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Animaze v 1.25.11224 presents Animaze Rooms beta, the multiplayer feature

Get your avatar party mode on as Animaze is releasing the first iteration of Animaze Rooms, a multiplayer feature that is going to permit you and your friends to use your avatars at the same time, on the same screen!

Animaze will give you the opportunity to be in the same digital room with other avatars directly in the Animaze app, at the same time. Bring your own identity, create a room, invite others and start messing around.

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The feature is straightforward and easy to use, as you can learn about in the guide we prepared for you here. Bear in mind that this feature is in its first iteration and further improvements might be implemented over time. If you have any feedback on it or you think you would like something extra added to it, drop us a line at support [@] animaze [.] us or on our contact page and we will do our best. Animaze is a continuously developing app and its trajectory is always dictated by the community, so don’t be shy!

While the feature is in its Beta, the Animaze Rooms feature will be free to use for all! Upon exiting Beta, hosting an Animaze Room will be subscription gated, while joining will be free for all.

[h2]All supported avatars are welcomed [/h2]
Are you worried about your friend who streams with a 2D avatar not being able to join you and your 3D avatar? Don’t be! The Animaze Rooms feature is friendly toward all supported avatar formats and all of them will be welcomed in the same Animaze Room!


[h2]What would be some examples of using Animaze Rooms? [/h2]
Animaze is a versatile app that can help your content creation. This Animaze-powered feature will set up the groundwork for your creative endeavors and level up your digital communication in ways you cannot even imagine. Besides your fun casual avatar hangouts, here are some examples of how that could benefit you:

[h3]Digital courses [/h3] introverts all around the world, reunite and feast your eyes on your new educational stomping grounds. The Animaze Rooms feature is the perfect place for course attendees to come out of their shells and take the risk of giving a wrong answer… while in a creative avatar form.


[h3]Content creation[/h3] Be it a short movie that you imagined doing for a really long time, but never found the right actors for it, or creating an animated ad for your product within a limited budget, Animaze Rooms will give you the creative freedom to use over its original avatars as actors. Having the ability to include several avatars on the same screen and different camera angles offers an abundance of cinematic opportunities. Also, we have prepared a few simple tips and tricks about how you can create the best video content with Animaze in our guide here.
Here is one example of a cinematic video made in Animaze:
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[h3]Host guest streams[/h3] How about extending an invitation to that streamer who you’ve been following for ages, but is keen on keeping his digital self? You can invite anyone who is using Animaze, no matter what kind of avatar they prefer, to your Animaze Room and go live together on your next stream! The more the merrier, right?



With today’s launch, we have also included the following updates:
  • Tweaked some icons in the Animations tab
  • Fixed a bug where customizing a prop would change the suggested colors for the parent avatar in some instances (e.g. mustache prop would lend the suggested colors to the avatar's mustache customization - as it happened for the Theater Mask avatar)
  • Added Chinese Traditional language
  • Added a calibration warning if you have saved changes in the Tracker’s advanced config
  • Fixed OVR Lipsync noise gate options not applying issue


As always, we love hearing what you think about the new content and Animaze! Tell us what you’d like to see added to Animaze on our Discord server, email us at support[@]animaze[.]us, or message us on Twitter!

Happy Streaming With Animaze!

Hotfix v 1.25.11050: Bug Fixes

Hello, Animaze community!

We've prepared a hotfix for some app issues that we have previously encountered:
  • Fixed issues with Ultraleap IK retargeting mode where some of the skeletal animations were still applied
  • Added webcam feed in video recordings feature. Activate this option by going to Settings > Video Graphics > Add Webcam to Recording (default OFF)
  • Fixed the UI issue on Controls page
  • Updated Cubism 4 SDK to R5 beta5, which enables importing Live2D models exported by Cubism Editor 4.2 and all features added by this release
  • Fixed issue with activating puffed cheeks through keybinds for Live2D avatars, which resulted in these avatars deactivating all mouth animations.
  • Updated Personas data to fix various issues:
    -> occasional crashes when selecting a predefined pattern
    -> clothing patterns applying to hands instead of clothing


As always, we love hearing what you think about the new content and Animaze! Tell us what you’d like to see added to Animaze on our Discord server, email us at support[@]animaze[.]us, or message us on Twitter!

