Letterbox Animation Studios releases the LipSync Master Product Line

April 2006

Letterbox Animation Studios releases the LipSync Master product line; LipSync Master Professional, LipSync Master SoHo and LipSync Master Lite. All three products are now available to buy online at www.LetterboxAnimationStudios.com.

About LipSync Master

LipSync Master is lip-sync made easy, the only lip-sync software application with built-in exporters to all the Big-5 animation packages: Alias Maya, NewTek LightWave, Softimage, 3ds Max and Maxon Cinema 4D.

LipSync Master gives CG creators, from independent animators to animation studios, the ability to lip-sync their characters - be it for commercials, broadcast or CG features - easily and with maximum flexibility. Most importantly, LipSync Master enables lip-sync to become a speedy process, without ever compromising quality.

LipSync Master Lite starts at the low-end with the Basic-9 phonemes, through the Enhanced-13 phonemes for LipSync Master SoHo and all the way up to the Full-39 phonemes for LipSync Master Professional.

"The most unique aspect of LipSync Master" says Steven Waters, founder of Letterbox Animation Studios, "is that it is the first lip-sync software application to take you beyond merely lip-syncing your model. With LipSync Master, animating your model's mouth is just the beginning. You can use LipSync Master's phoneme curve data to generate any kind of response to specific phonemes, to create models with personality that really pops. And because LipSync Master uses animation curves, it gives absolute flexibility whilst being able to work in a non-destructive manner".

The LipSync Master product line consists of three configurations, designed and packaged to suit users needs and budgets.

LipSync Master Lite for the independent animator
-Exports to ONE of the Big-5 animation packages; Alias Maya OR Softimage OR 3ds Max OR NewTek LightWave OR Maxon Cinema 4D
-Basic-9 phoneme mapping
-30,000 word dictionary
-Non-editable Master Dictionary
-1 speech per project

LipSync Master SoHo for the animator who wants more power
-Exports to ONE of the Big-5 animation packages; Alias Maya OR Softimage OR 3ds Max OR NewTek LightWave OR Maxon Cinema 4D
-Basic-9 and Enhanced-13 phoneme mappings
-30,000 word dictionary
-Non-editable Master Dictionary
-1 speech per project
-Exposure sheet export
-Allows phoneme editing

LipSync Master Professional for the professional studio that demands ultimate power and quality
-Exports to ALL of the Big-5 animation packages; Alias Maya AND Softimage AND 3ds Max AND NewTek LightWave AND Maxon Cinema 4D
-Variable phoneme mappings
-Up to 10 speeches per project
-130,000 word dictionary
-Editable Master Dictionary
-User dictionaries
-SDK for plug-in development
-Project collation
-Exposure sheet export
-Allows phoneme editing
-Exports Basic-9, Enhanced-13, Full-39 or Custom phoneme sets

For more information or to buy LipSync Master online visit www.LetterboxAnimationStudios.com.

Recent press coverage for LipSync Master

3D World Magazine Issue 71 gives LipSync Master an across-the-board 7-star rating. And 3D World Magazine Issue 72 features a 5-page LipSync Master tutorial, focusing on using LipSync Master with Alias Maya.

About Letterbox Animation Studios

LipSync Master is the first in a range of exciting software products currently in development, all centered around the needs of the CG animation industry.

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