Automatic Wrapping of Facial Expression Scans with WrapAI (Presented by Faceform)

Tuesday, March 10, 2026 2:50 PM to 3:20 PM · 30 min. (US/Pacific)
Room 2009, West Hall
Lecture
Game & Production Technology

Information

In this talk, we'll present a pipeline for fully automated wrapping and cleanup of dozens of FACS scans using Faceform WrapAI. Building a likeness rig from real FACS scans often involves a lot of manual work. We'll demonstrate how this can be solved in just a few clicks, with a level of quality suitable for silver-level likeness characters.
Room Capacity
241
Audience Level
All
Intended Audience
This talk is useful for character artists, scanning technicians, and riggers — anyone working with facial scan data. It's also relevant for artists building custom MetaHuman likeness rigs.
Attendee Takeaway
Starting with a set of scanned expressions, we'll show how a chain of WrapAI projects can automatically: - wrap all expressions to a common template, - stabilize the head, - fix eyelid closures and lip intersections, - decompose scanned expressions into clean, isolated, rig-ready blendshapes. You'll see the key processing stages and the reasoning behind each step.
Pass Type
Festival PassGame Changer Pass
Type
Partner Session
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