🎬 LipKit: Blender Auto Lip Sync

Automatic lip sync for 2D (Grease Pencil) and 3D (Shape Keys) animations.

Real phoneme extraction using Rhubarb Lip Sync. Clean timeline. Professional animation.

Works with: Blender 4.2+ | Shape Keys | Grease Pencil

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�� Installation

1. Unzip the ZIP file you downloaded
2. Open Blender 4.2+
3. Go to Edit → Preferences → Get Extensions → Install from Disk
4. Select the ZIP file
5. Enable LipKit in the Extensions list
6. Press N to open the LipKit panel

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⚡ Quick Start

1. Setup Rhubarb

• Open LipKit panel (Press N)
• Click "📥 Download Rhubarb" (1-2 minutes, auto setup)
• Or manually download from: https://github.com/DanielSWolf/rhubarb-lip-sync/releases

2. Create Mouth Shapes

Create 9 layers or shape keys named:

• X - Closed mouth (REST)
• A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H - Different mouth shapes

For Grease Pencil: Create layers, draw different mouths For Shape Keys: Create keys, model different mouth poses

3. Generate Lip Sync

1. Load audio into Blender
2. Click "Analyze Audio" (extracts phonemes)
3. Select preset "Rhubarb (A-H, X)"
4. Click "Load Preset"
5. Select your mouth object
6. Click "Auto-Map Targets"
7. Click "🚀 Generate Lip Sync"

Done! Press Space to play.

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✨ Features

• Real phoneme extraction with Rhubarb
• Clean timeline - one controller drives all
• 2D & 3D support
• Offline - no internet needed
• Fast - seconds to analyze
• Accurate - real speech recognition

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📚 Help

• Setup instructions: See SETUP.md
• Questions?: Check SETUP.md troubleshooting section
• More details: See docs/QUICKSTART.md

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⚖️ License

Proprietary software. See LICENSE file for terms.