Can't record Puppet if it's not moving

[tonyb4835892]

Greetings all - I have been diligently following this amazing tutorial https://youtu.be/MUtRnMMOTmo 

But in the Performance Recording and Editing part https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUtRnMMOTmo&t=3021s when it says to record the puppet with the arms at rest, I can't get it to work.

It doesn't actually seem to record until something on the character is manually moved.

Sure I'm missing something. Under deadline of course. Any and all help appreciated.

Thank you.

[TheOriginalGC]

The first thing to check is if the appropriate Puppet Track Behaviors (below the camera) are "armed." If, for instance, you wish to record the face, click on the dot next to the behavior so that it is  bright red and recording. 

[tonyb4835892]

Somewhere I'm sure I've got something tagged wrong because I don't think the arms are being recognized. Maybe these screens will help? Thank you very much for your assistance.

[TheOriginalGC]

I'm not seeing anything unusual at first glance. Would it be possible to export and upload the puppet to something like Dropbox so we can get a closer look?

[tonyb4835892]

Yes. Is there something more private than this public board?

[tonyb4835892]

Got it. I wasn't running the camera - duh. All set. 

[tonyb4835892 · Accepted solution]

Nope. Wasn't the Camera - Got the answer from Okay Samurai the creator of the tutorial. Apparently you do have to move the arms to get the recordin to started.

"For the arms, the Dragger behavior will only record something if it senses a change in data. So if you just press record and don't move the arms from their initial position, nothing will record. Sometimes I move them just slightly a pixel or two if need be. But another way to do it is drag a pose, Timeline > Record 2 Frame Take, and extend and blend that take into others."