we all like free right free food free rooms free v tubing i can't do anything about the first two
but i can help with the last one today i'm going to talk to you about how you can get started with
a 3d model using vroid hub and a program called the magic mirror this is as free as it gets you
don't even need a webcam this should be looked at as a test to see if you even enjoy v tubing let's
get into it v-roid hub is the web hosted service linked to the program called viroid studio this is
a program that lets you create and modify v-roid models for free you can download it from v-roy.com
or you can install it directly through steam to explore the entirety of this program would take
dozens of videos there's just so much you can do with it if you are willing to invest the time but
that's not why it's important occasionally people upload their model to the hub for others to use
it's those models we're going to look at we're going to start by going to hub.viroid.com and
then navigating to the search bar what we're looking for are models that are free and that
creators have designated as usable by anyone for this example we're going to type in free
and then go to the filter by conditions of use we're going to select third-party use so you
can use it download use commercial use for profit if you are using this for streaming or non-profit
if you are just testing it and i'll leave it up to you whether you want to select attribution if you
don't select it that means you have to make sure that you display who made the model you are using
whether that's in the description of your youtube videos or a panel on your twitch stream
we're going to download adorable neko girl by aranza when you go to the webpage you'll see the
character do a bunch of default poses this will give you a good idea of what it's going to look
like when using it in the magic mirror if you like what you see scroll down to use this model
you will need to create a pixiv account if you don't already have one once logged
in you'll have to accept the conditions of your model and then you're good to download
now we're going to download the magic mirror i'll leave all the links to all the websites
i'm using down in the description we're going to download the free version but if you do
enjoy using the program please buy the boost version it's just a way to support the creator
there's no hidden features but for one dollar it's a small way to show your support after you extract
the file and run the program you will be greeted by the home screen of the magic mirror the first
thing we are going to do is load the vrm file we downloaded by clicking on load file on pc you will
once again have to confirm that you are using the license we saw earlier and upon clicking ok
the model should now be viewable the default tracking will have the heads gaze follow your
mouse movement while the arms will swap between keyboard and mouse depending on what you are doing
if you are not using either for a long time the arms will fall to your side for a more natural
standing pose when your model first loads you may notice it's a little out of position
all you need to do to fix that is click on adjust size by vrm if for some reason that doesn't work
i will go over how to manually correct it later the other button you will want to click on is
load current vrm on next setup this just saves the hassle of needing to reload the same model
every time you start the program you can change your language down here and have the program open
every time you log in i don't recommend doing that as there is no reason to leave it open
if you are not using it here is a link to the online manual and below it are the screenshot
settings the screenshot button begins a 3 second timer and the saved folder allows you to change
where your screenshots are stored the settings files section allows you to save all the settings
you have changed to either save slots or you can export them as a backup and re-import them later
we're now going to get into settings this is where most if not all of your fine tuning will happen
first up is window basic settings allow you to make the window transparent instead
of a green screen you can also change the background image the
when transparent options allow you to move your character when transparent window is selected
always foreground means you always see what your character is doing
because it's always on top of every other application
i recommend turning transparency on but leaving the other two options off as you'll be using obs
or streamlabs to show it to your viewers anyways background lets you change the background color
character transparency support chooses when the character goes transparent i recommend just
leaving the settings as they are face settings lip sync makes your character's mouth move when
you talk simply select the microphone and then you can adjust the sensitivity until the mouth
movement looks the way that you want you can enable face tracking here by selecting your webcam
however this does not turn off the mouse tracking which is in the next
section in eye settings you can turn on blink adjust and change the eye look target
if you are using a webcam i recommend setting it to user if you aren't using a webcam leave it at
mouse eye motion scale controls just how much the eye moves so turn it up for some pretty
funny effects finally we arrive at blend shapes these are probably better known as expressions
if your character has blend shapes made you can set one as a default
but i don't recommend changing any of these settings right now arriving at the motion section
we have the option of changing how our upper body moves you can have it in always hands down mode if
you don't want to look like it's typing or moving the mouse you can also change what the mouse and
gamepad movement look like presentation changes the mouse to a pointed finger while pen tablet
makes you look like you are drawing arm settings allow you to modify your shoulder motion
i'll be honest though i haven't noticed much of a difference with it on or off you can
adjust your waist width which might help with some clipping issues and finally the strength setting
which only seems to affect models that i've tested if i push it to really high or really low settings
fps assumed mode means it moves around less you can also change the typing animation to be random
keys in case you are worried about people reading your keyboard input show pointer support puts
a circle around your cursor and you can adjust the size of that circle with the slider the hand
settings let you modify your hand ever so slightly play around with them to see what you like
finally weight motion puts a timer on the model if it doesn't detect any movement from the mouse
or keyboard the arms will slowly fall back to the side of the model moving on to layout this
is where you really get to decide how your model looks free camera mode allows you to move your
model in the following ways holding right click and moving rotates your model holding middle click
lets you drag it around and scroll wheel lets you zoom in or out here is also where you can adjust
the field of view if you don't want to use the scroll wheel you can have up to three positions
saved in the quick save slots allowing you to have different setups built in for easy swapping
free layout in the devices allows you to move your keyboard and mouse pad in any direction
rotation or size that you wish this can help your model look a little bit more natural with the
keyboard and mouse positioning device visibility lets you turn the devices shown on or off if you
want to know how to change the appearance of those devices you can click on the web link provided
the effects panel controls all of the lighting or color effects you want to apply quality determines
how pixelated your model is which is useful if your computer has a hard time running the program
light allows you to change how strong the light is as well as the angle it is shining from
shadow does a similar effect as lighting though it only amplifies the shadows on your character if
you're using transparency just turn this off bloom gives you that anime kind of glow wind applies to
any parts of your model that have bone physics and should affect things like hair tails or clothing
devices allow you to change settings for things like a game controller or a midi controller
words to motion allows you to activate your expression in a number of ways the default is
keyboard word which means if you want to use the joy expression you type joy and it lasts for a few
seconds alternatively you can use a gamepad number pad or midi controller to use expressions we're
going to skip over the automation settings as there really isn't a reason to use them
the next tab of settings is the streaming tab which is actually just a condensed version of
the settings you will use on a regular basis window face motion view camera device layout
and word to motion the final tab ex tracker short for external tracker allows you to
connect to external apps like i facial mocap or others that allow advanced facial tracking
now that we've got our model all set up let's put it into your streaming software for this i'll be
showing off obs which is also free to download you're going to go to scenes click the plus sign
go to game capture name it what you want then change the mode to specific window find vmagic
mirror.exe and then select allow transparency remember to turn transparency on in vmagic mirror
congratulations you're now a v tuper who has spent exactly zero dollars to get a model moving and
into recording software i'm going to say what i said at the start this should be viewed as a test
to see if v tubing is something you enjoy doing if it is you're probably going to customize your
avatar using programs like v-roid studio which is also free or maybe commissioning one that fits you
very well as always i hope this video helped if it did leave a comment letting me know and join
our community discord where i'm usually available to answer any questions i'll see you all next time