Real-Time Animation with Adobe Character Animator: Animate characters in real time with webcam, microphone, and custom actions

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If you want to create real-time animations without breaking the bank, this informative guide is a must-have. It covers everything you need to know about Adobe Character Animator, which enables you to make business or entertainment videos easily.

Key Features

Enhance and polish character rigs
Create quick and effective animations for business or entertainment
Create triggers to customize your animated experience

Book Description

Adobe Character Animator enables non-animators to create videos quickly and easily, thanks to its user-friendly tools and easy rigging process. This guide walks you through the entire process, from importing a character created in Adobe Photoshop, to animating a sequence. The book includes multiple character rigs, background art, and Character Animator project files, as well as providing a start-to-finish guide to animating a scene in Character Animator.

You’ll begin by organizing and condensing a character file designed by another artist so that it’s ready for rigging and animation. You will then systematically rig the character and explore advanced behaviors and triggers to animate a complex scene. The book shows you how to take advantage of Adobe Character Animator’s best features to create interesting animations that captivate your viewers.

By the end of the book, you’ll be able to make professional-quality animations in Character Animator for any purpose you desire.

What you will learn

Assemble rigs in Photoshop for Character Animator
Add tags, handles, draggable limbs, swap sets, and physics effects
Use a webcam and microphone for lip-syncing, head turns, and other real-time actions
Work with multiple characters, scene layers, and audio files
Add loopable motions such as walk cycles
Record a short animation for export

Who this book is for

If you are a beginner in animation and want to create animated scenes quickly, then this book is perfect for you. It requires only basic computer knowledge and a webcam and microphone connected to your device. Although knowing the principles of animation or having experience with other animation software would be helpful, it is not necessarily required for following this guide.

Table of Contents

What You Need to Know Before Rigging and Animating
Comparing Adobe Character Animator to Other Animation Apps
Preparing a Character Rig in Photoshop
Importing and Tagging Your Character
Creating Control Handles and Behaviors
Physics, Behaviors, and Meshes
Assigning Mouths and Props with Triggers and Swap Sets
Refining Layers and Exploring Optional Rig Features
Working with Preset Actions
Animating a Simple Sequence
Rearranging, Polishing, and Enhancing Our Sequence
Exporting, Editing, and Sharing Your Character Animator Sequence
Additional Character Animator Tools and Features

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Packt Publishing (December 23, 2022)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 302 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1803246944
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1803246949
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.15 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 0.71 x 9.25 inches