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I haven't received any complaints from the over 2K users who have viewed it so far, so I don't know what to tell you...sorry!

I don't know which version of Windows you are running but it should be able to install DirectX 12 if it's at least version 10. Upgrading UE from 5.1 to 5.5 is quite a leap, but I'm not sure if your graphics card will run DX12 with only 2GB. I would start there by trying to install DX12. Hope that helps!

This video refers to the previous versions of Cascadeur and Daz Studio. Which versions of both applications are you currently using?

I honestly haven't tried to do it, but I believe I recently saw a video that covered importing the entire body. Try importing the hair as an FBX after exporting it from DAZ. Find a tutorial on attaching additional content to metahumans using body sockets in Unreal engine. There are many good ones on TH-cam. It might work for you, good luck!

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Sorry, this would be a question that the Cascadeur support team would be better suited to answer. If you are using the newer version(2024), then I will admit that I haven't tried this method with that version.

The Daz plugin doesn't seem to get updated as often. Just my opinion from many years of using Daz Studio and you are free to use whichever works best for you.

I would try to reinstall the Metahuman plugin. The tracking markers are a feature of that plugin. Basically, they are only used to indicate the features of the face on your model. They have no other function than that.

Lowering the framerate may slow the video but it can cause choppy motion and poor image quality. If you use a video that is 60 fps you can effectively lower it down to 24 fps without issues. I wouldn't recommend lowering fps much on videos that are 24 fps and lower, but of course you are free to try it.

You need to create a folder for your reference frames and then select that folder when prompted during the import process. I normally choose a secondary drive because this folder can consume drive space unless you empty it regularly.

@@BrokenArrowSoftware-fd2nc got it, thank you !love your channel

Glad I could help!

You can if you want, but you have less control over how Cascadeur creates the animation. When I created this video, Cascadeur 's mocap feature was still in alpha phase. Since then, they have released a new version and mocap has improved. Whichever way works better for you is always the best way.

I would say yes if it affects the animation's smoothness or causes hitching or a stutter in the animation. Simply select the duplicate frames and hit F on your keyboard. Unfortunately, when you import an animation into Cascadeur, it has no way to determine duplicate keyframes. Your eyes are your best tool in animating. Unbaking the animation allows you to correct or eliminate parts of the animation you don't want or need for your purposes.

Once it's a MetaHuman, you either dress it in their clothes or you can find a number of tutorials on custom clothing for MetaHumans. You can try to export the MH to FBX and import it into Daz, which I haven't tried, but you will lose the animation features of Unreal.

Although Cascadeur supports animations that long, I have never worked with one . I normally break animation sequences down into smaller chunks and string them together in my project. I would consider that approach.

Just picked up a better editor and I will be converting videos as I get the chance to do it.

Sorry, I didn't see your comment. I agree with your observation but unfortunately the answer is no. However, I have seen tutorials that show you ways to alter the MH base mesh.

I have done a couple, but I am planning more soon.

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Перейдите в меню «Команда» и выберите «Экспорт в Daz».

@@BrokenArrowSoftware-fd2nc Это я понимаю. А как сохранить в самом daz? Если в cascadeur удалить корневую папку Genesis8Female, то при экспорте анимации в Daz. В самом Daz сохранить анимацию не получается.

В Daz Studio перейдите в «Файл», «Сохранить как», выберите «Предустановка позы». Когда появится диалоговое окно, выберите имя для вашей анимации. Когда появится следующее диалоговое окно, выберите параметр «Анимированный диапазон», а затем «Принять». Это сохранит вашу анимацию в формате Daz.

@@BrokenArrowSoftware-fd2nc Вы не поняли суть вопроса.

Извините, я не говорю на вашем языке.

I'm glad to have been able to help! Thank you for your nice compliment.

Thank you for your comment, I'll keep that in mind.

It won't work correctly if the reference video has a lot of finger movement. I've tried it both ways with basically the same result. I normally leave it off. Hopefully they address it in a future version.

Try going to the physics tab and turn physics corrector OFF. Whenever you mocap you will have less control over how the physics engine interprets the animation. Usually, the physics corrector is the problem. Hope that helps!

@@BrokenArrowSoftware-fd2nc Thank you I will give that a try. What about mocaping an entire video versus mocaping frame by frame? Which gives better results and accuracy when it comes to feet animation and rotation of the foot?

