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Genesis 8.1 expressions

robertsj_aus99robertsj_aus99 Posts: 10
in The Commons

Am just wondering how others feel about Genesis 8.1 expressions? 

I personally think they are very frustrating, and are part of the reason I am very reluctant to breakaway from Genesis 8. 

My view is: 

1. If you click on the head, in the parameter box all the Genesis 8 expressions appear but they don't work on 8.1, so you have to go through the expressions one-by-one to establish which ones actually work with the figure you are using. 

2. The expression options are quite illogical. There is a 'brow inner up' but no 'brow inner down' which on Genesis 8 was the fastest way to give your figure an angry expression. Also the eye movement has to be done separately for left and right eye, with no both eyes up/down, side to side. There aren't many times I have call to have each eye pointing in a different direction! There is a mouth close option, but no mouth open - the latter has become jaw down (why?). 

3. Obvious controls have disappeared, e.g. eyelids up / down, the lip controls have gone. 

4. I actually feel the old Genesis 8 controls are more logical, and you have greater control of the face rig. At first I thought it was just a matter of encountering something new, and with time and practice I would adjust. But 8.1 has been out a while now, and I still feel 8 is better. 

Overall, when Genesis 9 comes out, I would much prefer it to be closer to the 8 expression controls. Obviously this is a personal view. 

Am I the only one on this? Am I missing something? 

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