Di-O-Matic, Inc

Di-O-Matic, Inc., headquartered in Montréal, Quebec, is one of Canada’s premier developers of character animation software and plug-ins, serving animation studios, game developers, VFX houses, and filmmakers worldwide since the year 2000. With a proven track record working with global entertainment leaders — including household names from animation, gaming, and visual effects — Di-O-Matic’s suite of software tools enables creative teams to bring CG characters to life with speed, precision, and expressive realism.

Production-Proven Character Tools

At the heart of Di-O-Matic’s offering are tools such as Voice-O-Matic, Facial Studio, and Morph-O-Matic — plug-ins and applications that transform static 3D rigs into fully animated, speech-ready characters. Voice-O-Matic automates lip-sync by analyzing audio files and mapping phonemes to character rigs, drastically reducing what used to be hours of manual animation into minutes. This tool has been widely adopted in CG feature films, animated series, commercial work, and video games, giving studios reliable speed and consistent results.

Facial Studio empowers artists to build realistic or stylized 3D heads quickly — with control over facial topology, expressions, morph targets, and full compatibility through FBX export — enabling seamless integration into pipelines using 3ds Max, Maya, Softimage, Cinema4D, and more.

Morph-based tools allow fine-tuning of expressions, blend shapes, and character animation workflows — giving animators flexibility to craft expressive, believable performances without overhauling rigs.

Why Filmmakers & Studios Choose Di-O-Matic

Industry-wide adoption and credibility: Di-O-Matic’s software has supported major studios and game developers globally, proving its reliability for high-stakes productions.

Time-saving automation: Tools like Voice-O-Matic reduce lip-sync workload dramatically — ideal for projects requiring fast turnaround, large dialogue volumes, or tight budgets.

Flexible and scalable pipeline integration: Export via standard formats (FBX, BVH) enables animation data to flow into any major 3D or post-production software, making Di-O-Matic suitable for indie teams, small studios, or large-scale VFX houses.

Support for multilingual productions: Voice-O-Matic supports phoneme mapping for many languages — useful for global releases or localized content.

Creative control & quality: Even with automation, animators retain full control to fine-tune animations, ensuring that character performance meets artistic and cinematic standards.

Ideal Use Cases for FilmTeam.ca Members

CG animated films or shorts — for character animation, facial expressions, lip-sync, and stylized designs.

Game cinematics or in-game animations — robust tools to handle character rigs, dialogue, and cut-scene animations.

VFX houses & post-production studios — integrate 3D character animations into visual effects, motion graphics, or composite workflows.

Indie filmmakers and content creators — cost-effective, powerful tools that lower entry barriers to high-quality CG character animations.

Multilingual or localized productions — ease of lip-syncing in multiple languages helps for dubbed or multi-language productions.