Character Animator (Beta)

Markers in a Character Animator scene appear in other applications using Dynamic Link. For example, when you drag a scene from Character Animator's Project panel into After Effects's Project panel, or export a scene to Adobe Media Encoder and render it as an .mp4 file then import that file into After Effects, those scene's markers appear as composition markers in After Effects.     Tip: If you make changes to the scene's markers in Character Animator, refresh the markers in After Effects by right-clicking above a composition marker and then choosing Update Markers From Source.   (Use this Beta forum thread to discuss this feature and share your feedback with the Character Animator team and other Beta users. If you encounter a bug while using this feature, let us know by posting a reply here or choosing "Report a bug" from the "Provide feedback" icon in the top-right corner of the app.)

Each audio track in a scene’s timeline has its own Volume setting (specified in decibels, dB) to control that track’s volume level independently.     Note: This volume setting affects Compute Lip Sync Take from Scene Audio (and similar audio input) operations.   (Use this Beta forum thread to discuss this feature and share your feedback with the Character Animator team and other Beta users. If you encounter a bug while using this feature, let us know by posting a reply here or choosing "Report a bug" from the "Provide feedback" icon in the top-right corner of the app.)

Like search filtering in the Project, Puppet, Properties, and Triggers panels, you can now filter the Timeline panel based on a search term. The search filter matches against names in the header area (left side) of the Timeline panel — track names and behavior and behavior parameter names for takes and keyframes.     Tip: When the Timeline panel has focus, press Command+F (macOS) or Ctrl+F (Windows) or click in the search field to start typing.   (Use this Beta forum thread to discuss this feature and share your feedback with the Character Animator team and other Beta users. If you encounter a bug while using this feature, let us know by posting a reply here or choosing "Report a bug" from the "Provide feedback" icon in the top-right corner of the app.)

Welcome to the Character Animator (Beta) community forum. Our public Beta is an opportunity for you to engage directly with product teams in the development of Character Animator. There’s no obligation: you can install one build one time, auto-update for a regular cadence of Beta builds, or never install Beta – whatever works for you.   If you are using Beta builds and want to provide feedback about features and fixes directly with the product development team, you can do so through this community forum. We invite you to become a part of the process to ensure we’re building the best tools possible and focusing on the details that matter most for your work. Thank you for your input!   More information about public Beta is available in the links on the right, including a detailed FAQ.   Note: Threads not specific to Beta releases, and applicable to all Character Animator releases, will be moved to the Character Animator  (not Beta) forums, so everyone can see them and

Beta builds include two icons in the top-right corner of the app — What's new in Beta and Provide feedback — to help you stay informed about the latest changes to the Beta and to send us bug reports and feature requests and interact with other Beta users.   When there are changes available since the last time you used a Beta build, a blue dot appears next to the Erlenmeyer flask. Click the flask to open the What's new dialog box.   The New changes view shows all changes to the Beta since the last time you opened the What's New dialog box. The current Beta build number appears in the top-right corner of the dialog box.   The All changes view shows all features currently in development, Miscellaneous changes, and Bug fixes. Some features might have a Discuss link (on the right side of the dialog box) that provides additional information about a feature and a place to discuss the feature with other Beta users.        The Rate features view l