Welcome to use CyberLink TalkingShow 1.0 Trial Lite
This README file provide most updated information about TalkingShow before this software is released, if you need complete TalkingShow instruction and tutorial, please refer to online help or user's guide.
- TalkingShow 1.0 Introduction
- TalkingShow 1.0 Trial Lite Difference from Full Version
- TalkingShow 1.0 Main Features
- TalkingShow 1.0 Other Features
- System Requirement
- Limitation under Windows Media Player 6.4 & 7.0
- Other known problems and solutions
* TalkingShow 1.0 Introduction
Jupiter Media Metrix predicts that by 2005 almost 30% of online media spending will be devoted to rich media or streaming advertising, up from 7% in the year 2000. With TalkingShow, you will have a revolutionary type of Internet software for creating streaming animated 3D characters, which will provide you with the ultimate tool for delivering captivating content.
Utilizing MPEG-4 facial animation technology, and advanced speech recognition functions, TalkingShow quickly transforms 2D images into life-like 3D characters. Plus, the great thing about TalkingShow is that you don't need to be an expert designer to create amazing characters. TalkingShow is a powerful software tool, which is simple enough to use that you will be designing professional animated characters in no time.
In addition, with TalkingShow there is no need for complicated video streaming or high bandwidth. TalkingShow uses streaming animation, as opposed to video streaming, which will give you better image quality, and faster download times.
* TalkingShow 1.0 Trial Lite Difference from Full Version
The Trial Lite version is specially designed for users to download from Internet. Therefore, we remove the StageManager program to reduce the total size to save the download time. The StageManager program is responsible for managing multiple TalkingShpw projects, including those work in progress files(.TSP, .HDP and .HAP). Trial Lite also has 2 limitation to protect the legistimate rights of Full Version purchasers. Any objects (.WMV /.TSF) produced with Trial Lite will have a watermark mask on the top of the talking head. There is also a animation output limitation of 6 seconds, which means you cannot output an animation longer than 6 seconds. However, you can create an animation without length limits INSIDE the program. To remove the limitation and get StageManager, please order and purchase TalkingShow from http://www.goCyberlink.com
* TalkingShow 1.0 Main Features
TalkingShow 1.0 is composed of two main programs: TalkingShow Studio and TalkingShow StageManager
=TalkingShow Studio
- Unique 2D image to 3D model transformation, let you easily create lively 3D characters.
- Very-low-bandwidth requirement: by utilizing model-based animation instead of frame-based video, TalkingShow reduce the bandwidth requirement dramatically.
- Using Microsoft Windows Media Technology as the streaming platform, allowing true-streaming and maximum compatibility when authoring web pages.
- Output to both TalkingShow proprietary file format and Windows Media Video file format, allowing you to adopt different network bandwidth.
- Windows Media Script embedable, you can embed scripts to integrate rich-media contents.
- Stream Markers insertable, allowing viewers to jump to pre-defined chapters to see the animation
- Open GL accelerated in modeling progress (HDP), saving time when create 3D characters
=TalkingShow StageManager (NOT INCLUDED IN TRIAL LITE)
- Mix-n-Match feature allows you to easily select favorite model and animation from database
- Multiple level query let you quickly search whole database to find the HAP/HDP/TSP you need
- Size-changable thumbnail visualizes the files
* TalkingShow 1.0 Other Features
- Instant preview window to see the change in Head Definition Pack mode /Head Animation Pack mode
- Over 30 Easy-to-use 3D authoring functions in the modeling process (HDP)
- Timeline based editing environment when authoring the animation process (HAP)
- Able to output as web page template, allowing you quickly builde web page with TalkingShow objects
* System Requirement
Media Server (Optional)
- Windows 2000 with 64MB RAM or above (256MB recommended)
- Windows NT/2000 with Windows Media Server 4 or above installed
- Pentium-III 600 CPU or above
Authoring Toolkit (TalkingShow Studio / TalkingShow StageManager)
- Windows 95/98/2000/ME with 64MB RAM or above (128MB recommended)
- Pentium-III 450 CPU or above
- Open GL-accelerated VGA recommended
Client Player
- Windows 95/98/2000/ME with 64MB RAM or above
- Windows Media Player 6.4 (to play .TSF or .WMV) or Windows Media Player 7.0 (to play .WMV) installed
- Pentium-III Celeron 300 CPU or above
- Internet Explorer 4.0+ or Netscape Communicator 4.0+ (5.0+ recommended)
* Limitation under Windows Media Player
- Limitation of using background images in Windows Media Player 6.4
When generating TalkingShow Streaming File (.TSF) in TalkingShow Studio, .TSF will use only the first image as the background image, and the rest of background images inserted in the animation will be ignored and will not appear during the playback. If you wish to perform the change of background images, please output your animation as Windows Media Video (.WMV).
* Other known problems and solutions
Problem:
Full screen mode will make editor window disappear
Description:
On some VGA cards, the Head Definition Pack window of Studio will
disappear when window is maximumed. That's due to OpenGL driver
issue of the VGA cards
Problem:
Failed to produce .TSF streaming file when source files are too large
Description:
When the total size of facial image, mask image and background image used in the animation is larger than 64kb, it will fail to produce a .TSF streaming file. This is due to the buffering size limitation of Windows Media Technology. Please try to produce smaller source images by reducing the JPEG compression rate.
