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So i discovered that VMDSpectrum isnt really popular, so i'll try to re-introduce it to the english MMD community, since i already did it for MMDAgent addestorionvayanis.deviantart.… and ARToolkit_MMD addestorionvayanis.deviantart.…Introduction
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VMDSpectrum is a software which creates 'visualization' facial motion data based on .wav files. This can be used with pmd models made specifically to display the vmd motion data as some sort of media player visualization for use in MMD
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Download
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The download via niconicodouga is here (comes with a 15-band VMDSprectum .pmd model): www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm59036…
If that doesnt work, try searching bowlroll: bowlroll.net/file/keyword/vmds… (link type updated on 15th january to correspond to the new way for bowlroll's search links)
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Start
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Models which do support these usually have facial bones which are usually named band1, band2, band3 and so on.
By my TRIAL AND ERROR, this is what i know of it:
Top left corner is the number of bands you want to create. Some models have less bands, so pick accordingly
Top right corner is the frame skip.
no frameskip means the motion updates every frame, giving the fastest response, but also reaches maximum motion commands sooner
Longer frameskip samples the motion at longer intervals, so you get a somewhat smoother transition of motion. I prefer skipping 2 frames.
Bottom left is the name of the band. Its generally (NAME) followed by (NUMBER) in case the model uses a different name, say... bar1,bar2,bar3....
you can just rename it at this menu so that it becomes bar1, bar2, bar3. Its default is 'band'
The warning box means you reached the maximum number of motions per model with that motion, and it will split it to multiple parts. Usually, picking large number of bands with very low frameskip will cause it to break up into more parts.
So, you'll need to use unique models for each of the motions.
Load the motion at the indicated starting frame. For the second motion, you insert it at the starting point (frame zero), but it wont begin until the 3000th frame (as shown above). Until the 3000th frame, you should hide that model, and show the model only at the 3000th frame, and hide the previous one so that it seems like a perfect transition.
Let the first model be on display until its motion runs out, then hide it, then display the next model so that you get the impression that it's a single seamless model.
Let it run, and be happy. lol
note:
the frequency band at the far end usually doesnt have much going on for it. If you still would like to make that end move, just select more bars than exists in the model (like... divide to 6 bars when the model only has about 4) so that all frequency bands get some attention.
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To ModelMakers
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It will also be possible for this to be used on things other than just bars or displays, so long as the model has an 'OTHER' facial expression which is named [something]1, [something]2, [something]3 and so on.
Which means... that if you somehow can program the visualizers on miku's skirt and arms to become facial expressions, it will be possible for the bars on miku's skirt to respond accordingly.
Or the visualizer on SeeU's costume
Or controlling parts of the model using facial expressions.
Or controlling strobe lights
Or controlling laser orientation and/or intensity and/or color
Possibilities are quite endless really.
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Usage
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the very first one i saw [ARToolkit_MMD Interstellar Flight] www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-gBRb… / www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm10027…
the second one i saw www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm59036…
videos made by me
ARToolkit_MMD secret garden - www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLaPU1…
SNSD Gee - www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFppK1…
UPDATE - 21/3/2013
Ula LAT's Rin Append's headphones actually have visualizers, which use 'sp' instead of 'band'. So if you save it as sp from 1-6, her headphones actually will give you visualizations.
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VMDSpectrum useful links
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RuchiiP
General sound bars tfmsetna.deviantart.com/art/So…
Electric Love Bars tfmsetna.deviantart.com/art/El…
Circular expanding - www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm21167… [23nov2013]this one doesnt use vmdspectrum. it uses mouth facial motion data]
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depends. Usually i recommend the following MMDPVs to my apprentices when they plan out performances:
Melody line - Camera
Electric Love - Light control and shift
Love Song - Model Transitioning
Sadistic Love - Scene shifting
Fake Doll - shifting of framerate with external programs
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hmm... what i still don't get a hold are about model transitioning and shifting framerate... i relied on effects (in this case i usually use particle light) to switch the models and if effects just won't do right then i usually deal with the camera too if i didn't found the perfect moment/motions to switch the models... too much work and quite bothersome... do you think you can give a good advices or maybe tutorials??
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model transititioning to me is changing the model halfway through the dance in order to create variation in what the viewer sees.
Shifting framerate is when the framerate changes. For fake doll, when miku is in the air, she seems slow, but suddenly it speeds up and then slows down again. Done by using video editing software to remove half of the rendered frames and compressing them into the same time frame.
as for me, making videos, not my kind of thing. Still, i do it anyway
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yeah i know what model transitioning is, what i want to know how to do it smoothly, so the change won't displayed abruptly... all of the time, i used effects to distract viewer's attention, so it looked like the changes is progressing smoothly... in this case, i used active particle light.
do you know how to do it another way than relying on effects??
so you need to use external programs to do shifting framerate, eh?
too much work, i think... can't we just play with the interpolation tool??
i don't fully understand about how to play with it... even after i watch the tutorials million times... it's still hard to grasp the logic of interpolation tool... it will be helpful if you can teach me how to use it correctly... thanks
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difficult if its to be done over deviantart.
