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Update, November 25th, 11.30AM ET: Updated to include Apple's verification of the purchase to The Verge.
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The USB interface is implemented in two levels: The lower level of the USB protocol is implemented via a Serial Interface Engine (SIE). "About two-thirds of our communication is non-verbal," says Faceshift's creative director Nico Scapel, "and digital characters can express these range of expressions." Apple already has considerable expertise in this area, with its purchase of Swedish facial recognition startup Polar Rose in 2010, and Israeli 3D sensor company PrimeSense in 2013. Faceshift developed software based on the image-based recognition of body movements - thereby providing the technology to create animated avatars and other. Faceshift Studio 32 Bitlocker USB device manufacturers need to support the Universal Serial Bus ( USB ) specification. Faceshift's technology was even reportedly used in the making of Star Wars: The Force Awakens (the company's software can be seen onscreen briefly in this video at 40 seconds, although it's not clear how extensively the tech was used).Īlthough Faceshift never released any consumer products using software, the most obvious application is creating expressive avatars for video calls and video games.
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"Our background is in animation for content production, so we have Hollywood studios that use the technology to make animated characters come alive," says Brian Amberg, the company's CFO, in the promotional video above. Fancy swapping faces with your friends in a few seconds Let the FaceShifting fun begin Take a picture of a few friends on your iPhone FaceShift automatically detects their faces Tap the screen to add more face boxes, touch and hold to remove face boxes. The company first showed off its methods using Microsoft's Kinect camera in 2012, and earlier this year demoed its tech with Intel's RealSense 3D cameras: Download FaceShift and enjoy it on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. It does so without the need for facial reference markers and using only commercially available hardware. Faceshift's software analyzes human facial expressions in real-time and transposes them onto CGI avatars - anything from robots to orcs to dogs. However, while Apple isn't saying anything about its intentions for Faceshift, the smaller firm's technology speaks for itself.
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Now, TechCrunch reports that Apple has confirmed the acquisition, handing out its customary statement: "Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time, and we generally do not discuss our purpose or plans." Apple later confirmed the same to The Verge.įaceshift uses hardware like Kinect and Intel RealSense Earlier this year it was rumored that Apple had bought Faceshift, a Swiss startup which specializes in facial animation using real-time motion capture.