Uploaded November 2018 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Recording in Character Animator is as simple as pressing the red record button, but this tutorial digs a little deeper into the best techniques for recording and editing, such as arming & disarming behaviors, blending multiple performances together, and perfecting lip sync tracks.
0:00 Overview
1:03 Making Your First Recording
2:13 Recording & Blending Extra Takes
4:22 Recording Two Arms
5:23 Recording Triggers
6:29 Lip Sync / Viseme Editing
7:16 Passive Behaviors & Parameters
8:04 Work Area Bar
8:27 Playback & Recording Speed
8:46 Dynamic Link with After Effects & Premiere Pro
Download Character Animator: adobe.com/products/character-animator.html
Download free example projects and puppets: adobe.com/go/chexamples (official adobe pack) and okaysamurai.com/puppets (okay samurai puppet pack)
Check out the official forums: adobe.com/go/chfeedback
Share your creations on social media using #CharacterAnimator!
Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=okaysamurai
Twitter: twitter.com/okaysamurai
Website: okaysamurai.com
Music: Sandcastle by Declan DP Music soundcloud.com/declandp
Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Recording in Character Animator is as simple as pressing the red record button, but this tutorial digs a little deeper into the best techniques for recording and editing, such as arming & disarming behaviors, blending multiple performances together, and perfecting lip sync tracks.
0:00 Overview
1:03 Making Your First Recording
2:13 Recording & Blending Extra Takes
4:22 Recording Two Arms
5:23 Recording Triggers
6:29 Lip Sync / Viseme Editing
7:16 Passive Behaviors & Parameters
8:04 Work Area Bar
8:27 Playback & Recording Speed
8:46 Dynamic Link with After Effects & Premiere Pro
Download Character Animator: adobe.com/products/character-animator.html
Download free example projects and puppets: adobe.com/go/chexamples (official adobe pack) and okaysamurai.com/puppets (okay samurai puppet pack)
Check out the official forums: adobe.com/go/chfeedback
Share your creations on social media using #CharacterAnimator!
Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=okaysamurai
Twitter: twitter.com/okaysamurai
Website: okaysamurai.com
Music: Sandcastle by Declan DP Music soundcloud.com/declandp
Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/5qx6r1jfnBA
