Animaze News

This new update to the Voicemod integration offers a new level of interactivity and entertainment to avatar streaming, as you can set voice and sound effects to be triggered based on audience interactions such as subs, follows, keywords in chat, and raids

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World-leading providers of voice-changing technology and creative audio avatars, Voicemod, and Animaze partner up to help you get the most out of your digital character!
Now users, both recreational and professional, will not only benefit from industry-leading visual customization and tracking, but they will deepen their digital character’s personality by adding the all-crucial sound personalization with the Voicemod technology suite; notably, its latest innovative, real-time AI voices technology, which harnesses speech-to-speech translation and synthetic voice generation to instantly convert a user’s voice and reach previously unattainable levels of personalization.

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

We know the month of December is the best time to set yourself up for success and spoil yourself with only the finest things, so we’re coming at you with a stylish update! Update your Animaze app today and find brand NEW CLOTHES that you will be able to use with your favorite personas made in our in-app character creator!

Here is a sneak peek of how the new personas clothes look like:



Here are some improvements brought to the multiplayer feature, Animaze Rooms, as well:

• moved the access point to Animaze Rooms to the Main Menu on the left-hand side
  
• added a new shadows technique that works on more than one avatar (the default technique focuses on a single avatar’s bound)
  
• tweaked scaling method fixing issues with props being misplaced
  
• added scaling control for avatars (default key combo: CTRL + Scroll Mouse Button)
  
• tweaks to avatar positioning and spawning points
  

With this update we have also added the following fixes and improvements:

• added texture light projector as a background customization option (can also be used with Spout2)
  
• flipped shoulders retargeting on Maxine tracker, before this they were mirrored
  
• tweaks to hair rendering
  
• added ARKit Bridge Direct Expression Mapping configuration, you can now tweak incoming ARKit blendshapes mapping intervals and smoothings
  
• fixed VRM physics for models that have no colliders
  
• added a Camera Controls drawer that allows you to configure camera controls
  
• added configurable Camera wobble effect
  
• added search function to Overrides tab, Tracking Inputs tabs, and Controls tab
  
• fixed Orientate head at the camera for hybrid avatars (e.g. peach, eggplant, etc.)
  
• added a couple of optimizations, CPU usage should be lower
  
• fixed issue with saved Shadow Resolution not properly applied on app start
  

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

On this special day, the date that marks one year since the Animaze 1.0 app was officially launched, we take a step back and reminisce.


The Holotech Studios team has had quite a year. Building a world-class avatar communication app is not for the faint of heart, but with creativity, empathy, and, most importantly, hard work, the Animaze team has managed to move forward with numerous exciting projects and integrations:

The Voicemod integration: a collaboration that offers a much-appreciated depth to your avatar by complementing your visual persona with the matching voice it was missing.
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Live Feed customizations for your Animaze content!
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The launch of the most realistic Holotech avatar (yet!), Chleo Bancroft, our new Digital Assistant
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New animations, dances, and scene stickers Integration of a new face-tracker, Visage
Launching Steam one-time payment options for the Animaze app
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A multiplayer feature, that allows you to join in creating content or just spend time with other avatars directly in the Animaze app
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Digital make-up integrations
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Constant improvements to the ARkit interpretation (Animaze iPhone tracking):
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Custom emotes that enable you to load any .png .jpeg, etc. into Animaze and use them to spice up your streams and content


We have also had countless of Avatar Releases. You can find all our original avatars right here

We’re excited to move forward with full forces to improve and implement the best features for our community and our business partners!

The Team Fortress 2 gang gets bigger: The Sniper, Demoman, and Spy are now available in Animaze.



The Sniper, Demoman, and Spy characters are joining Scout, Heavy, the Medic, Soldier, Pyro , AKA the Team Fortress 2 gang in Animaze.




If you care to take advantage to the max of these new awesome pieces of content, make sure you check out our tips and tricks regarding how to get the best video creation out of the Animaze app.

Also, if you're feeling creative, we've also prepared some tips and tricks about customizing and retexturing your avatars, making them your own with a vast array of props or with a custom background.

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

Find your avatar’s voice with this new integration. The new Animaze - Voicemod collaboration will offer a much-appreciated depth to your avatar by complementing your visual persona with the matching voice it was missing.

World-leading providers of voice-changing technology and creative audio avatars, Voicemod, and Animaze partner up to help you get the most out of your digital character!

Now users, both recreational and professional, will not only benefit from industry-leading visual customization and tracking, but they will deepen their digital character’s personality by adding the all-crucial sound personalization with the Voicemod technology suite; notably, its latest innovative, real-time AI voices technology, which harnesses speech-to-speech translation and synthetic voice generation to instantly convert a user’s voice and reach previously unattainable levels of personalization.

This integration will allow you to change Voicemod voice effects and play sound memes directly within the app, pairing them with triggering special actions, special poses, idle animations, emotes, and even quick scenes. The Voicemod voices and sounds can be saved in quickscenes and also separately keybinded to 10 distinct slots.
All you need to know about how to use it and some useful tips and tricks can be found in our dedicated article or here:

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Voicemod is the leader in real-time audio augmentation. Developers trust Voicemod’s audio technology to help end-users create virtual voices and define their sonic identities. As companies strive to build a responsible metaverse, Voicemod is the tool that helps gamers, content creators, and professionals of all skill levels find the voice that best expresses themselves as they play, work, create, and entertain. Discover more at https://animaze.tv/voicemod

The Animaze Desktop application enables users to video chat, stream, and record videos as one of more than fifty multi-dimensional avatars, or import their own, pre-created model. With enhanced face-tracking capabilities, expressive animation, and top-tier graphics, Animaze boasts a community of over 1 million fans and integrates seamlessly with online communication platforms including Zoom, Google Meetings, Discord, and OBS.

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