Intro to Adobe Character Animator & Live Performance Capture

An absolute beginner’s orientation to the software interface and performance capture engine. Learn how your webcam and microphone act as your primary animation tools to drive puppet face tracking, lip-syncing, and real-time triggers without manual keyframing.

The Character Animator Primer (Overview) · Self-paced · 2 published activities

What you will learn

• Configure your webcam and microphone calibration settings for high-accuracy face tracking.
• Map real-time performance mechanisms using your mouse, voice, and full-body webcam tracking.
• Navigate the 5 primary workspaces: Start, Rig, Record, Stream, and Control panels.
• Edit multiple recorded takes seamlessly directly within the performance timeline.

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Course activities

1. Video Lesson: Intro to Adobe Character Animator & Live Performance Capture
2. Knowledge Check: Character Animator Interface

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