Okay SamuraiWhen I was first getting started in Character Animator, getting the mouths to work right was the hardest part of making my own custom creations. In this tutorial we'll walk through two free example mouth sets (in both Adobe Photoshop PSD and Illustrator AI versions), learning how mouths work in Character Animator and what you can do to get the best lip sync possible.
Creating Lip Sync Mouths (Adobe Character Animator Tutorial)Okay Samurai2021-04-26 | When I was first getting started in Character Animator, getting the mouths to work right was the hardest part of making my own custom creations. In this tutorial we'll walk through two free example mouth sets (in both Adobe Photoshop PSD and Illustrator AI versions), learning how mouths work in Character Animator and what you can do to get the best lip sync possible.
Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=okaysamurai Twitter: twitter.com/okaysamurai Website: http://okaysamurai.comMaking Animated AI Character ShortsOkay Samurai2024-04-22 | Want to create animated characters for social media videos? This tutorial walks through a process I recently took doing a 2-minute animation / live action hybrid piece. We'll start with creating character artwork with AI using Adobe Firefly, getting them ready for animation in Adobe Photoshop, recording their voices in Adobe Audition, rigging and animating in Adobe Character Animator, editing in Adobe Premiere Pro, and finally compositing in Adobe After Effects.
0:00 "Cookies" Animated Short 1:50 Intro 3:14 Generating Characters with Firefly 4:02 Preparing Artwork in Photoshop 7:12 Getting Started in Character Animator 8:37 Writing the Script 9:39 Recording Audio in Audition 13:30 Animating in Character Animator 20:56 Editing in Premiere Pro 23:17 Getting Started in After Effects 29:26 Motion Tracking in After Effects 36:46 Masking in After Effects 39:59 Outro
Scheming Weasel (faster version) by Kevin MacLeod http://incompetech.com Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: bit.ly/scheming-weasel Music promoted by Audio Library youtube.com/watch?v=2CapGaKMsWUAngel Vs. Devil: Cookies #adobefirefly #characteranimator #aftereffects #animationOkay Samurai2024-03-26 | Cameron faces a dilemma over eating cookies. 😈🍪😇
These characters were made via Adobe Firefly, then rigged in Photoshop, animated in Character Animator, edited in Premiere Pro, and composited in After Effects...tutorial coming soon!
Scheming Weasel (faster version) by Kevin MacLeod http://incompetech.com Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: bit.ly/scheming-weasel Music promoted by Audio Library youtube.com/watch?v=2CapGaKMsWUWhat is Adobe Character Animator?Okay Samurai2024-03-20 | Adobe Character Animator has three different ways you can interact with it, depending on your project's needs and budget, and in this video we walk through them all with you. Animate from audio is a free web-based option that lets you quickly make a character animation in minutes. Starter mode is a free mode in the desktop app with a streamlined interface, but additional controls like performance capture and a trigger library. Finally, Pro mode gives you the full professional experience, allowing you to create your own puppets, do full body tracking, and more.
Dreamy by Spiring / user-57630131 Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: bit.ly/3I3kovK Music promoted by Audio Library bit.ly/3I9iERn#Wednesday DIY Nevermore Valentines Day BoxOkay Samurai2024-02-12 | ...Palworld in Real LifeOkay Samurai2024-02-01 | #palworld #gaming #palworldgameMaking Animated Characters with AI Art (Adobe Character Animator Tutorial)Okay Samurai2024-01-18 | Adobe Firefly's text to image feature lets you generate imaginative characters and assets with AI. But what if you want to turn them into animated characters with performance capture and control over elements like arm movements, pupils, talking, and more? In this tutorial, we'll walk through the process of taking a static Adobe Firefly character and turning it into an animated puppet using Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator plus Character Animator.
Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=okaysamurai Twitter: twitter.com/okaysamurai Website: http://okaysamurai.com2023 Adobe Character Animator Community SpotlightOkay Samurai2023-12-21 | From bananas to goblins, from Santa to talking socks, and from Grandmas to Albert Einstein, the Adobe Character Animator community created some excellent work yet again this year. In this retrospective we take a look back at some of the team's favorite videos from 2023. And there are hundreds more - just search for #CharacterAnimator on social media and you'll always see the latest and greatest animations from all over the world. Thanks for a great year and looking forward to 2024!
