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Real-Time Animation with Adobe Character Animator
Real-Time Animation with Adobe Character Animator

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

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Key benefits

  • Get the hang of enhancing and polishing character rigs
  • Create quick and effective animations for business or entertainment without having to delve into all the intricacies of the craft
  • Create triggers to customize your animated experience

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Adobe Character Animator is a power app for non-animators that provides easy rigging and easy-to- understand tools that enable you to create entertainment or business videos in no time. This guide to Character Animator gives you a comprehensive overview of the app, helping you learn the entire process—from importing a character designed in Adobe Photoshop to animating a sequence. Complete with background art, multiple character rigs and Character Animator project files, this book will show you how to animate a scene in Character Animator from start to finish. Starting with a character PSD from another artist, you’ll organize and condense the file to prepare it for rigging and animation. From there, you’ll systematically rig the character while exploring advanced behaviors and triggers to animate a complex scene that takes advantage of the app’s best features. By the end of this book, you’ll be able to create appealing animations in Character Animator for any purpose.

Who is this book for?

If you are a beginner in animation and looking to get up and running quickly by creating your own animated scenes, this is the book for you. With just basic computer knowledge and a webcam and microphone connected, you'll be able to follow along effectively. Although not a prerequisite, knowing the principles of animation or having any history with other animation software will be helpful.

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

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"Real-Time Animation with Adobe Character Animator" by Chad Troftgruben is like having a mentor at your side, guiding you through the ins and outs of creating real-time animations with Adobe Character Animator software. It's chock-full of tips and tricks that will make you a pro in no time, even if you're just starting out.Chad Troftgruben, an experienced animator, has a knack for breaking down complex concepts into simple, easy-to-understand terms. He covers everything from rigging and triggers to physics and performance, all with a witty and engaging writing style that makes learning a joy.But what really sets this book apart is its emphasis on real-time animation. Chad provides practical advice on creating "puppets" optimized for live broadcasts or recordings and how to streamline your workflow to maximize efficiency. He also includes numerous examples that show how the techniques and principles discussed in the book can be applied in real-world situations.Overall, "Real-Time Animation with Adobe Character Animator" is an indispensable resource for beginner animators. It's well-organized, easy to follow, and packed with helpful information to help you take your animations to the next level. Whether creating characters for a live stream or just for fun, this book will surely be a valuable asset in your toolkit.
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AWit82 Jan 28, 2023
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This book takes you through the complete animation process from the creation of your character in Photoshop, to rigging and animating the character in Character Animator, and finally how to composit and export your project using After Effects and Premiere. If you are new to any or all of those programs it's ok because he provides detailed directions on how to use each one in steps relative to your project.The book includes a Photoshop file not prepped for Character Animator and shows you how to organize and label it so Character Animator will interpret the file correctly. Once in Character Animator you then learn how to tag the parts of the character and add behaviors, physics, swap sets, and triggers. After that you are ready to begin animating your character using your microphone and webcam.I have been animating in Character Animator for a couple years and there are a few animation features not covered in this book, but because this book is geared towards beginners that's understandable. If you have a background in other animation programs like Animate or After Effects the Character Animator animation timeline works very similarly. However, I was not a rigging artist so I did learn a lot there.
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Tom Appaloosa Dec 31, 2022
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I returned this book as it has a lot of flaws in it which totally ruin the flow. The concept is very good but the structure is not put together very well. The lessons are not referred to viz-a-vie the chapters of the book. Some of the files have glaring errors like right leg assets mixed with left leg. Very off putting. Especially as it is pitched to beginners. I tried hard to follow this course but it does not flow very well. It feels like the author has not had himself or someone to go through the text matching up to whether the lessons follow. Not recommended until all the prblems are fixed.
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