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Express Animation on Desktop (Adobe Character Animator Tutorial)
Animate from Audio on Adobe Express has proven to be a fast and simple way to get an animated character - but is it possible to achieve the same speed with your own custom characters on the desktop version of Character Animator? In this tutorial we'll break down the exact setup that Express puppets have and show you a rapid workflow that will let you achieve similar results in your own animations.
0:00 Intro
0:54 Express Overview
3:13 Quick Recording Walkthrough
6:03 Poses Triggers and Replays Walkthrough
9:49 Setting Up Your Own Characters
15:34 Recording Poses
20:08 Outro
Check out Character Animator here:
Animate from audio: adobe.com/go/ax_animateaudio
Starter & Pro mode: www.adobe.com/products/character-animator.html
Get free puppets: adobe.com/go/chexamples (official adobe puppets) / okaysamurai.com/puppets/ (okay samurai puppets)
Check out the official forums: adobe.com/go/chfeedback
Share your creations on social media with #CharacterAnimator!
Subscribe on UA-cam: ua-cam.com/users/okaysamurai
Twitter: okaysamurai
Website: okaysamurai.com
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An Animated Approach To User Testing (Adobe Design Summit 2024)
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This is an internal animated talk I gave at the Adobe Design Summit 2024 about how we used frequent user testing to make the Animate From Audio quick action for Adobe Express. Check out Character Animator here: Animate from audio: adobe.com/go/ax_animateaudio Starter & Pro mode: www.adobe.com/products/character-animator.html Get free puppets: adobe.com/go/chexamples (official adobe puppets) / o...
Making Animated AI Character Shorts
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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 i...
What is Adobe Character Animator?
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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 performan...
Making Animated Characters with AI Art (Adobe Character Animator Tutorial)
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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 Adob...
2023 Adobe Character Animator Community Spotlight
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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...
Your Character Animator Questions Answered!
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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 UA-cam 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...
European Adventure 2023
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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!
Free Online Cartoon Maker (Adobe Express Tutorial)
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Free Online Cartoon Maker (Adobe Express Tutorial)
Editable Replays (Adobe Character Animator Tutorial)
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Editable Replays (Adobe Character Animator Tutorial)
Tears of the Kingdom In Real Life
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Tears of the Kingdom In Real Life
Kinda Funny Games Daily Animated
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Kinda Funny Games Daily Animated
New FREE Puppets! (Adobe Character Animator)
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New FREE Puppets! (Adobe Character Animator)
Cartoon Workflow Tips (Adobe Character Animator and After Effects Tutorial)
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Cartoon Workflow Tips (Adobe Character Animator and After Effects Tutorial)
Consoles: Snacks (Episode 3)
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Consoles: Snacks (Episode 3)
2022 Adobe Character Animator Community Spotlight
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2022 Adobe Character Animator Community Spotlight
Adobe Express x Character Animator: Animate from audio (Beta)
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Adobe Express x Character Animator: Animate from audio (Beta)
Motion Library (Adobe Character Animator Tutorial)
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Motion Library (Adobe Character Animator Tutorial)
Preview: Motion Library (Adobe Character Animator)
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Preview: Motion Library (Adobe Character Animator)
Coming Soon to Adobe Character Animator
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Coming Soon to Adobe Character Animator
Pivotal Moments: Adobe Design 2022
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Pivotal Moments: Adobe Design 2022
FREE Adobe Character Animator: Starter Mode
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FREE Adobe Character Animator: Starter Mode
Intro to Rigging (Adobe Character Animator)
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Intro to Rigging (Adobe Character Animator)
Preview: Auto-swap (Adobe Character Animator)
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Preview: Auto-swap (Adobe Character Animator)
Preview: Starter Mode (Adobe Character Animator)
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Preview: Starter Mode (Adobe Character Animator)
Intro To Adobe Character Animator
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Intro To Adobe Character Animator
Puppet Maker - Adobe Character Animator Tutorial
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Puppet Maker - Adobe Character Animator Tutorial
Transcript-based Lip Sync - Adobe Character Animator Tutorial
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Transcript-based Lip Sync - Adobe Character Animator Tutorial
Community Spotlight - November 2021 (Adobe Character Animator)
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Community Spotlight - November 2021 (Adobe Character Animator)
Body Tracking (Adobe Character Animator)
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Body Tracking (Adobe Character Animator)

