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Everyone can start animating now through live performance and triggerable poses and emotions.
Introducing Starter mode, a streamlined interface that focuses on performing, recording, and exporting characters. No need to be an expert rigger. No need to have a Creative Cloud subscription to use. Upgrade to Pro mode when you are ready.
We’re also introducing Quick Export. Easily generate a movie file of your animation. Quick Export takes the frustration and guesswork out of exporting. Just click the Quick Export button in the header bar, then click Export. Quick Export is available in both Starter mode and Pro mode (the existing, fully featured experience of Character Animator).
Creating a free Adobe account and installing the Beta build
Starter mode for Character Animator (Beta) can be used even if you do not have a Creative Cloud subscription. You still need to have an Adobe account. Also, note the system requirements, which are similar to the non-Beta version.
The following steps describe how to create a free Adobe account and download Character Animator (Beta). If you have an existing Adobe account, you can also use it with Starter mode.
Creating and exporting your first animation in Starter mode
A Finder (macOS) or Explorer (Windows) window opens showing the location of the exported MP4 file of your animation, ready to play and use in other apps.
Customizing app settings
Camera and tracking calibration
To select a camera to use for face and body tracking, click Camera and microphone settings (available only before recording a performance), then select the camera from the top list of available cameras.
To horizontally flip camera tracking (so tilting your head to the left causes the puppet to tilt to the right), uncheck the Mirror Camera Input option in that menu. By default, the camera tracks your motion like a mirror.
To calibrate face and body tracking, before starting a recording, look at the puppet centered in the scene, then click Calibrate. This will make sure the puppet is upright at its rest pose before starting, instead of tilted or skewed to the side.
Microphone
To select a microphone to use for lip sync, click Camera and microphone settings , choose Audio Settings, then select the microphone from the Default Input list. Alternatively, open app preferences by choosing the Edit > Preferences menu command (on Windows) or Character Animator (Beta) > Preferences menu command (on macOS).
Switching between Starter and Pro modes
If you want additional controls beyond what Starter mode provides, you can switch to Pro mode for the full capabilities of Character Animator. A project created in Starter mode can be opened in Pro mode.
Note: A project created in Pro mode cannot be opened in Starter mode.
To switch between Starter and Pro modes:
To upgrade from Starter to Pro mode (initially only for the United States during the Beta period):
The Undo and Redo buttons in the header bar are also available in Pro mode.
Known issues and limitations
Starter mode and Quick Export are still in development.
In the first public Beta version (v22.4.0.14), please note the following:
What we want to know
We want to hear about your experience with Starter mode and Quick Export:
Also, we’d love to see what you create with Starter mode. Share your animations on social media with the #CharacterAnimator hashtag.
Thank you! We’re looking forward to your feedback.
(Use this Beta forum thread to discuss Starter mode and Quick Export and share your feedback with the Character Animator team and other Beta users. If you encounter a bug, 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.)
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In the latest public Beta version (v22.4.0.25), please note the following:
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Just tried out starter mode and while I like the simple interface, it's clearly not meant to be used for live streaming, which makes me sad 😕 Is there a chance live streaming will be considered a valuable way of using Character Animator? To explain my reasons:
I started using Character Animator and absolutely love the easy rigging and usability of the whole app. Since I am an artist and a streamer, I was looking for a way to make a vtubing character with another app than Live2D, which is atm the most popular app for that, but I don't particularly like the animation style there and the rigging is just insanely difficult. CA seemed to be the perfect solution. But then I realized, if I made a puppet for another streamer, they wouldn't be able to use the puppet without subscribing for the full creative cloud, which is way too expensive if you just want to use CA for streaming.
Starter mode could solve this problem, but would need some ways of triggering behaviours live. I would love to help making CA more popular for streamers and vtubers, since I like may approaches better than in similar apps. Would be great to see features making it possible!
Functionalities I'd like to see:
- green screen bg color
- live trigger buttons
- ability to connect triggers to stream chat for live interactions
Regards, Megumi
Regards, Megumi