Blender facial animation tool. What else should it do?

Blender just got a new party trick: an add‑on that lets your iPhone’s Live Link Face app stream your facial expressions straight onto a 3D character, in real time. It taps Apple’s ARKit with 52 standard “shape keys” (think sliders for brow raises, blinks, smiles), supports a handy HUD preview, and plays nice with “Perfect Sync” rigs—though it’s not compatible with Metahuman. It’s GPL‑licensed, tested on Blender 4.5, and aims to make artists grin as their models grin back. But the comments instantly turned it into a showdown: iPhone‑only? Cue the webcam‑or‑bust crowd storming in.

Top request: “record and manage takes” right inside Blender, so creators can nail a performance and retake like a director. Others waved the “no iPhone, no fun” flag, begging for a webcam pipeline and local face‑tracking. One dreamer proposed a punk‑rock “DIY mudface map”—a black‑and‑white wrinkle capture to drive expressions with Blender trackers. Meanwhile, a helpful throwback linked to FaceIt, an older tool for ARKit rigs, fueling a mini sequel: FaceIt vs Face‑it‑off. Jokes flew about “bring your own wrinkles,” while the bigger debate raged: Apple wall vs open cam crowd—and everyone wants it to record takes. Dev says feedback is very welcome.