Video Library

Curated YouTube tutorials with chapter markers and key takeaways

#1Metahuman Animator to Maya

by JSFILMZ

UE→Maya pipelinefacial transfermocap helmet

#2MetaHuman (Advanced Skeleton)

by AdvancedSkeleton

Body riggingOffset Parent Matrixmocap export

#3MetaHuman Secrets Exposed

by JonCG

ZWrapDNA conversionSubstance Painter

9 Chapter Markers

0:36Creating Project
1:03Create Meta-Human
1:21Maya Extract Tool
2:27ZWrapping
3:09DNA Conversion
3:37Import DNA
3:58Full Rig
4:29Texturing
5:21UE Texture

#4Custom Metahumans with Blender

by Thilakanathan Studios

Blender→UE pipelineMesh Transfer

7 Chapter Markers

0:28Enabling Metahuman
1:24Creating Base
6:12Exporting Meshes
7:21Sculpting in Blender
12:51Import to UE56
17:40Adding to UE56
20:34Animation

#5Custom Meta Human Stylized

by JonCG

Stylized characterslimitations

#6Custom Meta Human Extreme

by JonCG

ZWrap 15-step pipeline

12 Chapter Markers

0:39Preparing Scene
1:07Bridge Base Mesh
1:37Import to Maya
1:50ZBrush Prep
2:23ZWrap
3:58Export Wrap
4:11Export for Unreal
4:21Create Project
4:44Import Mesh
5:00MetaHuman Creator
6:16Full Rig
6:51Level Sequencer

#7Face Mocap BREAKTHROUGH

by Rokoko

Monovideo facial mocapLive Link Hub

6 Chapter Markers

0:50Why Big Deal
2:57Record Mocap
3:57Prep UE
4:57Ingest Footage
8:11Put on MetaHuman
9:27Results

#8SelectPointsWithSplines

by Faceform

Spline-based wrappingedge loops

9 Chapter Markers

0:54Wrapping Basemesh
1:20Polygroups
2:29Basic Workflow
3:39Splines on Scan
4:51Convert Splines
5:30Drawing Eyelashes
9:19Nasolabial/Lips
11:05Closing Lips
13:17Brush Node

#9Houdini Hair Grooming

by June Chevalier

Houdini groomingVDBguidesclumping

10 Chapter Markers

1:02Import Mesh
3:42Masking
7:44VDB
9:56Make Guides
25:36Generate Hair
29:46Clumping
39:30Noise
40:50Stray Hairs
51:00Tip
52:35Timelapse

Tools & Resources

🔄 Sean Nolan's Facial Transfer 🧩 Mesh Transfer Addon 🔲 Base Mesh (navicg)🔄 Wrap (Faceform)🎥 Rokoko Headcam ⚡ Houdini Apprentice 📄 MetaHuman Dev Docs 🎭 Cascadeur 🦴 Advanced Skeleton