by vfxblender·Workflow
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FaceBeats Pro earns its place in the superhive library by targeting a specific hurdle: turning baked ARKit and Faceit capture into layered emotion keys through one-click generation and automatic ramp, hold and fade. The developer notes it is early in development, will be updated regularly, and offers direct email support for bugs.
FaceBeats Pro – ARKit Performance Layer is a one-click emotion system for Blender, built for ARKit 52 and Faceit rigs. After baking your ARKit or Faceit capture, clicking "Create 12 + Eye Keys" generates 12 production-ready emotions from your ARKit blendshapes. The workflow stays direct: move the playhead, click an emotion, and the plugin applies it over your existing capture, ramps in, holds, fades out and inserts clean keyframes.
The emotion set includes Thinking, Skeptical, Smirk with left and right variants, Anger, Surprise, Determination, Disgust, Happy, Sad and Fear, and you can create new emotions to fill the 12 shape key slots. Automatic asymmetry, A/B builds, left/right splits, staggered timing, a micro-expression pulse and randomized intensity keep repeated beats from looking identical, while eye tools cover darts, long looks with auto snap-back, slow blinks, directional beats and an auto blink scheduler.
A driver-safe neutral bake forces true neutral before building keys, mutes drivers during the build and restores the rig afterward, with per-character isolation for multi-character scenes. An ARKit slider cap override allows stronger-than-1.0 peaks, and timing runs globally or per emotion through ramp, hold, fade, intensity and speed presets, plus a linear interpolation option. It requires Blender 4.5 or above.
Facebeats Pro - Arkit Performance Layer is best for polishing iPhone facial capture, Faceit bakes, and ARKit retargeted animation on ARKit 52 and Faceit rigs in Blender 4.5 and above.
Facebeats Pro - Arkit Performance Layer is completely free to download and use.
FaceBeats Pro is built for Blender 4.5 and above, so you will need that version or newer to run it. It works with ARKit 52 blendshapes and Faceit rigs, so your capture should follow those setups. The developer notes the plugin is early in its life and will be updated regularly with fixes as they surface, and offers direct email support if you run into a bug. For the latest supported versions, check the developer's page.
FaceBeats Pro is built for ARKit 52 and Faceit rigs, generating its 12 cinematic emotions directly from ARKit blendshapes. The typical flow is to bake your ARKit or Faceit capture first, then let the plugin work over that data. It is designed for polishing iPhone capture, Faceit bakes, and ARKit retargeted animation. Per-character isolation keeps it multi-character safe, so separate objects stay independent during a build, and a driver-safe neutral bake mutes drivers while keys are created and restores the rig afterward.
FaceBeats Pro is listed as free here in the catalog. Licensing terms can change over time, so check the developer's page on superhive for the current details before you rely on it for a project. The developer also mentions the plugin is at the beginning of its development, will be updated regularly with bug fixes, and that you can reach out by email for personal help if you hit a problem.
FaceBeats Pro lets you create new emotions and place them in the 12 shape key slots, alongside the built-in set that includes Thinking, Skeptical, Smirk, Anger, Surprise, Determination, Disgust, Happy, Sad and Fear. You can control the intensity of each emotion, and randomize a repeated emotion so every emotional beat looks slightly different. Timing is adjustable through presets or by directly setting ramp-in, hold and fade-out for the keyframes, either globally or per emotion.
FaceBeats Pro applies emotions by moving the playhead to a frame and clicking an emotion button. It then applies the emotion over your existing facial capture, ramps in, holds, fades out, and inserts clean keyframes without manual in and out points or curve editing. Timing can be global or per emotion, with ramp, hold and fade controls, intensity presets and speed presets, plus a linear interpolation option for animators who want direct control rather than locked presets.
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