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @thestrongmermaid
    @thestrongmermaid 10 годин тому

    Thank you for your videos! they are amazing. I want to ask you something regarding a comment you made in the beginning of the video. You said, "the puppets can be used Royalty free as you wish ". Hypothetiically, if i wanted to create a youtube channel and wanted to use one of these puppets in my videos, that would be fine correct. ? Are you able to direct me to where to find the Royalty free usage agreement in Adobe for these puppets,would there be something like that on the website.

  • @PeasantTale
    @PeasantTale 10 годин тому

    Thanks Dave! I’ve been loving Character Animator. Here’s some of my work I put together using the program! Thank you for all the tutorials over the years. ua-cam.com/video/nNarRZUjQT8/v-deo.htmlsi=I6Rm4VAju1gB4F1N

  • @Philltech0954
    @Philltech0954 11 годин тому

    Is their a way to upload my own design

  • @DigitalFleshTV
    @DigitalFleshTV День тому

    Thanks Dave I've been doing my shorts using desktop and the long way. I'll try and automate it properly now to improve my workflow with my next character update. Also are you hiring?

  • @caiomiranda5387
    @caiomiranda5387 День тому

    Hi Dave I like to play acoustic guitar and electric guitar in every cool music and I learn to play acoustic guitar and electric guitar in UA-cam video about acoustic guitar lesson and electric guitar lesson in some channels in UA-cam. My favorite instrument that I play is acoustic guitar, electric guitar and vocal.

  • @SEEINSIDE-te6od
    @SEEINSIDE-te6od День тому

    "Thank you so much for your amazing teaching! Your explanations are always clear, engaging, and easy to understand. You've made learning so much fun and accessible. I appreciate the time and effort you put into creating these videos. Keep up the fantastic work-you're making a huge difference for so many of us!"

  • @mohewukids
    @mohewukids День тому

    wow

  • @MiriamMatas-o1x
    @MiriamMatas-o1x 2 дні тому

    This video is great!! it's my first time animating a character for an app and your video was a life saver!!

  • @M2345M
    @M2345M 2 дні тому

    I wish I could edit/modify what they are wearing.

    • @okaysamurai
      @okaysamurai 2 дні тому

      Custom characters aren’t available for Express, but you can make your own characters in the desktop version of Character Animator: www.adobe.com/products/character-animator.html

  • @MsBougon
    @MsBougon 2 дні тому

    Hello !

  • @malcolmr8348
    @malcolmr8348 2 дні тому

    Just some product design feedback on the elbow bend behaviour, it would be nice to have auto hand swap when, the elbow bends past 180 degrees into the other direction, when your arm is bent outwards you're likely to see the open hand side of a hand, however if the arm bends inwards so the hand moves towards the torso, it is likely to display the back of the hand. This could then be set so, that any hand set you have you can have a front and back hand for each hand design so whenever a specific hand design is toggled and the hands are being moved around, the hand also faces the expected direction. this change is likely to occur at the elbo change point, and could be a trigger setting below auto arm bend.

  • @RainSoxx
    @RainSoxx 3 дні тому

    Oh, this is what I currently do, was hoping to get more speed up lol

  • @RedlightLLC
    @RedlightLLC 3 дні тому

    Very nice, I'll tune in tonight. ❤ thanks Okay Samurai!

  • @artwasemsr4950
    @artwasemsr4950 3 дні тому

    I downloaded it. I opened it. It only had Lessons as a Ch option. When I opened that it was empty. no puppets or triggers. No way to follow. i am using 2024 and see that this was created a few years ago. I guess I am SOL.

    • @okaysamurai
      @okaysamurai 3 дні тому

      I just opened the file and it worked for me. You need to get everything from the zip file, folders at all files, and open the cjproj file then.

