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Character Animator

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  1. Character Animator User Guide
  2. Introduction
    1. What’s new in Adobe Character Animator
    2. Character Animator system requirements
    3. Release notes
    4. Adobe Character Animator overview
    5. Animate puppets using Starter mode
    6. Workspace basics
    7. Projects
    8. Keyboard shortcuts for Character Animator
    9. Known issues
  3. Creating and controlling puppets
    1. Prepare artwork
    2. Create puppet using Characterizer
    3. Create a puppet using Puppet Maker
    4. Create puppets from artwork
    5. Assemble puppets into scenes
    6. Switch artwork with Auto-swap
    7. Triggering and controlling puppets
  4. Rigging
    1. Using the Puppet panel
    2. Working with layers
    3. Mesh, attachments, and handles
    4. Identify rigging issues
  5. Behaviors
    1. Add tags and behaviors
    2. Behaviors in Character Animator
    3. Learn more about Behaviors
      1. Body: directly controlled
      2. Body: auto-animating
      3. Layer swapping
      4. Physical simulations
      5. Utility
  6. Recording and playback
    1. Record and Playback
    2. Refine a recorded performance
    3. Scene cameras
    4. Using Keyframes in Character Animator
  7. Export projects
    1. Export a scene or puppet
    2. Stream a scene live
    3. Tips and tricks for streaming

Use this guide to help you learn Character Animator’s features and accelerate your animation workflow.

Start at the beginning, visit each section individually, or connect with the Community to work your way through a project.
 

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Create puppets from artwork

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Behaviors in Character Animator

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Stream a scene live

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Export a scene or puppet

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Creating a basic face

Creating a basic face

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Creating eyes and eyebrows

Creating eyes and eyebrows

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Creating mouth shapes

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Creating a basic body

Creating a basic body

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