The best way to mocap an entire video is to slow it down first. Doing it frame by frame is tedious but might be more accurate. Feel free to check out some of my other tutorials on mocaping.

@@BrokenArrowSoftware-fd2nc Yes I have and your other videos helped. What to do after mocap if I'm moving the center of mass to move the entire character down so the feet of the character could land and sit on the floor but it doesn't sit flat on the floor/ground and only the toes or the side of the feet are touching the ground. It looks great from the front view but not from the side view. If I get all the feet pointers to stick on the floor then the foot would twist sideways. How to keep the feet pose but the feet pads/soles to sit flatly on the ground and not just a few pointers? My character's toe pointer always touch the ground before the heel pointer but I don't want the feet under the ground so I need to settle with the heel pointer in the air, if I drag the heel further down so it sits on the ground then it will twist the toe pointers.

One thing that I can tell you is that mocap is far from perfect in Cascaduer. If you look at my video about interval editing, it will show you a way to make adjustments to the entire mocap at once such as the side view issue that you speak of. Also, I've found that mocap works best with reference videos 5 seconds or shorter. You may find that fine adjustments to the animation work better if you turn off auto-physics.

Glad I could help!

Normally, it should be located in the right side of the bar menu. It will prompt you to download MOCAP when you use it for the first time. If it's missing, I can only suggest downloading Cascaduer once again or contact support. Hope that helps!

Sorry to hear that. That was an early video.

Glad it helped!

I'm sorry to hear that. When I saw your message, I tried several times to recreate your error to no avail. Regardless, let me suggest a few possibilities: Make sure that in the outliner, either nothing or the Rig is selected. If any other item is selected it will generate an error. However, these errors DID NOT clear my timeline. Without knowing the steps you took, i.e. created with a reference vid, importing a baked animation, etc. ( Both of these were tried with no issues on my end), which I'm sure you did properly, I wouldn't want to steer you in the wrong direction by guessing. You might want check out the Cascadeur website and documentation. I realize that this sounds like a canned answer, but I find solutions in the docs quite frequently. Lastly, If anyone else has experienced this issue, please chime in if you have found a solution!

@@BrokenArrowSoftware-fd2nc it seems it work when I select just a few frames at once, but if I select all my frames in one go it doesn’t work. Weird, could you do a tutorial on applying auto physics to motion capture? Because every time I try auto physics my characters feet always mess up

I have planned on an AutoPhysics tutorial soon. I've had a couple of requests so I want to try to address everyone's issues at once. In regards to your foot issue, after you do a mocap render view your figure from the X direction and you will notice that your figure is not aligned with center of mass. If you watch this video: th-cam.com/video/KB3qg4VW-Sk/w-d-xo.html it will show you how to correct this all at once. No guarantee, but it may help with AutoPhysics issues.

Let me research it and I'll see what I can come up with in a tutorial. Let me add that rigid bodies are only used on the main parts of the figure, i.e. head, chest, abdomen, etc. and I'm not sure there is a way to change that in the Quick rigging tool.

Thank you for filling in the gaps. I wasn't aware of the free two years, so that should make up for the new fees to some degree. I will do some more research before I release my next video on this new version.

​@@BrokenArrowSoftware-fd2nc No problem I just didn't want you to miss out. I believe free basic plan users have 2 months to claim 2 years free while paying pro plan users have to wait until their subscription is up to claim this free offer.

To be totally honest, you're right. But, my goal is to teach those who are kind enough to watch my videos. I'm not concerned with becoming monetized. Most people will watch a video based on a need to learn or for entertainment. If they only watch 3 minutes of a 22 minute video, then either they got the information they were looking for or they decided that it didn't fit their needs, which is fine with me. TH-cam is filled with all kinds of clickbait. I get frustrated when I click on a video based solely on the thumbnail or title description, only to find that its only goal is to cash in on junk. I don't want to be put in that category. Thank you for your comment and honesty!

@@BrokenArrowSoftware-fd2nc 1400 people watched this video, i think you are safe ☺️ Thank You for the video !

The reference video is only movable when you select the first frame. This is because that is the frame that it's imported on. That's why I make my adjustments there. If you need to adjust it further in your animation, then select the first frame and you can adjust it. Good question!

I'm sorry to hear that! I will look in to it. Thanks for informing me.

