Creating a Virtual Avatar Customization Task

Notes

Only enterprise users can customize virtual avatar images on MetaStudio.

Preparations

Before creating a virtual avatar customization task, you need to prepare the following items by referring to Procedure:

• Shoot a green-screen video of 5 to 6 minutes by referring to Shooting a Human Video.

  Note: If you choose Retain for Video Background when creating a virtual avatar image, you need to prepare a video of location shooting.

Procedure

1. Log in to the MetaStudio console.
2. Click Create under Image modeling.
   • You can upload data of a customized a virtual avatar on the left of the page.
   • The virtual avatar customization process is displayed on the right of the page. The training video shoot guide is displayed in the lower part. The guide is divided into three parts: before, during, and after video shoot. You can follow the guide to shoot and generate a complete video available for training your virtual avatar.
     Figure 1 Customizing your virtual avatar image
     

3. Upload data for virtual avatar training.
   For details, see Table 1.

   Table 1 GUI operations

   Area	Parameter	Description
   Upload Virtual Avatar Training Data	Role Name	Enter the role name of the virtual avatar. Example: Sara
   	Training Video	Upload a human video recording from the local PC for training to generate a virtual avatar image. Supported video: MP4/MOV, 4K, 5–6 minutes, ≥ 1080p, 16:9 (landscape) or 9:16 (portrait, recommended) The virtual avatar image generated after training is the same as the real human image.
   	Video Background	Specifies whether the background of a virtual avatar can be changed. Options: Remove: You can change the background when creating a virtual avatar video. Retain: The preset background cannot be changed.

4. Click Submit.

   After the data is uploaded, the message Production task submitted is displayed, as shown in Figure 2.

   After the virtual avatar customization task is submitted, it will be reviewed within one working day. After the task is approved, algorithm training will be completed within three days. Then a virtual avatar image will be generated.

   Figure 2 Production task submitted
   

5. You can click View Production Tasks to view the virtual avatar customization task list.
6. Click View Details in the row of the task. The Customization Task Details page is displayed.

   View the review progress of the virtual avatar customization task. If the status is Reviewing, the status will not change to Waiting for algorithm training until the service administrator approves the task.

7. If the virtual avatar customization task is rejected, you need to view the rejection cause, record another video as instructed, and upload the new video.
   The procedure is as follows:

   1. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Task Center.
   2. View the virtual avatar customization task list on the Virtual Avatars tab and find the rejected virtual avatar customization task.

      The current status is Unapproved.

   3. Click View Causes on the right of the task. In the dialog box displayed, view the rejection cause.

      Record another video as instructed or provide a qualified video.

   4. Click Re-upload on the right of the task to upload the updated video.

      The virtual avatar customization task review starts again.