DAZ 3D announces Mimic Pro facial animation software for Carrara
Posted by Dennis Sellers 
May 13, 2008 at 1:13pm
DAZ 3D has announced the immediate availability of Mimic Pro for Carrara, a plug-in enabling lip-synching, sound analysis and speech animation simulations directly within Carrara 6.2. Carrara is a 3D modeling, animation, and rendering application.
Mimic Pro for Carrara provides an environment for creating facial animation sequences, such as winks, nods and smiles on 3D characters. Similar to its compatibility with NewTek’s Lightwave and Smith Micro’s Poser, Mimic Pro for Carrara animates any 3D figure utilizing existing audio files in any language, or personalized speech files created using Mimic’s simple recording studio, according to Dan Farr, president of DAZ 3D. Mimic Pro’s added compatibility with Carrara now offers artists additional features including multiple figure support, complete integration with NLA animation in Carrara and lip-synching capability for models created using Carrara 6.2, he adds.
The full version of Mimic Pro for Carrara is available in both Mac OS X and Windows formats and is priced at US$199. Mimic Pro for Carrara is compatible with Carrara version 6.2. Current owners of Carrara 6 may download a free upgrade, while new users may purchase Carrara 6 with a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $249 and Carrara 6 Pro for $549 with promotional discounts available for a limited time.
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