Live2D Cubism vs Muvizu

Live2D Cubism Editor turns drawn illustrations into animated 2D models, with tools for shaping expressions through mesh deformation, physics, and lip sync. Live2D says its technology is used in mobile apps, console games, VTuber streaming, and animation. The editor runs on Windows and macOS, including Apple Silicon and Intel Mac versions, and exports PNG, JPEG, GIF, MP4, WebM, MOV, MOC3, model3.json, and motion3.json files. Editor files are supported by nizima LIVE and other third-party applications; Live2D also provides an After Effects plug-in and Photoshop scripts. The PRO trial lasts 42 days, after which the Editor continues as the FREE version. FREE is limited to one 2048 px texture file, 100 ArtMesh, 30 motion parameters, 50 deformers, and 30 parts; exceeding those limits prevents saving. FREE commercial use is restricted to General Users and Small-Scale Enterprises with annual sales under 10 million yen. Cubism PRO for indie is listed at $13.26 a month.

Muvizu is Windows software for creating 3D animations and rendering them as videos. Both Muvizu:Play and Muvizu:Play+ include automatic lip sync. Play renders in SD with a watermark; Play+ offers 1920 x 1080 output and unlimited watermark-free video. Play+ also supports importing user-created.set,.fbx and.ase content. The listed export formats are AVI and Targa sequence.

The plans differ in their character and scene libraries. Play lists 2 customizable character types, 75 character attachments, 79 objects, 1 special effect and 1 scene. Play+ lists 17 character types, 990 attachments, 570 objects, 22 special effects and 77 scenes. The Play+ price is $69.99 a month, billed as a one-off payment; the pricing note says from $69.99. A free plan and free trial are listed. The maker says watermarked Play output is for educational, non-commercial or personal projects, and that Play+ has no commercial restrictions. Muvizu requires Windows; listed minimum requirements include Windows 7 or newer, a 2.4 GHz processor, a Shader Model 3 graphics card and 2.3 GB of free disk space.