Changing the Lip Assignment of a Sound

You can change the lip position assigned to a frame if you think another lip position would be more appropriate.

For example, let’s say you have a character who says nothing for 10 frames inbetween two speeches. Toon Boom Studio would normally assign an X image for the silence period.

If you want your character to let his mouth hang open in astonishment for these 10 frames, you could change the lip assignment for these 10 frames from an X to an F.

To change the lip assignment of a sound in the Exposure Sheet:

1. [Control]-click the cell that contains the lip position you want to change.

2. From the Lip Sync menu, select the letter that reflects the lip position you want to use for that sound.

Toon Boom Studio changes the lip chart to reflect the new lip assignment.

You can also change the lip assignment of a sound in the Sound Element Editor.

To change the lip assignment of a sound from the Sound Element Editor:

1. Select the Sound element and select Element > Edit Sound. The Sound Element Editor opens.

2. In the Sound Element panel, drag the frame slider to the frame you want to change the lip assignment on.

In the Lip Sync image area, the image on top represents the lip position assigned to the current frame.

3. To change the image assigned to the frame, click the image of the lip position you want from below the preview image.

The preview image changes to the lip image you select.