Happy Streaming,
The Holotech Team

Hotfix v 1.25.11021: Bug Fixes

Quick hotfix for some app issues and some goodies:
  • reverted Personas data to fix Ultraleap retargeting issues
  • fixed issue with gamepad controller influencing Ultraleap retargeting without the gamepad function being active.
  • added an option to change between Hands Skeletal Animations and the default procedural IK retargeting method for Ultraleap retargeting. Option applies only on avatars that have the animations. Find the option in Settings > Advanced Tracking Configuration > Ultraleap > Use hands skeletal animations.
  • added Ultraleap offset options to avatars that are retargeted using Hands Skeletal Animations.
  • fixed lack of head pitch movement for VRM models
  • orientate head and follow mouse cursor behaviors now work on Ready Player Me avatars
  • added movement smoothing to Fly Camera (activated by F3).
  • changed file pickers for Record Mocap Data, Record Video Preview, Screenshot and Video Exporter from save to folder to save to file (user now picks file name).


Known issues:
  • Personas upper body clothing patterns apply on skin instead of clothing, workaround is to add them manually on the correct mesh through the Textures tab.


As always, we love hearing what you think about the new content and Animaze! Tell us what you’d like to see added to Animaze on our Discord server, email us at support[@]animaze[.]us, or message us on Twitter!

Happy Streaming,
The Holotech Team

Animaze Presents 3 New Props: Magnifying Glass, Petrol Lamp, Megaphone

Happy release day, folks!

Are you looking for your digital character's next creative customization? Look no further as we present to you Animaze's 3 new props: Magnifying Glass, Petrol Lamp, and Megaphone!



As always, we love hearing what you think about the new content and Animaze! Tell us what you’d like to see added to Animaze on our Discord server, email us at support[@]animaze[.]us, or message us on Twitter!

Happy Streaming,
The Holotech Team

The Animaze Desktop app is now available on www.animaze.us

Using the Animaze app has just become easier than ever as Animaze is now available on our website, animaze.us!

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Our new and improved website will now offer users the opportunity to create accounts, purchase, or download for free the Animaze app!

Animaze’s pricing plans have remained the same ones that our community has gotten used to. If you want to see all the perks and decide which one is right for you, we recommend you visit our breakdown right here. Until then, here’s a preview of what you can choose from:


Are you looking to spice up your video calls? You can use Animaze for free!
Forget bad hair days on Zoom and go on your video calls with a fun and creative digital character. You can choose from over 80 original avatars, build your own human-looking avatar by using our in-app character creator or the Ready Player Me creator which transforms your selfie into an avatar in a matter of clicks. If you already have a custom avatar, you can import it and play around with it in Animaze free of charge!


Want to advance your streaming career? Try out Animaze Plus or Animaze Pro!
Round up your Twitch subscribers and stream as your favorite character! After an initial setup, that will give you the opportunity to choose from multiple advanced face, body, and audio trackers, you’ll be able to let your avatar’s emotions run free or even do a celebratory dance to welcome your new subscribers. You can use Animaze’s advanced settings and more with the Animaze Plus subscription ($3.99/month). Commercial streaming* with Animaze is possible with the Animaze Pro subscription ($9.99/month)
*Animaze Pro subscription is only needed if you already earn more than $6000 USD per year from Animaze powered content (or $500 USD per month).


As always, we love to hear your feedback on Animaze!! Tell us what you think on our Discord server, email us at support[@]animaze[.]us, message us on Twitter, or drop a line on the Animaze website!

Happy streaming with Animaze!