Animating in Adobe Character Animator (2018 Edition)

Animating in Adobe Character Animator (2018 Edition), available at $69.99, has an average rating of 4.45, with 36 lectures, based on 385 reviews, and has 2848 subscribers.

You will learn about Properly assemble rigs in Photoshop for Character Animator Add tags for proper behavior tracking Add handles for pin, draggable and physics effects Refine rigs with customizable behaviors Create Triggers for exposable props Create Swap Sets for multi-phase items Add dynamic motions with head turns and walk cycles Record animation for export This course is ideal for individuals who are Beginners who are looking to rig and animate a character in Adobe Character Animator It is particularly useful for Beginners who are looking to rig and animate a character in Adobe Character Animator.

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Summary

Title: Animating in Adobe Character Animator (2018 Edition)

Price: $69.99

Average Rating: 4.45

Number of Lectures: 36

Number of Published Lectures: 36

Number of Curriculum Items: 36

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 36

Original Price: $64.99

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

Properly assemble rigs in Photoshop for Character Animator
Add tags for proper behavior tracking
Add handles for pin, draggable and physics effects
Refine rigs with customizable behaviors
Create Triggers for exposable props
Create Swap Sets for multi-phase items
Add dynamic motions with head turns and walk cycles
Record animation for export

Who Should Attend

Beginners who are looking to rig and animate a character in Adobe Character Animator

Target Audiences

Beginners who are looking to rig and animate a character in Adobe Character Animator

Note: The 2023 edition of this course is now available and features content not available in this course.

Learn how to effectively rig and animate a puppet inside of Adobe Character Animator! With the use of your video camera, microphone and custom behaviors, you can create unique rigs that can be used for business presentations, entertainment and more! This tactile toolset can seem strange at first glance. But as you progress through the course, it’ll all be broken down in an easy to digest manner. Before you know it, you will be animating your own original creations!

More specifically, in this course, you will learn how to:

Layout a Photoshop character for Adobe Character Animator import
Tag layers for lip syncing and facial behaviors
Add special handles such as draggers to allow interactivity with the mouse
Create triggers for hide-able layers
Create Swap Sets for multi-phase layers
Auto lip sync in the application
Lip sync using external audio
Edit recorded actions
Work with backgrounds
Work with multiple puppets
Export animations through Adobe Media Encoder

By the time you’re done with this course you will have a stronger understanding of how to rig a character and animate using the Record tab in Adobe Character Animator.

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: What You Will Learn in this Course

Lecture 2: System Requirements for Character Animator

Lecture 3: Setting a Rest Pose

Lecture 4: Playing with the Sample Files

Chapter 2: Character Animator Updates and New Features

Lecture 1: UI and Interface Updates (April 2019)

Lecture 2: Turning Yourself into a Cartoon with Characterizer

Chapter 3: Preparing Your Character

Lecture 1: Designing Your Character

Lecture 2: Combining and Streamlining Layers

Lecture 3: Creating Independent Groups

Lecture 4: Assembling the Eyes

Lecture 5: Assembling the Eyebrows

Chapter 4: Rigging a Puppet in Character Animator

Lecture 1: Overview of the Rig Tab

Lecture 2: Exploring the Record Tab

Lecture 3: Tagging the Head and Mouth

Lecture 4: Placing Pins

Lecture 5: Adding Dragger Handles

Lecture 6: Rotating Limbs for Different Bends

Lecture 7: Refining Limbs with the Stick Tool

Lecture 8: Adding Physics with Danglers

Chapter 5: Refining with Behaviors and Triggers

Lecture 1: Modifying Universal Behaviors

Lecture 2: Creating Layer Specific Behaviors

Lecture 3: Explanation of Meshes

Lecture 4: Creating Triggers

Lecture 5: Creating Swap Sets

Chapter 6: Other Rigging Tips

Lecture 1: Adding Eyelids

Lecture 2: Designing a Character for Head Turns

Lecture 3: Adding Breathe and Jaw Handles

Lecture 4: Creating a Walk Cycle

Lecture 5: Modifying a Walk Cycle

Chapter 7: Recording Your Animation

Lecture 1: Navigating the Timeline

Lecture 2: Auto Lip Syncing and Correcting

Lecture 3: Auto Lip Syncing with External Audio

Lecture 4: Working with Multiple Puppets and Scenes

Lecture 5: Importing Image Sequences

Chapter 8: Wrapping Up

Lecture 1: Exporting Animations

Lecture 2: Final Thoughts

Instructors

Chad Troftgruben
Freelance animator and screencaster

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1 stars: 4 votes
2 stars: 6 votes
3 stars: 33 votes
4 stars: 134 votes
5 stars: 208 votes

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