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Real-Time Animation with Adobe Character Animator

By : Chad Troftgruben
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Real-Time Animation with Adobe Character Animator

By: Chad Troftgruben

Overview of this book

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.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
1
Part 1: Preparing Character Art for Rigging
5
Part 2: Rigging Character Art for Animation
11
Part 3: Animating and Refining Your Scene

To get the most out of this book

It’s recommended you purchase a copy of Adobe Character Animator under a Pro license. This app is also included under the Adobe Creative Cloud subscription plan. We will also be using other apps within the Adobe Creative Cloud to help produce our animation. While you don’t need these apps to work with Character Animator, it is highly recommended for an optimal learning and production experience.

Software/hardware covered in the book

Operating system requirements

Character Animator v23.0

Windows or macOS

Photoshop v24.0

Windows or macOS

After Effects v23.0

Windows or macOS

Premiere Pro v23.0

Windows or macOS

Animate v23.0

Windows or macOS

Be sure to have a webcam and microphone plugged into your computer, as this is the primary way we will be interacting with Character Animator. It’s also recommended you have nice even lighting to get the best results. If you plan to do a full-body motion, be sure to have plenty of room.

The supporting files for this book are available at https://packt.link/GdFlZ.