  • @Deckard76
    @Deckard76 3 дні тому

    Fantastic! Going to practice this workflow at the weekend... thanks so much Dave!

  • @fomoscomicsandpopculture
    @fomoscomicsandpopculture 3 дні тому

    Yo, Dave! Fresh video ❤

  • @terronisaac2098
    @terronisaac2098 3 дні тому

    Just what I needed. We need a wahnto crank these out fast! Thank you!

  • @BazzokaJoke
    @BazzokaJoke 3 дні тому

    Great video. The

  • @levitabusman
    @levitabusman 3 дні тому

    Thank you so much!!! I have been waiting for this I’ve been animating long form content which takes a week, this is a game changer

  • @viv.1
    @viv.1 3 дні тому

    how to solve "waiting for camera" issue in character animator ?, while camera is properly working in all apps, also system is showing that character animator is using the camera please help

    • @okaysamurai
      @okaysamurai 3 дні тому

      Check the official forums, they have a ton of troubleshooting methods about this. community.adobe.com/t5/forums/searchpage/tab/message?advanced=false&allow_punctuation=false&q=waiting%20for%20camera

  • @CHIMUTI-CHEDARE
    @CHIMUTI-CHEDARE 3 дні тому

    thanks Sir, from Zimbabwe 🇿🇼

  • @jellic1971
    @jellic1971 3 дні тому

    If can use Firefly to change the appearance of a character that will be great!

  • @kabylieindependante4902
    @kabylieindependante4902 3 дні тому

    Thanks Dave from North Africa. This is awesome.

  • @joesquadcoptervideos2067
    @joesquadcoptervideos2067 3 дні тому

    Dave what the heck are you doing up at this hour uploading videos? Ha

    • @okaysamurai
      @okaysamurai 3 дні тому

      Ha - it was a scheduled release for midnight PST so I was indeed asleep when it launched. :)

    • @joesquadcoptervideos2067
      @joesquadcoptervideos2067 3 дні тому

      @@okaysamurai it all makes sense. I'm also on the east coast so it was 4am my time, so it was much later for me

  • @TedSandiford
    @TedSandiford 3 дні тому

    • @TedSandiford
      @TedSandiford 3 дні тому

      I commented first!!!! lol love this channel

  • @artwasemsr4950
    @artwasemsr4950 4 дні тому

    5 hours and 46 minutes later I finished it. Okay did take a few breaks. I believe 4 or 5 years from now I am going to be so good at this. Thanks for the lessons.

  • @Clark-LaChance
    @Clark-LaChance 4 дні тому

    Amazing! Trop cool! Thanks a lot 👍

  • @franciscojosepavoncarrillo9143
    @franciscojosepavoncarrillo9143 5 днів тому

    Where could I have an entire list of the layes I need to put like "+whatever" in order to rig automatically the puppet in Character animator??? I'm using Illustrator to create my puppet.

  • @Clark-LaChance
    @Clark-LaChance 5 днів тому

    Génial! Thank you! 🤩

  • @Disthron
    @Disthron 5 днів тому

    I'm not a big music guy but a ton of my favourite shows have been moved around from one streaming system to another and even disappearing completely.

    • @okaysamurai
      @okaysamurai 5 днів тому

      Yep, this is a crappy practice and I hope it changes in the future.

  • @Disthron
    @Disthron 5 днів тому

    So, I have my favourite games that I play at least once very couple of years... I don't want corporations taking away my ability to play my favourite games just because some licence ran out, or they decided they could save pennies on server costs!

    • @okaysamurai
      @okaysamurai 5 днів тому

      Agreed, and that's why I've ended up buying games like Forza Horizon 3 when I heard it was going to be delisted. I'm glad that Xbox has a dedicated game preservation team now, and I hope they'll make efforts to keep games live.

  • @Jyudah
    @Jyudah 5 днів тому

    Hello Samurai, how are you? Thanks a lot for the tutorials. It's help a lot. But i'm breaking my head about how outlines of my puppet in Illustrator can work cool in Character Animator. Do you can help, talking about this? Thanks!