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Floating by Alex-Productions / alexproductionsmusic Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: bit.ly/4a80ix1 Music promoted by Audio Library bit.ly/41gunqb –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– nothing by Rexlambo / rexlambo Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: bit.ly/41pDhC0 Music promoted by Audio Library bit.ly/46XIn9A ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Your Character Animator Questions Answered!Okay Samurai2023-11-06 | Can I make a hinged arm that doesn't warp at the elbow? How can you set up body turns? Can I do the same auto animation from Adobe Express in the desktop app? You all have been asking these questions and more in the YouTube comments section, so here's a more in depth look at some answers. Let me know if this is helpful and maybe we'll turn this into a recurring series!
0:00 Intro 0:24 Updating a missing artwork file location 1:54 Export a sprite sheet or GIF? 3:31 Hand swapping structure in Photoshop 6:01 How to make Body Turns 8:17 Auto animation in the desktop version? 11:30 Manual vs. triggered arm control 13:00 Why would you put blinks in a Lids group? 14:56 Making hinged arms with separate forearms and biceps 17:43 Outro
Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=okaysamurai Twitter: twitter.com/okaysamurai Website: http://okaysamurai.comEuropean Adventure 2023Okay Samurai2023-10-30 | This past July we spent an entire month in Europe, visiting Spain, Italy, France, and England. It was a great first introduction to Europe for the kids, mixing historical landmarks and museums with water slides and theme parks. And so…after sifting through 3K+ photos & videos, here are the final edited highlights!Adobe Express Caption Video!Okay Samurai2023-10-16 | Caption video is a new free tool for Adobe Express that lets you add, edit, and customize captions for your videos! –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Track: Common Ground — Jay Someday [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: bit.ly/48K6nz7 Free Download / Stream: alplus.io/common-ground ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Starfield in real life… #starfield #gamingOkay Samurai2023-10-02 | ...Free Online Cartoon Maker!Okay Samurai2023-08-29 | Make free cartoons in your web browser?!? Adobe Express now supports video transparency from Animate from Audio and the creative possibilities are endless! #adobeexpress #animation #animation2d #characteranimator #adobeFree Online Cartoon Maker (Adobe Express Tutorial)Okay Samurai2023-08-29 | Try Animate from Audio now: adobe.com/go/ax_animateaudio
Animate from Audio, our free web based animation tool, just got a lot better with direct integration into the Adobe Express editor. Now you can bring your characters into editor scenes with transparency, allowing you to composite multiple elements together, including text, videos, and even other characters! You can literally create your own cartoons for free with Express, and it's never been easier to get started.
Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=okaysamurai Twitter: twitter.com/okaysamurai Website: http://okaysamurai.comEditable Replays (Adobe Character Animator Tutorial)Okay Samurai2023-08-15 | New in Character Animator 2023 (v23.6)! Replays have always been one of the best ways to get a set of prepackaged animations ready to trigger for your characters, but updating them has always been near impossible. That changes today with the new "Edit Replay" option. Simply right click any replay and you can immediately edit it in a temporary scene & timeline. Save your changes and the Replay updates with any new recordings or edits you've made. If you're like me and use Replays for everything from eyebrows to arm movements, this is going to save you a ton of time!
Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=okaysamurai Twitter: twitter.com/okaysamurai Website: http://okaysamurai.comOkay x Cannibals x AIOkay Samurai2023-04-26 | ...Okay x Miley x AIOkay Samurai2023-04-18 | ...Avocado & BobaOkay Samurai2023-04-17 | Avocado workshops some jokes with Boba. Make your own cartoons with these free characters in Adobe Character Animator desktop or in the Animate from Audio quick action at adobe.com/go/ax_animateaudio ----- You & Me - Sakura Girl soundcloud.com/sakuragirl_official Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: bit.ly/3XxvkYE Music promoted by Audio Library youtube.com/watch?v=FNlGb0ygxys -----New FREE Puppets! (Adobe Character Animator)Okay Samurai2023-04-17 | From talking Boba Tea to hula dancing sharks, we've been busy adding a bunch of new puppets to the Character Animator example websites! In this video we'll walk through several of the newest characters, who are all completely free for you to download and use however you want. You'll find these characters as Puppet Maker style files, Starter mode characters, and even Animate from Audio characters on the web!
