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Calibrate Neutral

Zero your expression baseline so tracking reads your face correctly.

Hold neutral face
Baseline zeroed
Rig auto-sized

Why use it

Everyone's resting face is slightly different — without a baseline, tracking can read a relaxed face as a faint smile or frown, and rig sensitivity won't match how close you are to the camera. Calibrate Neutral captures your neutral face once, zeroes the expression baseline, and auto-sizes the rig (eye aperture, face width) to your distance from camera.

Steps in Blender

  1. 1Get into position in front of your camera, live or on a test frame of your video.
  2. 2Hold a neutral, relaxed expression — not smiling, not frowning.
  3. 3Click Set Neutral Pose (in the Live panel) or the equivalent calibration control for offline video.
  4. 4Perform normally — expressions are now measured relative to this baseline.
  5. 5Recalibrate any time by clicking it again, e.g. if you change position or lighting.
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