Why is my character shuddering?

Question

My character won't stop shuddering/shaking. They have a full case of the jitters. I tried adjusting the smoothing, but it doesn't seem to have much of an effect. Does the problem lie with the camera on this old laptop?

Daniel McKittrick Ramirez · Accepted Answer

Sorry, my brain had switched off for the day and didn't think of doing that https://we.tl/t-9giKKi0aRS

Thanks for the file. At first, I wasn't able to reproduce your issue, but then I was able to find just the right amount of mesh distortion that would create this artifact.

We basically get a feedback loop when using LimbIK when you *don't* have independent legs. The best workaround I found was to set LimbIK to "Arms Only" since it works fine with the independent arms, then use fixed pins to stick the feet to the ground instead of LimbIK.

Alternatively, you can make the legs independent, though I really liked how the character moved with the fixed pins.

Really cute character! Nice work.

oksamurai · Answer

Studdering is usually either a lighting or rigging issue. Make sure you're close to the camera and well lit. If you are and it is still happening, it's possible something like lip sync jaw movement or non-independent parts are causing more movement than you might like.  If it persists, please post a screenshot, video, or File > Export > Puppet (.puppet file) here for more direct help.

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