----- You & Me - Sakura Girl soundcloud.com/sakuragirl_official Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: bit.ly/3XxvkYE Music promoted by Audio Library youtube.com/watch?v=FNlGb0ygxys -----Cartoon Workflow Tips (Adobe Character Animator and After Effects Tutorial)Okay Samurai2023-01-19 | Consoles is a cartoon series I’ve been working on for several years now, and as I’ve made more episodes, I’ve discovered some new tips on using Character Animator and After Effects to get better end results with faster workflows. In this video I’ll walk through the top 10 tips I’ve been utilizing in my productions. I highly recommend watching the Complete Cartoon Workflow video at youtu.be/VhCKD5vl848 first, at it goes into more detail about each step of the process.
0:00 Intro 0:58 Environment interactions 2:23 Walking workaround 4:06 Automate things with puppets 6:16 Don’t over-rig extra characters 9:33 Masking shadows 11:00 Better performance with PNGs 14:56 Exaggerate big moments 16:25 Transitions & establishing shots 18:40 Lip sync transcript tips 21:41 Asset sizing & “megascenes” 27:03 Outro
The audio was mixed in Adobe Audition, the robots were drawn in Adobe Fresco and Photoshop, the animation was done using performance capture in Adobe Character Animator, and finally everything was edited and composited in Adobe After Effects.
Messeah by RoccoW soundcloud.com/roccow Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 Free Download / Stream: bit.ly/messeah Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/hTQ-aGPXQvI2022 Adobe Character Animator Community SpotlightOkay Samurai2022-12-12 | We're long overdue for a new Community Spotlight episode, so here's a 15 minute look at some of our favorite projects from the past year! Get inspired by creations like a rapping SpongeBob Squarepants, Tik Tok Japanese lessons, a two story Hocus Pocus house projection, live motion graphics experiments, and much more.
Interstellar by VDGL https://soundcloud.com/musicforall-61... Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/3AVO0rx Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/bv_HWQkiYCI
Bubbles Drifting In The Morning Breeze by Akosmo & Artificial.Music soundcloud.com/artificial-music soundcloud.com/akosmo Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download: http://bit.ly/3XCMeWh Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/rEcYks6yj00Character Chat: November 9, 2022Okay Samurai2022-11-09 | In this installment of Character Chat, Dave Werner and Dan Ramirez are joined by Emily Watts from thewattses.com, an expert user who has helped make many of our example puppets and worked on several broadcast shows using Character Animator. We'll take a look at the new Animate From Audio quick action on Adobe Express, and answer any questions you might have!
0:00 Intro 1:45 Emily's Character Animator work 26:40 Animate From Audio overview 34:45 Q&A 55:12 Outro
Animate from audio (Beta) is a free, fun, and fast way to create an animated character-driven video for social media or messages to friends and family. Choose a character, background (or upload your own), and size. Then record your voice or upload an audio file of your character's dialogue. Character Animator automatically renders the animation in the cloud, generating the head movements, lip sync, pupil darts, eyebrows, and arm gestures. Download your video and share it on Tik Tok, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, text, or wherever you want. Best of all, because it's a web-based tool, Animate from audio works on any desktop, laptop, phone, or tablet!
This is Character Animator's first collaboration with our friends at Adobe Express. Please try it out and give us your honest feedback using the web form after you download so we can keep making it better in the future! And please share your creations online using #animateaudio.
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– See you by Roa soundcloud.com/roa_music1031 Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: bit.ly/3eYlb6k Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/9fgg-nmJ8vc ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Motion Library (Adobe Character Animator Tutorial)Okay Samurai2022-10-18 | Motion Library allows you to choose from over 350 professional full body animations to add to your characters. Select from several expansive categories like Idle, Fight, Dance, Walk, and more. You can sequence and blend multiple motions together into one seamless performance. It's never been easier to bring your characters to life! Learn more and download free characters and scenes at adobe.com/go/ch_motionlibrary.
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Get Away by LiQWYD soundcloud.com/liqwyd Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: bit.ly/3DnBfbp Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/N8b9qtsg628 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Character Chat: September 28, 2022Okay Samurai2022-09-28 | We're back! In our second Character Chat, Dave Werner and Dan Ramirez will answer your questions and show off some tips and tricks for the Leader / Follower behavior. We run into some internet issues around 16 minutes in, so video and audio quality might be choppy for the middle part of the video.
