Facial Phonemes (Visemes)
(last update: 7/22/06)
My Friend Shadow lip sync is based upon the following visemes (visual phonemes), created from the various available facial controls, and saved as poses.
Viseme |
Lips |
Jaw |
Tongue |
EE |
wide, open, smile |
open slightly |
middle |
OO_W |
narrow, closed, pucker |
open slightly |
down |
IH |
neutral, open, relaxed |
open slightly |
middle |
D_T_S |
neutral, open, relaxed |
open slightly |
up |
B_M_P |
wide, closed, compressed |
closed |
middle |
F_V |
wide, open, tucked |
closed |
middle |
CH_J |
narrow, open, pursed |
open slightly |
up |
Viseme Variant |
Derivation |
EH |
IH, with jaw open further |
AH |
IH, with jaw open |
UH |
IH, with tongue down |
OH |
OO_W, with jaw open and lips open round |
AW |
OO_W, with jaw open and lips open (lower teeth exposed) |
SH |
CH_J, mixed with OO_W |
TH |
D_T_S, with tongue between teeth |
NG |
D_T_S |
L_N |
D_T_S |
K_G |
almost any shape |
R |
almost any shape, with tongue involved |
NOTE: Hard "K" and "G" can take almost any shape. The tongue is involved in "L, N, D, T, TH, S, SH, C, CH, J"