Traditional PNGtuber Rigs
(For programs like, HONK!, Veadotube mini or Gazo Tuber)
The Rig consists of 4 PNG images:
Closed Mouth, Open Mouth, Blink Closed Mouth, Blink Open Mouth
Closed Mouth, Open Mouth, Blink Closed Mouth, Blink Open Mouth
They can also be animated gif images, on average something like:
Closed mouth (PNG), Talking Mouth (GIF),
animated Blink Closed Mouth (GIF), animated Blink Open Mouth (GIF)
Closed mouth (PNG), Talking Mouth (GIF),
animated Blink Closed Mouth (GIF), animated Blink Open Mouth (GIF)
Its also possible to animate more frames on the closed mouth or talking mouth frames to incorporate loop animations, including hands or other aspects of the body showing more animation. considering the 4 images you are limited to, more complicated animations are not recommended.
a major downfall to veadotube mini is that it uses the unity engine,
which is known to be terrible with transparent png and gifs
leaving a strange fuzzy blur around the image.
which is known to be terrible with transparent png and gifs
leaving a strange fuzzy blur around the image.
PNGTUBER Resources:
Vtuber Suites:
HONK!
HONK! will do phonemes
& track mouse to Pupil!
Veadotube mini
Most commonly used pngtuber program
Gazo Tube
Another Good PNGtuber suite
HONK!
HONK! will do phonemes
& track mouse to Pupil!
Veadotube mini
Most commonly used pngtuber program
Gazo Tube
Another Good PNGtuber suite
OBS Plugins:
Exeldro's Move Transition
audio FILTERS ALLOW OBS TO TRANSITION IMAGES
closed MOUTH - OPEN MOUTH
WITH MICROPHONE INPUT
Stream Deck:
Sammi Solutions
a fully customizable Stream Deck
SAMMI Community
join the official Sammi Discord
Exeldro's Move Transition
audio FILTERS ALLOW OBS TO TRANSITION IMAGES
closed MOUTH - OPEN MOUTH
WITH MICROPHONE INPUT
Stream Deck:
Sammi Solutions
a fully customizable Stream Deck
SAMMI Community
join the official Sammi Discord
WITH MOVE TRANSITION AND SAMMI YOU DO NOT NEED A VTUBER SUITE!
What is SAmmi?
SAMMI is a fully customizable Stream Deck that lets your Twitch and YouTube Live audience control and interact with your stream.
SAMMI is a fully customizable Stream Deck that lets your Twitch and YouTube Live audience control and interact with your stream.
Connection to OBS Studio - SAMMI Core can directly connect to OBS Websocket to control your OBS Studio. You can start/stop streaming, switch scenes, change source settings, control media, animate your sources, toggle filters and much more.
Connection to Twitch - SAMMI Core can listen to Twitch alerts and chat messages, send chat messages and fully control your Twitch stream via Twitch API.
* disclaimer : I am not affiliated with Sammi Solutions in any way. I'm just a member of the community that enjoys utilizing This great tool in new ways!
Sammi can be used in conjunction with all mentioned Vtuber Suites
by mapping hotkeys for state changes!
it's also good for swamping images / animations
automating facial changes to subs, chat or channel points
animating body parts or props
the only limitation is skill and imagination!
Connection to Twitch - SAMMI Core can listen to Twitch alerts and chat messages, send chat messages and fully control your Twitch stream via Twitch API.
* disclaimer : I am not affiliated with Sammi Solutions in any way. I'm just a member of the community that enjoys utilizing This great tool in new ways!
Sammi can be used in conjunction with all mentioned Vtuber Suites
by mapping hotkeys for state changes!
it's also good for swamping images / animations
automating facial changes to subs, chat or channel points
animating body parts or props
the only limitation is skill and imagination!
Advanced PNGtuber Rigs
sAMMI Core + OBS & move transition
Using SAMMI to program the Blinks and Exeldro's Move Transition plug-in to control the mouth movements, This type of rig is already capable of doing anything the traditional PNGtuber Rigs can do.
However you can take it a step further and have SAMMI control hands, torso, feet, etC. with triggers and buttons that manipulate nested scenes setup in OBS. you also have the option to have more layers, and the control to keep the mouths separate from the eyes.
So you start with a blank head
Then nest the faces on top, giving the character a fluent look and leaving transitions seamless.
the results are a MUCH cleaner Rig THEN THE TRADITIONAL PNGtuber Rigs, with only your imagination limiting you on what can be achieved.
I recommend researching Sammi to see if this is the route for you.
I recommend researching Sammi to see if this is the route for you.
of course i do mix in a lot of Traditional Animation into my rigs to help give them that 2d animated feel. the more frames the more fluent the animation,
regardless of which type of PNGtuber Rig you choose.
i strive for the level of Super Friends ('73 - '85) or Family Guy.
not considered by animators the best that animation has to offer, some tend to find it lazy. However for this type of Live Animation, i personally find that level very pleasing.
regardless of which type of PNGtuber Rig you choose.
i strive for the level of Super Friends ('73 - '85) or Family Guy.
not considered by animators the best that animation has to offer, some tend to find it lazy. However for this type of Live Animation, i personally find that level very pleasing.
The goal is to bridge the gap between
Vtubers (live2dCubisium) & PNGtubers.
Because some want more of that Traditional 2D animation look, that you can't get from Vtubing unless you are using Adobe Character Animator,
which has a monthly price tag of $60 to operate.
Vtubers (live2dCubisium) & PNGtubers.
Because some want more of that Traditional 2D animation look, that you can't get from Vtubing unless you are using Adobe Character Animator,
which has a monthly price tag of $60 to operate.