Getting Started - Creating a Stage

In CrazyTalk, you may add up to four models in a project. These models can then speak simultaneously or at different times. The Stage panel enables you to insert audio scripts for all the models in advance. You can set the total length of the project, arrange the timing of all the scripts, set the camera movement and add background audio for the whole project before you fine-tune the individual scripts of each model.

Generate Empty Stage from Scratch

  1. Click the New Script button to start a new empty stage.

  2. Generate models.

  3. Click Script at the top of the main program to toggle the Stage editor.

Setting Project Length

The time display panel shows the Project Length, Current Time and CTS Length. You may type in the Project Length field to specify the length of the project.

Adding Scripts

If you wish to add scripts to models, you may follow any of the methods below:

  1. Right Click - Right click on the target model track and select the entries to insert a new talking script.

  2. Utilizing Tools

    1. Click inside the target model's track to set the start time of the script.

    2. Use either tool to add a new script for the target model. For more information, please refer to Adding Model Audio:

      a. New Script: Click this button to add one blank script into the model's track. The default length of the new script is 15 seconds.

      b. Import Audio: Click this button to import a pre-recorded speech files in PCM WAV/MP3 format.

      c. Record Audio: Click this button to record voice via microphone installed on your system.

      d. Text-to-Speech: You may convert typed text into speech with this feature.

      Note: You can download additional text-to-speech voices from Microsoft or browse the Reallusion website for more information.

  3. Utilizing Templates - Drag and drop a template from the Script / Template or Custom library to the target model's track at the desired time.

The illustration below displays the stage after talking scripts are added.

Note:

Please refer to Creating a CrazyTalk Script for more information about modifying the talking scripts on the stage editor.

Setting Camera Movements

CrazyTalk's Camera feature allows you to zoom in on the models as they are speaking to generate dynamic camera movements. Press the Camera Editor button above the Stage to invoke the Camera Editor panel.

Importing Background Audio

Click the Background Audio button to load a prepared audio file as the background audio for the entire project.

You may then set the Fade In, Fade Out effects for the audio.

  1. Click the Browse button to import a song or musical track in PCM WAV/MP3 format.

  2. Move the Volume slider to adjust the volume.

  3. Check the Fade In or Fade Out options to specify if you want the background audio to fade in or out respectively.

  4. Click the Preview button to listen to the background audio.