SGX

Company Overview

SpeechGraphics Ltd. is a private company founded in 2010, headquartered in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. It specializes in audio-driven facial animation and AI-powered speech technology.

Leadership

• Key People: Gregor Hofer (Co-Founder & CEO), Michael Berger (Co-Founder & CTO)

Focus

• Specialization: Audio-driven facial animation and AI-powered speech technology
• Services: Automated facial animation, lip-syncing for video games, digital humans, and real-time interactive avatars
• Tools: SGX (Speech Graphics Engine), SGX Producer (batch processing), SGX Director (interactive editing), and SGX Studio plugins for Maya and Unreal Engine

Vision

• Mission: To deliver high-quality, scalable facial animation from audio alone while maintaining creative control for animators
• Values: Innovation in speech-muscle dynamics, realism in nonverbal communication, and workflow efficiency through powerful AI

Product

SGX is an award-winning, audio-driven facial animation production software built on powerful AI and a unique speech-muscle-dynamic system. It is used widely across the video games and entertainment industries to deliver high-quality facial animation from audio alone at massive scale via robust batch processing tools. The software produces accurate lip sync as well as nonverbal behaviors including full-face emotional expressions, head motion, breath, blinks, and eye darts, while keeping creative control in the hands of animators. Its production suite includes SGX Producer for batch processing, SGX Director for interactive editing, and SGX Studio plugins for Maya and Unreal Engine.