Hello Awesome People!
Before proceeding to the change-log of the latest update, please remember that FaceRig is at this time still in Beta state. It is fun and functional (mostly), but it still has crashes and bugs. Read this announcement for more info about what that means and a link to the EULA before pre-ordering FaceRig.
A new program update just went live on the experimental "nextversion" branch! If you are not feeling adventurous is better to switch back to the default version at this time, until the "nextversion" Beta branch is more thoroughly tested and we propagate the fixes on the main Beta branch.
Change log, 0.72b (build 284) "nextversion" Beta branch.
* added Export As Movie feature. Export as Movie takes a .rpl (Pre-recorded FaceRig Performance File) and transforms it into a .webm video file (can be played with VLC and other video players).
Note: If you do not see the movie export button as being active please Delete the contents of the following folder:
"\FaceRig\Mod\VP\PC_DataCache\facerig\dx9_target_dx9\Interface\Scripts\GuiMainMenu\" . Then restart Facerig. This is needed only once and will be fixed in future updates.
* added auto-blink feature to avatars, option present in Avatar Customization Dialog > Special Actions tab
* The FaceRig logo can now be hidden, the option is present in General Options Dialog > Preferences tab
* added "Props Adv" tab in the Avatar Customization dialog. Props here can be attached freely to any bone in the avatar skeleton.
The latest props mode addition allows you to stack a high number of props on any avatar, linked to any of the animation bones (not just in pre-set slots, as it was so far) so you can apply if you like outer eyebrow piercings that move with the outer eyebrow and 50 mustaches if you feel so inclined. Fair warning if you use this mode: the bones are many and have funky names. It may take some trial and error until you find the name for the bone you are seeking. Reviewing the custom model import documentation provided with the program will help you in this regard :). Also if you put a lot of work in a prop setup, rememeber to save it using the "Save Customization" button.
For those who do encounter crashes still that are hard to reproduce on other machines: fixing those will require us making some very special password protected FaceRig builds that we will share ONLY with the people affected by said crashes. We will ask them to run them and return us some files created by those builds. It will not be a fast process though and it will require many visits to the Bug & Troubleshooting section of the forum.
How to change Beta branches:
1. Open Steam Client. Go to Library -> Software
2. Right mouse click on FaceRig -> Properties
3. Go to BETAS tab, click in the drop down, select the beta you would like to test.
4. Close window
That's about it for now. Let us know what you think :).
We wish you an awesome week,
The FaceRig Team.