Your avatar

Where: Proxies ▸ Avatars Your avatar is you, on screen. It is built from a single photograph, and it takes a couple of minutes.

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Making one

Press Add, then either upload a photograph or take one with your webcam in the browser. You crop it, and the system does the rest.

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What makes a good photograph

This is the whole difference between an avatar you are happy with and one you are not.

• Face the camera, roughly square on, with your head and shoulders in frame.
• Even, soft light on your face. A window in front of you is ideal. Avoid a bright window behind you, and avoid harsh overhead light.
• A plain, uncluttered background. It will be removed, and a simple one removes cleanly.
• A neutral, pleasant expression, mouth closed.
• Wear what you would wear to meet the customer.
• Sharp and reasonably large. A cropped group photo will look like a cropped group photo.

Take three and pick the best. It costs you a minute and you will look at the result for months.

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What you get back

Your avatar is prepared in a few versions, and you can look through them:

• Original — your photograph as supplied.
• Transparent — you, with the background removed, which is what is placed over scene backgrounds.
• Coloured background — the same, on a solid colour.
• A short preview video, so you can see how you move before committing.

If a version looks wrong, regenerate it from the viewer rather than starting over.

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Choosing which avatar is used

You can have more than one: a formal one and a relaxed one, or a fresh one after a haircut. One is marked preferred, and that is the one offered by default when you are cast. You can set the preferred avatar from the list or from inside the version viewer.

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Variants

From an avatar you can generate variants: alternatives in a different setting or framing, built from the same likeness. Keep the ones you like and they sit alongside your original as choices.

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