0:00 Intro 10:14 Leader/Follower Tips With Dan 35:01 Chat Q&A
Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=okaysamurai Twitter: twitter.com/okaysamurai Website: http://okaysamurai.comPreview: Motion Library (Adobe Character Animator)Okay Samurai2022-08-12 | Motion Library allows you to easily add premade animated motions like fighting, dancing, and running to your characters. Choose from a collection of over 350 motions (courtesy of Mixamo) and watch your puppets come to life in new and exciting ways! In this video we’ll walk through the basics of how the new behavior works, how to record and blend multiple moves together, and how to rig your own puppets.
Up In My Jam (All Of A Sudden) by - Kubbi soundcloud.com/kubbi Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/tDexBj46oNIPivotal Moments: Adobe Design 2022Okay Samurai2022-07-13 | Adobe's internal design team has a series called "Pivotal Moments" where different employees share some of their life experiences along with the lessons they've learned. This is what I presented in the summer of 2022.
0:00 Intro 0:25 Teach For America 3:05 Okaydave 5:42 Royal Theater Academy
Sunset by Justhea soundcloud.com/justhea Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 Free Download / Stream: bit.ly/3Nladmf Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/C8hEVyvspzcFREE Adobe Character Animator: Starter ModeOkay Samurai2022-06-21 | Starter mode is a streamlined workflow letting anyone quickly create an animated character-driven video, completely for free. Pick a character or import your own, record a face and voice performance, add action and emotion triggers, and export out an MP4 video. If you have ever wanted to get into character animation but were scared off by the complexity of it, this is the perfect way to get started.
City Nights by Roa soundcloud.com/roa_music1031 Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: bit.ly/3xpL1GF Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/Y-5sw-D5zK4Intro to Rigging (Adobe Character Animator)Okay Samurai2022-05-20 | Rigging in Adobe Character Animator is the process of adding special animation information to an imported PSD (Adobe Photoshop) or AI (Adobe Illustrator) file. In this tutorial, we're going to walk through creating a character completely from scratch, learning how to set up your artwork and add things like tags, handles, behaviors, sticks, and more in Character Animator's Rig mode. You can follow along and create your own character, and by the end you should have a customized creation ready for your next animated project!
0:00 Intro 1:13 Photoshop vs. Illustrator 3:35 Artwork File Setup 7:40 Making the Head 9:46 Making the Body 18:17 Importing Your Character 21:15 Rigging Basics 26:08 Arm Rigging 33:55 Eye Rigging 42:14 Customizing Behaviors 47:35 Mouth Rigging 1:04:39 Independence 1:07:23 Inverse Kinematics 1:13:00 Triggers 1:31:05 15 Basic Rigs Walkthrough
Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=okaysamurai Twitter: twitter.com/okaysamurai Website: http://okaysamurai.comPreview: Auto-swap (Adobe Character Animator)Okay Samurai2022-04-04 | Auto-swap is a new feature in Adobe Character Animator Beta that allows you to specify what artwork shows at what position, allowing creators to merge the worlds of frame-by-frame animation and performance capture. In this video we'll walk through several examples of puppets using Auto-swap, as well as some instances of the new Leader/Follower behavior to pick up objects like a coffee cup or sword. Learn more at adobe.com/go/ch_autoswap.
0:00 Intro 2:38 Basic Rigging 8:23 Additional Examples 15:13 Outro
Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=okaysamurai Twitter: twitter.com/okaysamurai Website: http://okaysamurai.comPreview: Starter Mode (Adobe Character Animator)Okay Samurai2022-03-21 | Starter mode is a new feature in Adobe Character Animator that lets you create simple character animations for free. Select a puppet, start a recording (or import a dialogue audio file first), drag in some triggers to add extra emotion, and export out a final video. It's a great first step into the world of character animation, and is easy enough for users of all ages to create with. Learn more at: adobe.com/go/ch_startermode
0:00 Intro 2:23 Starter mode walkthrough 9:27 Outro
Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=okaysamurai Twitter: twitter.com/okaysamurai Website: http://okaysamurai.comIntro To Adobe Character AnimatorOkay Samurai2022-01-31 | Adobe Character Animator is a fun and accessible way to create performance capture animated characters. If you've never used it before, this is a great place to start. We'll begin by setting up your webcam and microphone and bringing in a basic character to control. Then we'll show a few different ways to control them, including your face, voice, mouse, and even your full body movements. We'll then run through a tour of some of the primary panels in the app, like the Project and Triggers panels. Next we'll record a short animation and learn how to edit multiple performances together or make tweaks to takes in the timeline. Finally, we'll export out a video and learn how to bring our creations into other video software like Premiere Pro and After Effects.
