Character Animator

I am currently creating my first character puppet, and I'm trying to figure out some physics for its hair. It is current separated into two layers (one with the part infront of the head and one behind) but cant seem to figure out how to connect the two. Is it possible to have multiple anchor points on one layer or object

So I created this octopus puppet and I wanted it to spurt out ink when triggered by a key. It consists of 10 layers so I added the cycle layers in Character Animator but when I trigger it the head disappears. What can be done to avoid this? I want both the puppet and the ink to be seen.

I'm creating a puppet using the 'Blank' character in illustrator. It was auto saving the changes in Ch but then stopped ... how can I get it to auto save again? I make changes in illustrator but Ch isn't updating anymore.  

HELLO!have tried to make this dog talk and turn his head. We used the blank.psd template. PLEASE help us! have tried almost a year soon! it sometimes moves the mouth, and sometimes the eyes, but mostly is headturn and correct lipsync not working..

After updating to 25.0 the app now only installs in Korean.I'm on a Macbook Pro 2018 13" and MacOS Sequoia 15.0.1.After updating and opening the app I found it was all in Korean language and not in English as it has always been until now. I live in Korea, however I'm Swedish so my Creative Cloud/Adobe interafaces and OS language are in Swedish and I have my default app installation language set to English as it is the most convenient language to use as I frequently look up tutorials online. I have tried reinstalling the app twice after rebooting my computer but it still installs in Korean. I have no idea what the source of this problem is as all my other Adobe apps updated to the 2025 version just fine and are still installed in English. Something with the localization settings must have been messed up in the new update? I do speak Korean, but it still impacts my workflow quite a bit.

HelloI'm working on a storytelling presentation and would like to include animations. I'm introducing a character, George, who is a developer, and I want to bring him to life with some animation.Could you recommend the best or simplest solution to create animations that I can integrate into PowerPoint? I'm looking for something engaging but easy to implement.I have creative cloudThanks in advance for your help!

I'm getting an error saying "install Media Encoder" when I try to export from Character Animator to Media Encoder so I can use transparant backgrounds.  All of my apps are updated to the latest version and yes, I have Media Encoder on my Mac Computer.  I need a fix ASAP!! 

I set up my audio interface(UA Apollo twin) and it records audio just fine, but there is no mouth movement in realtime or on playback, but on playback I can see and hear the audio recorded track underneath, just no mouth movement on my character. Did I miss something?

There is a bug with the calibrate and activate body tracker functions.  If I press the body tracker camera icon I'm instructed to look at the panel and press calibrate.  When I do it turns off the camera.  I tried pressing calibrate first which turns on the camera, but it won't calibrate.  I tried Calibrate - camara/tracker - calibrate and its still turns off the camera.  I've already restarted my computer and this is the latest 2025 version confirmed.  Mac OS, latest version.  

i cant download the Character animator. I click the button to instal and nothing happens?

When I stream I want my character to do bouncing effects when I talk (kinda like a pngtuber avatar).  I tend to move quite a lot when streaming and don't want my character to be moving when I am moving but want some kind of movement (like a pngtuber bounce effect) when I am talking.  I have difficulty sitting still.  If that makes sense. Thank You

I see many aging articles on the internet, but nothing that explains how to use the rigging system, how to create the motion in between frames, or even how to hook this into a separate audio system besides the microphone. I wanted to expound upon my drawing ability, but this platform seems mighty but underdocumented. Can anyone point me in the right direction for a tutorial?

I'd appreciate any and all help in troubleshooting this issue that has been taking me days trying to fix. Basically, when I start recording, the playhead keeps stopping and going and recording choppingly. It is almost like it is being buffered, but that doesn't quiet make sense. I have the same problem with Adobe Audition. I did not have any issues until after I downloaded the 25th versions. Strangely, I have another computer on which I am running these same application versions and no problem there. Please help!

Are there any sites that will make puppets and rig them 

I have installed and uninstalled Ch and opened local files and I'm still getting the same errors as if I was opening Cloud files. The errors also occur when opening any example files from the Welcome Screen and my relocated local files. Errors below: 

I created a puppet from artwork in Illustrator and saved it as a .ai file. I am using Illustrator cc vs. 29.0 and Adobe Character cc vs 25.0 both updated 4 days ago.  When I try to import there are NO .ai files in my file, but if I open it in Explorer the .ai file is in Explorer. I am new to Character Animator, but not new to either animation or editing. This is the first puppet that I am trying to import. Where is the incompatibility between the two programs? I am not using the 2020 version and would hope that the bug would have been fixed by now. I am also using the pro version and no free versions of either program. I am quite frustrated right now, so any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I have been very thorough in creating the puppet in Illustrator with all the layers and following the guide exactly. I am on Windows 11, as I said, I am using CC version 29.0 and CC 25.0 of Character Animator. I have tried File - import - chose file on a computer - and there are no AI

I’m trying to open Adobe Character Animator, but I’m getting an error like this. I’ve updated the drivers, but the result hasn’t changed. How can I solve this problem?

Character walks funny. Is the rigging the problem? I attached video for your consideration.

Hi there !  I've been using Character Animator for a year and a half, animated over 150 Youtube shorts and more than an hour and a half of full animation via Character Animator. With all that time spent on Ch, I now know how to proceed whenever I want a new character to be rigged, and that implies changing a few parameters on the properties panel each time I import a new one. For instance, I don't like the "Head Scale Strenght" nor the "Parallax Streght".I don't use the Eye Gaze behaviour via the camera, but only through the keyboard arrows.Same goes for some other behaviour : I change the "Bend Strenght" down to 60% on the Limb IK behaviour, and always put the "Strenght" of the walk behaviour down to 70%. I could be fine with doing these modifications each time if I had very few characters I need to rig for every new projects, but since I have a lot of them (more than 1500 .ai files on my computer), it is really time consuming. Is there any way to change the d

Instalei a versão gratuita do Character Animator mas não arranca/abre. Dá erro (0x0000142)Alguém me pode ajudar o que preciso fazer para corrigir este erro?Obrigado.

yeni projenin bir kısmı bulunmuyor. 

I have an issue that has never happened before. I have a puppet that I have been working with. I have made 4 about half hour videos with it. Now, I am trying to make another one and the arms don't move ONLY when I press record. Here is what it looks like when I am just testing, not recording, and it is fine: https://www.screencast.com/t/r7oiI8JG  And here is how it is acting after I press record: https://www.screencast.com/t/pmtK9w1lf  Did they do some kind of update or something???? 

Hi guys !  I'm here to share an issue that can be fixed quite easily if animators know how to identify it, but for beginners, it could be quite disorienting. I uploaded several screenshots of an obvious fake paycheck, the first one on character animator if the rasterized puppet, the second is the layer as I built it with the text, shapes and rasterized layers on psd. As you can see, some shapes (systematically lines drawn via the pen tool) aren't showing up. The third screenshot is the psd file in the details and the last one is only the shapes that aren't showing up. I can provide you with that specific file if you want to go further into the analysis. As I said, it's definitely not a problem once you get to know that bug, but I think it's better to let you guys so it can be fixed and new comers to CA don't have to deal with that issue ! Have a great week ! PS : The details asked by the forum : - CA 2024- MacBook Air 2021 16GB

After I got the 2024 update, it seems my Transform tool has disappeared meaning it is non-existant, it is no longer showing in my puppets behaviors/ properties panel.

    Trying to record a walk  but cant because the audio isnt working I cant record anything. Help