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Animating in Adobe Character Animator (2018 Edition) (Udemy.com)

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

4.4
399 reviews

Created by: Chad Troftgruben

Last updated June 2023

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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

How it compares

Against the other 293 rated Udemy courses in Video Editing & Animation on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.4 out of 5higher than 40% of them
  • Reviews399#85 of 294 by number of reviews
  • Length3.2 hoursshorter than 58% of them
  • Last updatedJune 2023earlier than 52% of them

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Course Description

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! Become an animator with no prior knowledge!
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
Who this course is for:
  • Beginners who are looking to rig and animate a character in Adobe Character Animator
Read More Beginner Beginner Level product length iconTime: 3.2h

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Instructor Details

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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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4.4

399 ratings on Udemy

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By Jon Searfoss

This is a very good course. Chad is very clear and concise in his explanations. For those wondering though, this is not a course that shows you how to actually draw and create a character from scratch in Photoshop. You still need to know how to draw and create body parts using layers. So if you are a true beginner at drawing digital characters, you might want to take a class in digital character drawing first as well as a class in Photoshop or Illustrator, if you have no idea how to work with layers.

Hopefully Chad will do an update on using Characterizer, that is new in Character Animator CC since this course was created.

By Just Me

A great course for beginners, for those who are somewhat familiar with animation in general, or for those with a very general working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop. I found Chad to be humble, concerned about his students, and willing to admit when he did not know something. Some minor confusion with the naming of assets (right/left side relative to animated character versus right/left side relative to animator/viewer) results in the loss of half of a star. Excellent value, in my opinion, for the time invested in this course! Thanks very much Chad.

By Oghenekome Okwoho

GREATCOURSE

By Eddie Jaafari

So far the teaching style is fastpaced and intuitive to what order the steps should be taken in. His voice is also really great too!

By Sarah Mann

From someone who has encountered several problems trying to just jump into this software. I really appreciate how easy this course was to follow. I now feel like I can create my own show videos or ads.

By Steven Leblanc

Good information. Just what I was looking for.

By Dulcie Weaver

Learnt a lot!

By Timothy Auld

so far so good!

By Raissa Nugumanova

Great course, very detailed!

By John Nelson

As a CA beginner, I found this course very helpful in learning the building blocks of the software. Chad’s detailed and methodical approach taught the basics for CA and enabled me to start my first CA production. The focus in this course is puppet rigging and recording. It would be great to have a follow on course; it seems like Adobe is updating and improving CA constantly.

By Kumsal Ozgur

good

By Blair Wolf

So far it's looking useful for my intended purposes.

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  • Updated: icon June 2023
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