0:00 Intro 0:55 Basic Setup 3:18 Using Puppets 5:14 Controlling Your Puppet 7:09 Body Tracking 10:23 Workspaces 11:58 Project & History Panels 16:30 Triggers & Controls Panels 20:15 Timeline 22:42 Behaviors 27:33 Recording 37:26 Editing 41:54 Exporting A Video 43:07 Dynamic Link 46:26 Outro
Puppet Maker is the easiest, quickest, and most fun way to create a performance capture animated character in Adobe Character Animator. Select from 11 built in styles or download more online, and choose custom features like hair style, eye color, skin tone, and more — there are literally billions of possibilities. Once you're done, generate your puppet to create an optimized version ready to animate in your next video or livestream. And if you want to do anything more with it, you can easily open up your creation in Photoshop and make further edits. If you've always wanted to make your own animated character but were scared of the drawing or rigging process, Puppet Maker is for you.
0:00 Overview 1:13 Basic Setup 6:40 Customization walkthrough 12:24 Making additional edits 14:27 Adding extra puppets 16:30 Outro
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Lost by Alex-Productions https://soundcloud.com/alexproduction... Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: bit.ly/3c6aLML Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/GRmMCVTSn8A ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Transcript-based Lip Sync - Adobe Character Animator TutorialOkay Samurai2021-12-14 | Getting precise lip sync for animation has been traditionally difficult and time consuming. With Adobe Character Animator's transcript-based lip sync, you can now add your script by copying and pasting text or importing an .srt subtitle file to get the most accurate possible results. In this tutorial we'll walk through several methods of adding text to your audio files, as well as cover troubleshooting tips for any potential issues you might run into.
0:00 Intro 2:15 Transcript-based lip sync 6:00 Generating an .srt file from Premiere Pro 10:20 Troubleshooting 16:01 Outro
Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=okaysamurai Twitter: twitter.com/okaysamurai Website: http://okaysamurai.comCommunity Spotlight - November 2021 (Adobe Character Animator)Okay Samurai2021-11-18 | If you're looking to be inspired for your own work, or just want a look at what's possible with Character Animator, this latest Community Spotlight should do the job. In this episode we'll take a look at a window hologram, fighting scammers with animated characters, a Puppet Maker unicorn character creator, and much more!
Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=okaysamurai Twitter: twitter.com/okaysamurai Website: http://okaysamurai.comBody Tracking (Adobe Character Animator)Okay Samurai2021-10-26 | Body tracking makes performance capture animation in Adobe Character Animator faster and more fun. In this tutorial, we'll start off by covering performance basics: where to stand in your webcam frame, how calibrating works, and the body behavior. Then we'll troubleshoot some common problems you might run into if your puppet isn't tracking correctly. Next we'll touch on how to record and edit a body tracked performance, before finishing with step-by-step details on how to rig your own characters for body tracking. Body tracking is a gamechanger for Character Animator and we're excited to see what you make with it!
Visit the Body Tracker website, which includes the free example files seen in this video: adobe.com/go/ch_bodytracker
Track: Welcome To The Future - Vendredi [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: youtu.be/emstBwQ1nbs Free Download / Stream: alplus.io/welcome-futureBehaviors in Adobe Character AnimatorOkay Samurai2021-10-26 | Behaviors are what bring your puppets to life in Adobe Character Animator. The Lip Sync behavior tracks your voice, the Eye Gaze behavior tracks your pupil movements, and so on. In this overview video we'll quickly preview all of the currently available behaviors and give a brief example of what they do. Newly updated for 2022 including the Body and Head & Body Turner behaviors.
The audio was mixed in Adobe Audition, the robots were drawn in Adobe Fresco and Photoshop, the animation was done using performance capture in Adobe Character Animator, and finally everything was edited and composited in Adobe After Effects.
Messeah by RoccoW soundcloud.com/roccow Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 Free Download / Stream: bit.ly/messeah Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/hTQ-aGPXQvINew Beta Updates (Adobe Character Animator)Okay Samurai2021-09-20 | We've been putting in literally hundreds of improvements into Character Animator Beta. In this video, we'll walk through a few new features and a couple of improvements to old ones. We'll start with Transcript-Based Lip Sync, a way to add text to your audio file to make character lip sync more accurate. Then we'll show off Smart Replays, a condensed version of triggerable replays that makes them significantly easier to use in the timeline. Next we'll take a look at all the new stuff that has been added to Puppet Maker, including several new styles, faster speed, and a name field. And we'll finish with body tracker improvements like body turns and individual recording tracks. Please let us know what you think — your feedback will help make these features as good as they can possibly be!
