JALI Research announced its participation in the HPA Tech Retreat 2026. It will present its tools for automated 3D facial animation and audio-driven character performance systems. The company will demonstrate how it generates expressive animation from dialogue in real time, with the aim of reducing production timelines.
Automating Facial Performance from the Voice Track ??�/h2>
JALI's technology focuses on analyzing the dialogue's audio track to extract phonemes, pitch, and emphasis. This data drives a system that calculates and applies the corresponding facial muscle movements to the 3D model. The process aims to maintain linguistic coherence and the actor's emotional intent, generating animation keyframes procedurally.
Goodbye to Recording Sessions with Ten Cameras Pointed at Your Mouth ??
This could change those facial capture days where you spend hours with markers on your face, repeating lines with an exaggerated grimace. Perhaps soon the only requirement to animate a character will be a good microphone and avoiding talking with your mouth full. The expression make a face will take on a literally digital meaning.