    • @okaysamurai
      @okaysamurai 5 днів тому

      Hard to diagnose here, but I would try selecting the puppet in the project panel and making sure "Render as Vector" in the right properties is unchecked. If the problem persists, please upload a video or screenshot of your issue to adobe.com/go/chfeedback and we'll try to help you out.

    • @Jyudah
      @Jyudah 5 днів тому

      @@okaysamurai I will try. Thanks a lot!

  • @patrickzupanc1795
    @patrickzupanc1795 5 днів тому

    Cool video, thank you!

  • @RohitYadav-em4jf
    @RohitYadav-em4jf 5 днів тому

    Unfortunately you can only work with preloaded characters and scenarios.

    • @okaysamurai
      @okaysamurai 5 днів тому

      Correct, in the web tool. The desktop app lets you do whatever you want. www.adobe.com/products/character-animator.html

  • @v.p22709
    @v.p22709 6 днів тому

    Thank you so much!

  • @mM-sp4ui
    @mM-sp4ui 6 днів тому

    Hey dave, the backgrounds that are free to use on adobe character can you add touches to it?

  • @matthewbrown3130
    @matthewbrown3130 6 днів тому

    Not seeing jaw movement for Smile and Surprised? Do I have that right?

    • @okaysamurai
      @okaysamurai 5 днів тому

      I believe that's correct, they would default to whatever the neutral position is as all three of those are "silent" visemes.

  • @TheCreativiZt
    @TheCreativiZt 6 днів тому

    Great job sir! I look forward to the day when AI makes this video obsolete (no offense😄).

  • @JasmineMitchell-uo1dl
    @JasmineMitchell-uo1dl 6 днів тому

    I'm diving into learning how to create a cartoon, so that I can eventually create a series. I am a beginner in all of this, but I enjoy creating and have always been interested in something like this. Do you have a video that is beginner friendly?

    • @okaysamurai
      @okaysamurai 5 днів тому

      I think this playlist is the best place to start: ua-cam.com/play/PLq4LynfF_r14w2SwicfetcReq8Y0f_lg_.html

  • @Dan-vo5nl
    @Dan-vo5nl 7 днів тому

    Know this episode is kind of old, but it is still relevant. Thank you

  • @CHIMUTI-CHEDARE
    @CHIMUTI-CHEDARE 7 днів тому

    hello Sir, how to get the Staple tool in Adobe Character Animator 2022

    • @okaysamurai
      @okaysamurai 7 днів тому

      The staple tool has been replaced with auto attaching! See the latest rigging tutorial here: ua-cam.com/video/hK-DjtiPzRs/v-deo.htmlsi=Hwg3q-CuVfQ2Xtw1

    • @CHIMUTI-CHEDARE
      @CHIMUTI-CHEDARE 6 днів тому

      @@okaysamurai okay Sir thank you 👏👏👏

  • @ogajabezcomedy3114
    @ogajabezcomedy3114 8 днів тому

    Hi Okey Samurai is it possible to group puppets in adobe character animator to avoid confusions the same way we do group layers in adobe photoshop. Sometimes the puppets in the timeline are too much and very annoying

    • @okaysamurai
      @okaysamurai 8 днів тому

      You could do nested timelines, where you record a character performance in one timeline and then put that timeline into another. That's the only setup I can think of that could potentially clean stuff up.

  • @kohtlajarve8150
    @kohtlajarve8150 8 днів тому

    Great, vennas, suurepärane 🤜🏻🤛🏻

  • @siman2818
    @siman2818 8 днів тому

    I'm sorry bro but after download adobe character my character doesn't speak ther mothe not moving what is the solution please

    • @okaysamurai
      @okaysamurai 8 днів тому

      Are you seeing a green bar under the webcam? If not, the mic icon is either off or not working...check out your CH audio preferences like I show in this video or system preferences. This might help too: ua-cam.com/video/G9DkEIYJ2lo/v-deo.htmlsi=YK4lqVOr1_H9Su9o&t=93