0:00 Intro 1:09 Transcript-Based Lip Sync 7:39 Smart Replays 10:27 Puppet Maker 15:14 Body Tracking 18:38 Outro
Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=okaysamurai Twitter: twitter.com/okaysamurai Website: http://okaysamurai.comHow To Animate Your Head (Adobe Character Animator Tutorial)Okay Samurai2021-08-30 | I've been experimenting a lot with creating cartoon animated heads and adding them over top of my real life face. It's a unique technique that leads to a lot of fun creative possibilities. In this video I'll walk through some tips on how to optimize a head performance in Character Animator, and then show how to use motion tracking and color matching in After Effects to add it to a body.
0:00 Intro 1:27 Character Animator Setup 7:38 After Effects Motion Tracking 14:14 After Effects Color Matching 17:35 Outro (w/ surprise cameo)
Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=okaysamurai Twitter: twitter.com/okaysamurai Website: http://okaysamurai.comCommunity Spotlight - August 2021 (Adobe Character Animator)Okay Samurai2021-08-03 | With over 22 featured creations, this is the biggest Character Animator Community Spotlight ever! From a 90s platformer video game to 160+ daily animation experiments to a Cartoon Network deal, there are a lot of diverse ideas to get inspired by in this episode!
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Chasing Stars - Lesion X soundcloud.com/lesionxbeats Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: bit.ly/3yeSVkb Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/WvXJm9seiJM –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Deja Vu (Instrumental) by RYYZN soundcloud.com/ryyzn Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: bit.ly/36FzTY4 Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/OxbgFHSPvnI ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Preview: Puppet Maker (Adobe Character Animator)Okay Samurai2021-06-29 | Puppet Maker is a new fast and fun way to create Character Animator puppets. Select a style, choose your customizations like skin color or hair style, and generate an optimized puppet, ready for animation. You don't have to jump into Photoshop or Illustrator anymore to make a custom puppet!
In this video we'll walk through how Puppet Maker works and what you can expect for the future. Please visit our Puppet Maker website to learn how you can join the beta program, and help give us feedback to make the feature as good as it can be before the official release: adobe.com/go/ch_puppetmaker
0:00 Intro 2:00 Getting Started 2:52 Style 3:55 Customize 7:10 Play 8:35 Generating a Puppet 10:04 Making Puppet Maker Templates 12:45 Outro
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Misfits (Instrumental) by RYYZN soundcloud.com/ryyzn Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/-misfits Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/iSSp4TH7Lks ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Coming Soon To Adobe Character AnimatorOkay Samurai2021-06-21 | A quick sneak peek at something we've been working on. More info coming soon!
Juice by Roa soundcloud.com/roa_music1031 Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: bit.ly/3cCPtqF Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/AInGvnIhkrEPreview: Body Tracker (Adobe Character Animator)Okay Samurai2021-05-17 | Body tracking has been the number one feature request for Character Animator since we launched. After years of work behind closed doors, we're finally ready to reveal the latest collaboration between Adobe Sensei, Adobe Research, and the Character Animator team: realtime full body tracking. Using any standard webcam, track your body, arm, and leg movements to bring your characters to life in new and exciting ways.
In this video we'll walk through the basics of how body tracking works, from basic calibration to parameter tweaking to rigging tips. Please visit our body tracker website to learn how you can join the beta program, download free example files, and give us feedback to make the feature as good as it can be before the official release: adobe.com/go/ch_bodytracker
0:00 Intro 2:00 Body Tracking Basics 9:35 Body Tracking Tips & Tricks 12:02 Basic Body Tracking Rigging 13:47 Full Body Tracking 16:56 Full Body Tracking Rigging 18:26 Outro
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Where Are You by Di Young youtu.be/TiC7_167hQ0 Creative Commons Attribution license Free Download / Stream: bit.ly/3vxQozM Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/HhBRgt-JYu8 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Coming Soon To Adobe Character AnimatorOkay Samurai2021-05-10 | A quick sneak peek at something we've been working on for quite a while. More info (and dancing?) coming soon! UPDATE: It's out! See youtu.be/pCKMpTE4Cu8 for more info!