Animating in Adobe Character Animator (2018 Edition)

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Chad Troftgruben

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1 - Introduction

1 - What You Will Learn in this Course.mp4

02:34

2 - System Requirements for Character Animator.mp4

02:20

3 - Setting a Rest Pose.mp4

01:42

4 - Playing with the Sample Files.mp4

01:41

2 - Character Animator Updates and New Features

5 - UI and Interface Updates April 2019.mp4

03:47

6 - Turning Yourself into a Cartoon with Characterizer.mp4

07:02

3 - Preparing Your Character

7 - Designing Your Character.mp4

04:13

8 - 01-chad-start.psd.zip

8 - Combining and Streamlining Layers.mp4

05:55

9 - 02-chad-independent-groups.psd.zip

9 - Creating Independent Groups.mp4

05:43

10 - 03-Chad-Building-Eyes.psd.zip

10 - Assembling the Eyes.mp4

06:26

11 - 04-Chad-Building-brows.psd.zip

11 - Assembling the Eyebrows.mp4

04:28

4 - Rigging a Puppet in Character Animator

12 - 05-Chad-Ready.psd.zip

12 - 06-Chad-Character-Animator.zip

12 - Overview of the Rig Tab.mp4

07:29

13 - 07-Chad-Character-Animator.zip

13 - Exploring the Record Tab.mp4

05:17

14 - 08-Chad-Character-Animator.zip

14 - Tagging the Head and Mouth.mp4

10:29

15 - 09-Chad-Character-Animator.zip

15 - Placing Pins.mp4

04:56

16 - 10-Chad-Character-Animator.zip

16 - Adding Dragger Handles.mp4

06:37

17 - 11-Chad-Character-Animator.zip

17 - Rotating Limbs for Different Bends.mp4

04:20

18 - 12-Chad-Character-Animator.zip

18 - Refining Limbs with the Stick Tool.mp4

02:32

19 - 13-Chad-Character-Animator.zip

19 - 14-Chad-Hair-Grouped.psd.zip

19 - Adding Physics with Danglers.mp4

06:34

5 - Refining with Behaviors and Triggers

20 - 14-Chad-Character-Animator.zip

20 - Modifying Universal Behaviors.mp4

09:42

21 - 15-Chad-Character-Animator.zip

21 - Creating Layer Specific Behaviors.mp4

04:25

22 - 16-Chad-Character-Animator.zip

22 - Explanation of Meshes.mp4

04:23

23 - 17-Chad-Character-Animator.zip

23 - 17-Chad-with-Phone.psd.zip

23 - Creating Triggers.mp4

05:04

24 - 18-Chad-Character-Animator.zip

24 - Creating Swap Sets.mp4

04:42

6 - Other Rigging Tips

25 - 19-Chad-Character-Animator.zip

25 - 20-Chad-with-eyelids.psd.zip

25 - Adding Eyelids.mp4

05:15

26 - 20-Chad-Character-Animator.zip

26 - Designing a Character for Head Turns.mp4

06:35

27 - 21-Chad-Character-Animator.zip

27 - 21-Chad-with-head-turns.psd.zip

27 - Adding Breathe and Jaw Handles.mp4

08:40

28 - 22-Chad-Character-Animator.zip

28 - Creating a Walk Cycle.mp4

07:45

29 - 23-Chad-Character-Animator.zip

29 - Modifying a Walk Cycle.mp4

08:29

7 - Recording Your Animation

30 - 24-Chad-Character-Animator.zip

30 - Navigating the Timeline.mp4

08:01

31 - 25-Chad-Character-Animator.zip

31 - Auto Lip Syncing and Correcting.mp4

02:57

32 - 26-Chad-Character-Animator-2.zip

32 - AudioSample.wav.zip

32 - Auto Lip Syncing with External Audio.mp4

03:45

33 - 26-Chad-BW.psd.zip

33 - 27-Chad-Character-Animator.zip

33 - Working with Multiple Puppets and Scenes.mp4

10:14

33 - bg.zip

34 - 28-Chad-Character-Animator.zip

34 - Importing Image Sequences.mp4

03:06

34 - Smoke.zip

8 - Wrapping Up

35 - Exporting Animations.mp4

02:09

36 - Final Thoughts.mp4

00:57

Description

Learn how to animate characters using your video camera and microphone! No prior animation experience required!

What You'll 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 is this for?

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

What You Need to Know?

A subscription to Adobe Creative Cloud

A webcam for capturing facial motions

A microphone for capturing mouth pose data

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Description
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.
Who this course is for:
Beginners who are looking to rig and animate a character in Adobe Character Animator

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I have spent several years learning different kinds of software while freelancing personal and commercial projects. Along the way I have collected a bunch of useful knowledge that can be translated into engaging video tutorials. So while I continue to create zany animated adventures, I want to share with you what I have learned. I have worked for several companies over the years creating eLearning content. Some of these include: Smith Micro, Virtual Training Company, Packt Publishing, Train Simple and Pluralsight. My animation is freelance based and isn't as well known as my eLearning content. I have a few animation projects I currently have my hands in. In addition, I work for others who need animation assistance.

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