Character Editor

Character Editor

Overview

The Character Editor in ACT 3 AI enables users to create, manage, and customize digital actors for AI-generated video content. It provides tools for casting, styling, motion control, and scene integration, allowing creators to develop believable, reusable characters without traditional 3D rigging skills.

1. Core Functionality

• Design characters from scratch or use templates
• Apply motion-capture, voice recordings, and expressions
• Integrate characters into scenes with props and camera logic
• Maintain continuity across shots and episodes

2. Character Creation

• Morph Targets: Adjust facial structure, body proportions, and expressions
• Outfit Library: Choose from wardrobe presets or upload custom looks
• Style Filters: Match character visuals to animation styles (e.g., realistic, anime, toon-shaded)
• Voice & Lip Sync: Import voiceover for auto lip sync and expression matching

3. Casting Interface

• Cast roles manually or with AI casting assistant
• Filter by traits such as age, gender, ethnicity, and tone
• View preview renders with selected costume, lighting, and emotion

4. Performance Capture

• Import iPhone or webcam mocap for full-body and facial animation
• Timeline-based editor for aligning movements with scene timing
• Sync motion and voice data to ensure natural performance

5. Scene Integration

• Position characters in 3D sets with blocking and camera metadata
• Reuse character across scenes with wardrobe and prop consistency
• Auto-apply visual rules (e.g., lighting, camera depth) for realism

6. Reusability & Presets

• Save characters as presets for use in other projects
• Store wardrobe, voice, animation traits, and metadata
• Apply versioning and branch edits for A/B testing

7. Filtering & Usability

• Smart search by character name, role, or scene
• Tag-based system for categorizing roles (e.g., Hero, Villain, Mentor)
• Preview cards with thumbnails and quick-edit options

8. Rights & Licensing

• Watermark and copyright settings for AI-generated actors
• License dashboard for tracking usage, IP, and monetization rights
• Tools for exporting characters to external tools like Blender or Unity

9. Output Formats

• Export as:

 * Video overlays
 * 3D assets (FBX, USDZ)
 * Character metadata (JSON/YAML)

• Render as part of final scenes or standalone clips

10. Roadmap

• AI voice clone integration
• Emotion modeling via performance history
• In-app marketplace for user-generated character packs
• Integration with third-party avatar engines (e.g., ReadyPlayerMe)