What I call the "frames path" is merely the folder that the frames of your reference video will be stored locally on your computer. It it usually created automatically after you choose your reference video. There is an option to change the frames path in the LOAD VIDEO file selection window. I prefer to store the images on an external drive because you have to manually delete them, and they can chew up some gigs. I like to leave plenty of space on my OS drive. I don't recall using the term "image sequence", although I can't say that I've looked at the video in quite some time, so I most likely did. However, it may have been the same frames that are stored when you import a reference video into Cascaduer. I'm sure you understand that videos are created by a sequence of images. I guess for now, it's a drawback of using mocap in Cascaduer as it requires every frame to be available for proper adjustment of the model. I hope that helps!

Glad it helped

You are very welcome!

Very true.

​@@BrokenArrowSoftware-fd2nc Anyways, i'm subscribed 'cause the tutorial is on very high quality. In my opinion, this kind perfection is rare. Hold the torch bro, this is very good!

Thank you, glad that you like it!

Yeah, I wouldn't make a very good DJ! I've always had a low-keyed voice and at 65, I'm quite sure that won't change, but I'll keep your comment in mind when I make my next video. Thank you for your honesty!

@@BrokenArrowSoftware-fd2nc All you would have to do is delete this song and it would be fine

Obrigado... I think!

I find that it is much easier to do the fine adjustments, such as hands, in Daz Studio after exporting the animation back. Daz Studio has a number these adjustment features built in. However, I will be putting out a video giving tips on hand adjustment soon. Also, if you are not using the pro version of Cascadeur, you will not have access to finger adjustment. See my video on using Daz Studio on Cascadeur imports here for more info on working in Daz: th-cam.com/video/-BjnZ3fR88c/w-d-xo.html

@@BrokenArrowSoftware-fd2nc Thanks man for your answer. I do have the pro version (thanks black friday) and I have understood that the fingers adjustment is the very last one to be done. Thanks again!

@@BrokenArrowSoftware-fd2nc I have deleted my previous answer because I found a better way to fix the weird bending of the forearm twist in Cascadeur: - Go to box controller mode - Select the left forearm twist - Go to the left forearm twist settings and you should set the X input rotation axis with 1, the X output to 0 (if it was already set to 1) and the Y output to 1 - Select the right forearm twist - Go to the Right forearm twist settings and you should set the X input and output rotation axis to 0, the Z input to 1 and the Y output to 1 You can keep the strenght at 0.5 Of course you may have a different axis and a good way to find the good axis settings is in messing the forearm by dragging the Hand controller autoposing point in a way it bends and twist weirdly then to alter/change the settings as suggested above but for different axis (if mine are not fixing your twist issues)

If it works for your purposes, then that's all that counts. Good job!

If you are talking about trying to animate two characters at once, this method using a reference video will most likely NOT work. Yes, you would have to do the characters manually. However, it sounds like a nice challenge to solve!

You need to go into the preferences of Daz Studio and choose the Content tab. In the Pose/Shaping Preset section, set the option to: Show the Preset Exceed Limits Dialog. This will present you with the option to Leave Limits On or Off. You should always choose to leave limits on when using imported animations from Cascadeur.

No problem 😊, I've been planning to make that video for several weeks.

I've had several comments about the foot slide issue and I will be addressing it in an upcoming video. Thank you for your compliment!

You can use the same process for Scaler or any other plugin that needs to be routed in that manner. Thank you for your kind compliment.

You're very welcome! I'm glad that it was helpful for you.

I had another comment in regards to that issue. I would suggest creating your animation with no props other than clothing or use a nude figure. You can always add props or clothing after you import your animation back to Daz Studio. If that fails, then it could be an issue that Cascadeur would be better qualified to address. I haven't had any issues when I use a nude figure to animate in Cascadeur and then import back to Daz. Let me know how you make out on it!

Glad you like it!

It certainly generates starter ideas for animations.

Interesting... I can't honestly say that I took it to that point but I'll check it out. Thanks for your input!

So, I didn't have any issues with animations that I imported back into Daz Studio. Did you run the Cascadeur script on your Daz figure before applying the imported animation in Daz Studio? Any animation created in Cascadeur, regardless of it's origin, will have issues if you don't run the script provided by Cascadeur before applying your animation. I'm hoping that they eliminate that issue in a future version, but for now it's required. If you check out the description of my "Creating MOCAP Animations using Daz Figures in Cascadeur" video, there is a link to this script if you don't have it. Let me know how you make out.

@@BrokenArrowSoftware-fd2nc what kind of script you need to run before porting to daz3D?