  • @user-kf7jw9fj8j
    @user-kf7jw9fj8j 8 днів тому

    Hello! I need your help, I'm doing animation here, and I need characters, these are: Cat and Dog from the cartoon "CatDog" Nickelodeon.Please make me such characters for animation in this program, but the Cat and the Dog should not look like in the Nickelodeon cartoon, which are fused with each other, but separate from each other,that is, they should have legs like paws and a tail, and they should look like humans. You can look it up on Google yourself and write “Catdog with a tail” and that’s it,the main thing is that their heads also turn, like in the video you see the head of a blue man.If you have already made me the characters that I asked for, send me a comment with a link to the Google drive that should be my characters as I asked. I'm still waiting, I'll be glad! Good luck to you! 🍀🤞

    • @okaysamurai
      @okaysamurai 8 днів тому

      My fulltime job as a designer at Adobe prevents me from taking on outside freelance work, but we do have a great group of people who do freelance Character Animator work listed up on adobe.com/go/ch_examples_thirdparty_en. Hopefully you can find someone with a skillset / style / budget there that fits your needs!

    • @user-kf7jw9fj8j
      @user-kf7jw9fj8j 7 днів тому

      ​@@okaysamuraiWhy can't you make me Cat and Dog characters and a cartoon "Catdog" Nickelodeon But I went to the website of your groups of people, but the characters I wanted weren’t there, did you deceive me, or maybe you’ll make me the characters of the Cat and the Dog from the cartoon "Dog Cat" Nickelodeon, but with a tail and legs with paws that should look like, for example, Oggy that I wrote to you in the comments yesterday? Please do🥺! (I will be glad)

  • @marcusnery5006
    @marcusnery5006 9 днів тому

    I have learned SOOOOO MUCH from you!!! Thank you soooo much!!! hugs from Brazil! <3

  • @keithperry955
    @keithperry955 10 днів тому

    Your teaching skill is awesome, timing felt good, covering information for both Windows and Mac every time was above and beyond, I had no trouble following along, I hope you will continue to create these impressive videos. Subscribed and liked!

  • @Clark-LaChance
    @Clark-LaChance 10 днів тому

    Génial! Vraiment génial. Thank you so much. 👍👍👍 Any reason why my triggers do not get recorded on timeline with Record 2 Frame Take? They work and are armed as I test them but nothing happens (just the playhead seems to bug a little bit) when I record all of them at once on the timeline with Record 2 Frame Take 🤔 I have, for each trigger, to manually do the trigger and then press Record 2 Frame Take. But I have not the name of the trigger like you at the left. Any idea?

    • @okaysamurai
      @okaysamurai 10 днів тому

      Huh no, I'm not sure why this would happen. When something has a red dot and is armed it's looking for new data, so if the trigger changes its on/off state it should recognize that, unless another trigger or something is conflicting with it. If the problem persists, please upload a video or screenshot of your issue to adobe.com/go/chfeedback and we'll try to help you out.

    • @Clark-LaChance
      @Clark-LaChance 10 днів тому

      @@okaysamurai Thank you 😊

  • @SincerelyTracie
    @SincerelyTracie 10 днів тому

    Hi, anytime I say "Aa" the character making the "Oh" mouth. When I say Oh, I notice it does the Aa mouth and then an Oh mouth. Do you have any idea why that is and how I can fix it? I've been trying to figure this out all day :/ pls and thanks

    • @okaysamurai
      @okaysamurai 10 днів тому

      If that keeps happening I guess you could always switch the tags and have Aa as Oh artwork and vice-versa. And/or you can always fix them in post recording. For me if I say "Avacado" I clearly see the Ah at the beginning and "Soda" I see the Oh. If the problem persists, please upload a video or screenshot of your issue to adobe.com/go/chfeedback and we'll try to help you out.

  • @breannadouglas91
    @breannadouglas91 10 днів тому

    Can you import imvu chatacters?

    • @okaysamurai
      @okaysamurai 10 днів тому

      Not directly no. You would have to bring them into Photoshop and rig them, and it would only be a 2D character.