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Talking Head Anime 3 Demo

Talking Head Anime 3 Demo is a Python project containing programs that animate an anime character from a single image, including a graphical manual poser and a facial-motion puppeteer.

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Understand the project

Practical overview

When it fits

Use the manual poser for direct graphical adjustments to a character. Use the puppeteer when facial-motion transfer is the goal and the required iOS device and companion app are available.

Who it is for

  • Anime character creators who want to adjust expression and pose from one reference image.
  • Users who want to transfer their facial motion to an anime character.

Documented uses

  • Adjust facial expression, head rotation, body rotation and breathing-related chest expansion.
  • Transfer a person's facial motion to an anime character.
Before you choose

Requirements & limits

The manual poser is also offered through a Google Colab notebook. The iFacialMocap app is identified in the README as a paid App Store purchase.

  • Both desktop programs require a recent, powerful Nvidia GPU and a CUDA-enabled Python environment.
  • The puppeteer additionally requires an iOS 11-or-later device with a TrueDepth front-facing camera, iFacialMocap, and a shared network between phone and computer.
  • The README lists Python, PyTorch, SciPy, wxPython and Matplotlib requirements and notes that versions may need adjustment.

Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.

Source-based practical guide

Prepare the local Python environment and model files

Set up the documented prerequisites for the desktop demo programs.

Before you start

  • A recent, powerful Nvidia GPU with an updated driver
  • A compatible CUDA toolkit
  • Python 3.8 or later, PyTorch with CUDA support, SciPy, wxPython and Matplotlib
  • The repository and its model files

Steps

  1. Create a Python environment using the listed package requirements, or use Anaconda with the repository's environment.yml file.

  2. Download the model files and unzip them into the repository's data/models folder.

  3. Adjust Python and CUDA versions as needed for the operating system and available PyTorch build.

Expected outcome

The Python environment and model-file locations are prepared for the demo programs.

Guide limitations

  • A recent, powerful Nvidia GPU is required to run either desktop program.
  • The README cautions against Python 3.10 with wxPython on Windows.
  • This recipe covers setup prerequisites, not running or verifying the programs.
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16 October 2026
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pkhungurn/talking-head-anime-3-demo · Official homepage title · retained in its source language
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