Facerig is a very unusual program where you can actually have a lot of fun. So much fun in fact, That I have literally spent a few hours alone on it, just talking to myself and learning the software so I can make some funny videos later.
However, I’ve found a few notable problems with the software and after a quick Google search, I’ve learned that they are either still working on fixing them, or that the developers have stopped caring about fixing them.
When I first tried recording with the software, I was met with a loud hissing and static noise that made it impossible to hear my own voice. The problem was that the software doesn’t auto-detect your microphone/headset, rather it sets its own default (even if it’s disabled). This was odd, but regardless I set it to my headset and moved on. But even after doing that, recording with FRAPS was also pointless because it still detected the audio input according to the earlier settings.
But after trying LoiLo I was finally able to clear up the audio for recording and it was pretty great. I really enjoyed it overall, however, after restarting the program I found out that the software does not save all of your settings and you must manually reset your microphone and headset each and every time you want to use the software.
Now, this is what I meant by the developers not fixing the issue yet after a quick Google search I learned that this has been a persistent problem for the software and even after a year you think they would fix it but they haven’t so far.
But let us move on to the actual software, it does have a lot of variation and once you do get your webcam working and microphone working for lipsync the animations you can do are incredible, however, this all goes without saying that you got to make sure its all probably being detected by the software each and every time you use it.
Their exporting feature also for video and audio is a little disappointing which is the reason why I am relying heavily on using Loilo or FRAPS for the software to get better results, they even have a green screen feature for the software which is amazing for editing the images into other videos but if you are using AVS or other software it won’t be as good as you would hope.
All in all, in its own right the Facerig is remarkably fun and I have literally killed a bunch of time on it the bugs I have encountered although widely known has not stopped people such as myself and others from using it. I recommend you pick up the software and give it a try sometime it’s really amazing.
Update: Facerig has turned into Animaze by Facerig and the entire direction of this software with the introduction of vTubers has been largely negative including my interactions with the newest software, I can’t recommend Facerig anymore, nor its newest software.
An autistic gamer with opinions on games who also enjoys making dumb videos on the internet!