It is not really possible to create character lip poses for a self-made model that are accurate without a visual reference, and the current descriptions in the default phoneme table do not suffice without extensively cross-referencing the part of the json that is not visible within blender (the actual phonemes.)
Is there a visual reference somewhere? The IPA symbols linked in the default json do not seem to have the complete information, or its obscured in a way I can not understand in a practical manner. For instance, what does "C" mean? its not apparent where its listed in the linked document, and the default description "c d g k r s t x z" does NOT help because some of those letters can be pronounced multiple different ways, like how g can make either "Jerry" sound or a "garry" sound.
If theres no currently existing visual reference, May i propose that the default json's groups section be edited as follows to add more useful descriptions? (disclaimer: these might be not accurate but you get the gist of what im saying anyway probably)
"groups": [
{
"name": "A",
"description": "s**ee**, n**ea**t, m**a**d, f**a**r"
},
{
"name": "L",
"description": "**l**amb, si**ll**y, fa**ll**"
},
{
"name": "W",
"description": "**w**inter, flo**w**er, a**h**ead"
},
{
"name": "C",
"description": "**t**all, **g**ive, **z**ebra, **st**ar"
},
{
"name": "TH",
"description": "**th**in, **th**ere, brea**th**e"
},
{
"name": "N",
"description": "**n**ickel, si**ng**er"
},
{
"name": "M",
"description": "**p**each, **b**ill, ha**mm**er"
},
{
"name": "F",
"description": "**ph**one, ra**ff**le, **v**ideo"
},
{
"name": "EE",
"description": "b**e**lieve, cinn**a**mon, s**u**rround"
},
{
"name": "O",
"description": "p**oo**l, thr**ow**, c**o**rn, l**ou**d"
},
{
"name": "U",
"description": "b**u**sh, l**u**nch, c**ue**"
},
{
"name": "SH",
"description": "**sh**ell, **g**enre, **j**ump"
}
]
It is not really possible to create character lip poses for a self-made model that are accurate without a visual reference, and the current descriptions in the default phoneme table do not suffice without extensively cross-referencing the part of the json that is not visible within blender (the actual phonemes.)
Is there a visual reference somewhere? The IPA symbols linked in the default json do not seem to have the complete information, or its obscured in a way I can not understand in a practical manner. For instance, what does "C" mean? its not apparent where its listed in the linked document, and the default description "c d g k r s t x z" does NOT help because some of those letters can be pronounced multiple different ways, like how g can make either "Jerry" sound or a "garry" sound.
If theres no currently existing visual reference, May i propose that the default json's groups section be edited as follows to add more useful descriptions? (disclaimer: these might be not accurate but you get the gist of what im saying anyway probably)