Yep, I have to track a mask to resize and follow the clip so, yeah, I need to essentially key frame the mask which I can't do in PrPro. As for the rotating issue, it could be that I'm still on PP 2015. It's very solid on my machine so I'm afraid to upgrade.  ... View more

I tried both techniques. When I click to set each point, the mask rotates. It's super annoying. Anyway, my shot really requires rotoscoping which is beyond the capability of PrPro. I'll have to send it out to a Nuke or Fusion artist. ... View more

Thanks. Yes, creating a mask in PrPro is tedious. As for the pen tool, despite the fact that I've seen tutorials and spent hours (enough to read War and Peace several times) I cannot wrap my mind around the pen tool. The logic escapes me as there is no way to really control it no matter if I'm in PrPro, Photoshop, Illustrator or Aftereffects. In my experience, I don't know why the pen tool is even part to any Adobe program. They should replace it with a more modern, ergonomic tool optimized for modern computer platforms. ... View more

I have a wacom too but, like I stated in the previous reply, the pen tool really doesn't work for detailed, custom shapes. It's basically ok to create irregular squares or circle shapes but can't achieve any real detail beyond that. Meg the dog suggested I use a different approach in Photoshop so I will try the pencil tool to create my matte. ... View more

My issue with the pen tool is that it's a horrible tool. It's nearly impossible to control and manipulate to achieve a desired outcome. ... View more

I just checked. Shadow play doesn't appear to be running. Very strange. ... View more

I did install Experience but there is not an option to access the Shadow play. Like I said, I have an old card. Anyway, I'm using another program so this is no longer an issue on my end. Thanks ... View more

Thanks but I have a pretty old Nvidia card, a GeForce GTX 960 M that doesn't have the shadow play option so that isn't the issue.  ... View more

Hi, I'm thinking that Character Animate doesn't support my Nvidia GPU very well when it comes to syncing pre-recorded sound files. I found another program that does support my GPU so I'll stick with that for now and revisit CA when if comes out of Beta stage. ... View more

My computer didn't only crash, it went crazy randomly opening other programs willy nilly. At first I thought someone took control over my machine remotely. I had to do a hard shutdown. I ran a complete scan and found nothing. However, it is possible that a hacker got into my machine through CA. Anyway, I'm not going to risk my machine over unstable software.  I'm not sure if I am running Nvidea Experience. I am running Premiere Pro 2015 and it works on my system so I'm not going to change anything. I'm also on Windows 10 which may be less stable than Mac OS. Who knows. In any case, I'm done with Character Animator and will check it out again if and when it gets out of Beta.. ... View more

I resolved the issue but I've always had issues upgrading. Are you on a Mac or a PC? I use a Windows 10 machine and that could be a source of issues for me.m ... View more

I've always had issues working with projects created on previous versions of  Adobe software. Premiere Pro is a perfect example. Adobe often times doe not provide backwards compatibility so I'm learning to keep previous versions of software so I can work on older projects. ... View more

I know what the issue is. This was project I started in CC 2015 so I need to finish the work in that version of PS. ... View more

Thanks, I did try this but CA is not relevant for me anymore. I want to use an existing audio track to sync the mouth to but CA can't handle this as of yet (Attempting to do so crashes my computer). I suppose I can play the audio track into my microphone from a speaker but this is a pain. I Know CA is still in beta so I suspect the next release will allow importing audio.. Until then, it is a very limited tool. ... View more

Thanks, I do need to resize so AI is the tool. ... View more

I don't think it is an official CA Template. I was using the Face template I downloaded at Okay Samurai Puppets. ... View more

Thanks, Monika, Before I further trouble both of us by doing this, I'll try creating a new project. I've been using a character template that I downloaded and that could be one source of my problems. That and the fact that I still trying to wrap my mind around AI. ... View more

Hi, Yes I did see the How to Use Layers page and I had some success. However, not all the features work. For example, when I try this, Move an object to a different layer Select the object. Do one of the following: Click the name of the desired layer in the Layers panel. Then choose Object > Arrange > Send To Current Layer. Drag the selected-art indicator , located at the right of the layer in the Layers panel, to the layer you want. I don't see any of these options. For example, the "Send To Current Layer" option is grayed out so it is not an available feature. The blue selected-art indicator is nowhere to be found too. Perhaps I need more RAM. I have 8GB, which is enough for Premiere Pro and Aftereffects. Does AI require more RAM than that?  Additionally, I can only move a new object in sub group with my arrow keys/. Both my mouse and Wacom tablet can not do this task. ... View more

Thanks. I'm not a deep PS user but I do now know that it and AI are completely difference beasts. In any case, I suspect I need to take a AI course at my local community college someday. ... View more

H Monika, I am testing AI to create characters in Character Animator. Based on my experience, AI isn't really optimized to create characters/puppets for Animation. One issue is that I cannot create a new layer within a sub group. No matter what I do, new layers are always created in the top group layer so I have to drag it into the desired sub group layer. Then, when I create a new object, I cannot select it separately from the other objects in the sub group nor can I move or re-position the object/shape with my mouse. I have to use the arrow keys instead. To workaround this, I have to create an object outside the subgroup, manipulate it and then manually drag it into the desired sub group.  (It would be a great feature to add a "Send to layer" option) All of these limitations are annoying at best. My only interest in AI is to create characters for animation. However, I'm guessing that AI cannot support the many layers and sub layered groups that is needed to create and animate characters for Character Animator, (which is still in Beta). Knowing this now, I moved on to another platform more suitable for character creation and animation. ... View more

Thanks for the feedback. I don't think AI will work for my application because I'm creating sub groups in layers and AI, from my experience, doesn't behave well when creating images in sub groups. ... View more

My primary interest is creating characters to import into Character Animator. Scaling and re-purposing is not a major issue. ... View more

Many Thanks! All of these methods worked for me. I wish I could have found them in the tutorials but I got it now. And yes, the Pen tool is a difficult tool for novices to use.  ... View more

I want to create a half circle from a whole circle, but I found a workaround. I hand trace over a half circle image sample from the internet using the brush tool. It's a but clunky but it's the only way I know how to achieve this simple shape. ... View more