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roberts87160414
roberts87160414
Inspiring
April 13, 2018
Question

Illustrator or Photoshop effects not showing in Character Animator Project

  • April 13, 2018
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I created an image in Illustrator and added an ocean ripple Illustrator effect.  This effect does not show up on my image in Character Animator.  I attempted to use a Photoshop Effect instead, but still no dice.  The blending options available in rig mode are limited.  Is there a way to make the effect show up?

Thank you

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roberts87160414
roberts87160414Author
Inspiring
April 25, 2018

Thank you.  I will certainly give that a try next time.  Probably would help with my files sizes as well.

M
Community Expert
mark@headTrixCommunity Expert
Community Expert
April 20, 2018

hi there,

You can merge the layer and the effects together which will then update in Character Animator. Or a smarter way to work would be to convert the layer and its effects into a Smart Object so they are merged together but still editable, then your effects should show up in Character Animator.

Hope that helps!

Cheers!
mark

headTrix, Inc. | Adobe Certified Training & Consulting
alank99101739
alank99101739
Legend
April 25, 2018

Hi headTrix​, do you know if that works with all CH unsupported Illustrator features (or which ones)?  Sounds like a very useful technique if so!

M
Community Expert
mark@headTrixCommunity Expert
Community Expert
April 26, 2018

Hi Alan,

I'm not sure if it works with all features.... but my ASSUMPTION would be YES..... since its then read as a flattened layer!

Hope that helps!

cheers!
mark

headTrix, Inc. | Adobe Certified Training & Consulting
roberts87160414
roberts87160414Author
Inspiring
April 14, 2018

Very helpful suggestions!  I will try layering an effect onto the recording via dynamic link.

alank99101739
alank99101739
Legend
April 14, 2018

Oh, if you share a video clip of what you want (what you did via illustrator) someone may be able to suggest a CH equivalent. Eg breathe behaviors might be able to be used to animate water up and down

    alank99101739
    alank99101739
    Legend
    April 14, 2018

    Not all features are supported. Character animator I think only works with static images.

    This is where after effects is often useful with character animator (or prem pro). Using dynamic linking or exporting a video with transparency (alpha channel) from CH you can use AE or PP to create the final scene. So other tools are used for dynamic parts of the scene that CH cannot support

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