So i guess you will probably have to search youtube i guess.
for me, real life work demands too much
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well, thats for sure...
haven't found any good tut on youtube... i guess i need to learn it by trial and error... unfortunately, the same condition apply to me... barely have spare time to make mmd... ahaha... anyway, thanks for attention...
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Why when i open the vmdspectrum it's say Direct Sound and alot of chinese or japanese word ???? i can't open any wav file
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does this directsound come out before you can open VMDspectrum, or does it come out when you try to open the menu?
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Before i can open VMPspectrum
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is your region set to Japan and do you have Japanese enabled on Control Panels > Region and Language?
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You may want turn them on. Just to test.
Control Panel > Region and Language Settings
Keyboards and Languages > Add > Japanese
Administrative > Change System Locale > Japan
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I can't find the japanese to chose .
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i think thats the problem. Because the program is in japanese, so if your computer doesnt have japanese available, i'm not sure it will work.
gomen.
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then how do i get the japanese to chose
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if its not there, that means your version of windows doesnt have it.
I'm using windows vista 64 home premium. If you are using a starter version, then it may not have other languages.
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我不能说普通话
遗憾
google translate
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大丈夫大丈夫
Never mind
My English is very poor %>_<%....
My mother is very angry because of this
English exam test 57.5 points【Out of 150 points 0.0...
google translate
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better than being a chinese that doesnt know chinese
-.-
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Very difficult to learn English in China But also learn better
Unfortunately, I do not - -.....
【Google Translate】
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its okay. At least i understand what you are saying.
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sorry..
but I cant use it . its says something si wrong.
can you help me please?
>.<)/
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when does the error come up?
upon loading it or after you do something with it?
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klol.
a bit different ever since nico changed their language thing.
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could you please upload your copy as I can't find it on the link! pweaze
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thanks fot the tutorial! it was really helpful~
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Ahh! When I try to add a wav file, it says something in Japanese. I only noticed it said to what I can read 44.1kHz, 16bit
What do I have to do to fix this?
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i recommend a conversion
For this, i usually use Super by eRightSoft to convert my stuff. It has the option to export files with the specified settings, so it should allow you to use it that way.
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Do i need mikumikudance open when i use this?
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Its a program that converts a music file to a facial data.
Make the program open a wave file, then save it as a motion data. Then use the motion data on the recommended models.
usually you use it with models that behave like windows media player's patterns to make it behave like the music bars.
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The model that came with it looks like a box in MMD i think i just didnt do something right
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use vmdspectrum to generate motion data.
Then make the box model in MMD use the motion data that you just created.
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It isnt working for me. I press play and it acts like there no motion data and it says something about it doesn't have this: "
Bone
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the motion data generated is all facial data.
its supposed to behave like this:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFppK10eV_w
since the facial data changes the height of each bar, this program changes .wav music files into the facial motion data.
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Oh I see now, did you do something to the models or do they automatilly dance with the block thing on. (P.S. I had the block on the floor so i didnt see the bars XD silly me)
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the other models are just using normal dance motions
but the bars thing moving in the background was using the motion generated with VMDspectrum so that the bars move in accordance to gee.
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Thank you sooo much for this tutorial, the sound bars stopped at the middle and I wasn't figuring it out... Now it's all perfect!
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yeah. took me a while to figure that out too. lol
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Is there another place to download VMDspectrum because there's no link on the NND page. :I
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you will need to shift to japanese version of niconicodouga in order to see the link which is in the TAGS.
Simply go to the bottom of the page, and then change your language and region to Japan and Japanese (anything but english)
Then the tag which contains the bowlroll number should reveal itself.
sorry for making you go the long route, but i wont direct link unless i'm absolutely sure its allowed.
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;A; My NND is already set to Japanese and Japan (never knew I could change it oAo) I'm looking at the tags but I don't see any numbers in them. Gosh I'm sorry I'm so suck right now ;A;
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it seems that the tag has been removed for some reason (its possible to remove tags, so maybe somebody clicked the tag and was hoping for a download link to appear, but deleted it instead.)
you have two options:
google vmdspectrum and look for a link belonging to www9.atpages.jp
should be under mmdaccessory uploads section.
or
[link]
in the search box, choose the second option from the drop down menu, and search for vmd.
vmdspectrum should appear as one of the search results
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Hi, I have a question, I don't know if this is a possibility or not but, is the download link for VMDSpectrum, somehow removed?
I can't find it on the link on NND. I was hoping if you could find another way to give another download link, if possible.
It's just that I just happen to see these, today, and I for one am totally interested in using this file VMDSpectrum.
Or if I'm really mistaken, would you mind if you point me out to the correct download link? I really want to use this.
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you will need to shift to japanese version of niconicodouga in order to see the link which is in the TAGS.
Simply go to the bottom of the page, and then change your language and region to Japan and Japanese (anything but english)
Then the tag which contains the bowlroll number should reveal itself.
sorry for making you go the long route, but i wont direct link unless i'm absolutely sure its allowed.
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It's in Japanese, and yeah, no need to worry, after reading much stuff *barely*, I've found out that they have a new version of VMDSpectrum v.0002, and that's the one I'm currently using.
Anyway thanks for the tutorial, it really is helpful.
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