Nice! Sorry, I haven't specified if I had any service pack but yeah, nor service pack installed on my pc and if I remember correctly I had some bugs with a couple of plugins with SP1 so I just left Soft 2013
Have fun with Faceware suite :) 2014/1/18 Nuno Conceicao <[email protected]> > Ok after a long time fiddling with setups i found out that Retargeter > doesnt work with Softimage 2014 SP2, Softimage 2013 SP1 and Softimage 2012 > SAP (funny coincidence I only had those installed on my computer), because > since u mentioned in the details you have 2013 (not service pack) working, > i decided to give it a try in 2013 not 2013 sp1 and it worked! Then i > tried 2012 Sp1 and it worked, so i guess that's it really. > I reported it to Faceware and I-m sure they will do something about it > pretty soon. > Thank you Nicolas you contributed for the solution of this case! > Cheers > > > > > On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 9:41 PM, Nuno Conceicao < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Sure Ill try asking them about other versions, thank you for your help, >> it good to know at least that it works in 2013 leaving everything at >> default. >> Thank you Nicolas >> >> >> On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 9:07 PM, Nicolas Esposito <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> So, you tested on other workstation and didn't work on none of them? >>> >>> This is really strange... >>> Also the Analyzer problem without the Poses is reeeeeeally strange... >>> >>> I don't know, as described in my previous post I had only the Retargeter >>> problem which was fixed with a couple of uninstall-reinstall >>> >>> What I suggest you to do is to ask ( if you didn't do that ) the >>> previous version of both Analyzer and Retargeter in order to see if its a >>> release problem or is just that on your machine it doesn't work at all >>> >>> Regarding the installation on the default facroty of Softimage I just >>> installed it as it was, I didn't make any changes to the path or anything >>> else, so I can't helop you a lot on that >>> >>> Anyway its a great software, so I really hope you'll find a solution to >>> those problems, because its really worthed the price >>> >>> >>> 2014/1/17 Nuno Conceicao <[email protected]> >>> >>>> Hi Nicolas >>>> Notice the screen grab link i sent of the expression module? Its not >>>> just missing the face pictures, its missing the entire list also! >>>> The missing pictures by itself wouldn't keep me from doing the >>>> expressions, but having no list to link expressions basically keeps me from >>>> doing any retargeting. >>>> Like you said after doing the character setup (creating the list of >>>> controlers from my rig) I should have been able to set up the expressions, >>>> but thats the problem, I cant. >>>> >>>> Apparently you managed to install the retargeter plugin in the factory >>>> default directory of Softimage, if I do the same here, basically retargeter >>>> hangs indefinitely! >>>> >>>> The parametrize is a feature of the Analizer and basically everything >>>> works well with that and i can generate a .fwr file with no problems, what >>>> i mention about the .xml its not really empty it has all the moveeable >>>> attributes, but the Poses tags are all empty (I compared with a demo .xml) >>>> >>>> Regarding uninstalling and reinstalling, ohh man, I'm not exagerating >>>> if I say I did that around 40 or 50 times, in different test machines and >>>> different Softimage versions with different plugin locations, besides the >>>> factory default ones. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 7:00 PM, Nicolas Esposito <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Nuno, >>>>> >>>>> The path for both Analyzer and Retargeter on my pc is C:\Program >>>>> Files\Faceware >>>>> >>>>> As mentioned previously I had the hang problem when the license was >>>>> expired, but I remember that the first time I installed Retargeter I had a >>>>> couple of crashesm after 1-2 times I uninstalled and reinstalled it it >>>>> worked properly >>>>> >>>>> Yes, the missing picture on the Expression set is known, but this is >>>>> the first release of the plugin for Softimage and so far this and the >>>>> image >>>>> sequence not showing correctly are the only bugs I found... >>>>> If you want the pictures of all the expressions on my pc the path >>>>> is C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Softimage 2013\plugins\FTI\ExpressionFrames >>>>> Regarding again Retargeter and the image you posted, as soon as you'll >>>>> create a character setup ( see videotutorials on youtube ) you can start >>>>> setting up the expressions of your character >>>>> >>>>> Regarding the empty XML file: did you click on parametrize on the top >>>>> right? sounds like a stupid question but better ask :) >>>>> >>>>> Setup is: >>>>> i7 920 2.67Ghz ( 4 years old, I know! ) >>>>> AMD Radeon HD7950 VaporX ( 3GB ) >>>>> 6 Gb of Ram >>>>> Windows 7 x64 >>>>> Retargeter version is 4.0.9.25061 >>>>> Analyzer version is 2.0.3.25036 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Some details: >>>>> In order to process a 4000+ frames video it took 40 minutes ( convert >>>>> to image sequence and rotate ) with Analyzer...its quite a bit, but with >>>>> AfterFX I think is 10 minutes less or so... >>>>> >>>>> Receiving emails after 12 hours is not great, but at least they >>>>> usually reply within the day, so at least you'll get a reply, even if its >>>>> late at night :) >>>>> >>>>> Try again with Retargeter to uninstall and reinstall it a couple of >>>>> times, maybe it'll work or maybe they'll find a solution for the problem >>>>> >>>>> Nicolas >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> 2014/1/17 Nuno Conceicao <[email protected]> >>>>> >>>>>> Also its not just the pictures missing in the expression list, its >>>>>> the expression list itself not showing, like this: >>>>>> http://prntscr.com/2k34rp >>>>>> >>>>>> I could live without the reference pictures by following the images >>>>>> they have in the knowledge base, the problem is not doing anything if i >>>>>> pose the character on all the pose frames, also the saved .xml has no >>>>>> pose >>>>>> information. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 5:29 PM, Nuno Conceicao < >>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Forgot to mention the longest I waited for the hang was over an hour >>>>>>> ... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 5:26 PM, Nuno Conceicao < >>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thanks for the answer Nicolas, the problem is it doesn't work with >>>>>>>> a brand new trial (they already issued me 2 trials). >>>>>>>> It hangs before it pops up the trial day counter window. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Did you install the Retargeter in the setup default directory >>>>>>>> (which is the factory path) or you chose a different location like a >>>>>>>> workgroup or the user profile directory? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I managed to get it partially working (without the hang) if i >>>>>>>> install it in the the softimage user folder, but the expression list >>>>>>>> in the >>>>>>>> character setup comes up totally empty and Im not able to setup the >>>>>>>> base >>>>>>>> expression poses. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Can you also please give me some info about your setup? Windows >>>>>>>> version, softimage version, cpu, graphic card, etc >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 3:38 PM, Nicolas Esposito <[email protected] >>>>>>>> > wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Bought it yesterday, Lite version >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I tested the trial and it works pretty damn good! >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Yes, usually it hangs up when opening Soft ( 2013 x64 ), but after >>>>>>>>> usually 30-45 seconds it loads up properly. >>>>>>>>> If you're trial has expired Softimage won't open at all until >>>>>>>>> you'll uninstall the plugin >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Regarding the pictures into the Expression tabs I already sent >>>>>>>>> them an email regarding that problem and the plane with the image >>>>>>>>> sequence >>>>>>>>> not showing ( basically the pictures aren't connected to the diffuse >>>>>>>>> of the >>>>>>>>> material, easily fixable ) >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Everything else works properly! >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> PS: If I remember correctly the pictures are inside the Retargeter >>>>>>>>> folder under Program files >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Cheers >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> 2014/1/17 Nuno Conceicao <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Is anyone testing this product in Softimage? >>>>>>>>>> I got the trial, but I'm having loads of issues with getting >>>>>>>>>> Retargeter 4.09 to load in Soft, basically hangs in the startup. >>>>>>>>>> I've been contacting Faceware but they seem a bit lost regarding >>>>>>>>>> this issue, they issued me 2 trial licenses already and still no >>>>>>>>>> joy, the >>>>>>>>>> biggest issue is basically the timezone difference making me wait >>>>>>>>>> till late >>>>>>>>>> hours in the day to be able to talk to them. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Was wondering if someone in the list already used this plugin in >>>>>>>>>> Softimage and came across with similar issues? >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I did managed to load the plugin without a hang if I don't >>>>>>>>>> install it in the default setup directory which is basically the >>>>>>>>>> factory >>>>>>>>>> location, but the expressions feature in the character setup dont >>>>>>>>>> loadup. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> :( >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Nuno >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> >
