room during a business meeting, putting on a different accent each time you say someone's name? That's just silly. (Hmm... could make for a funny skit.)
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By RobertoColombo - 11 Years Ago
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Just about pronunciation... another wish I have, which is not directly related to iClone SW, but still related to it in terms of final product.
I would like to see TTS system that emulates the accent when Italian, Indian, French, Mexican, etc. speak English.
I would also like to see such a SW where a professional user interface allows me to select part of the text and apply many different vocal variations: intonation, accents, speed, tonality changes, etc. all of what we usually do when we speak...not just the speed and pitch: this we can easily do with any decent audio editor.
Finally, I would like to see a TTS SW without the "pay-per-blah" business model, but just the same as all the other SW: I buy it and I use as much as I want!!
I see the proposal from RL for their TTS: it's a good attempt but far away from the level of quality reached by their animation SW suites...
Cheers
Roberto
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By animagic - 11 Years Ago
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Roberto, I'm pretty sure that RL's TTS is white-label offering from a third-party vendor; it's not something you do yourself overnight and certainly not in a large number of languages, so it's not within RL's expertise. The pay-per-word model is the only way you will get royalty-free TTS. That is the reality of the market place, unfortunately. The terms when you buy the TTS software are very restrictive as we all know from past discussions. You can have a person speak English with a foreign accent. I have done it for French and German. You simply spell the words in a way so that it approaches the sounds of English. It's kind of fun to try.
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By animagic - 11 Years Ago
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justaviking (7/31/2014)
It is interesting how many times the pronunciation has very little to do with the phonetic appearance of the name.There is no problem with my name in Dutch, it's just that "phonetic appearance" is hardly a universal concept. So I for people I deal with on a daily basis I usually provide an approximation to the pronunciation of my name that's doable for them and doesn't hurt my ears.
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By RobertoColombo - 11 Years Ago
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Hi Michiel,
yes, probably you are right: this TTS offer sounds more like a partnership with a 3rd party rather than a brand new development from RL.
Regarding the mixed accents, in the past I also tried what you suggested, but the result I got is a more robotic tone than the clean accents.
Another thing I noticed is that there is no inflection with "?", "!", etc.
In other words, IMO, these TTS SWs are ok for an audio preview, but far away from giving an audio result at the same level as the video result of iClone.
Roberto
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By Peter (RL) - 11 Years Ago
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Thanks for the feedback regarding the Gizmo. This will be reviewed by the iClone team. :)
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