Body Tracking (Adobe Character Animator)

Body tracking makes performance capture animation in Adobe Character Animator faster and more fun. In this tutorial, we'll start off by covering performance basics: where to stand in your webcam frame, how calibrating works, and the body behavior. Then we'll troubleshoot some common problems you might run into if your puppet isn't tracking correctly. Next we'll touch on how to record and edit a body tracked performance, before finishing with step-by-step details on how to rig your own characters for body tracking. Body tracking is a gamechanger for Character Animator and we're excited to see what you make with it!

0:00 Intro
2:20 Performing Basics
12:29 Troubleshooting
17:29 Recording & Editing
24:12 Rigging
43:40 Outro

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[DanEdenIsGone]

I've downloaded Character Animator, bought a web cam, made a puppet, and have successfully captured basic arm movements and dialogue, all in less than a week. I just want to say that Adobe Character Animator is a slam dunk, and your videos have been incredibly helpful.

[joshuarileymagic]

It's been about 5-6 years since I last used Character animator, this is a feature that I've been waiting for!

[GeneHamm]

I am so glad you added the body tracker countdown up to 20 seconds. Now you don't have to be The Road Runner to get into position. It will now work for us Wile E. Coyotes.

[Just-Dropping-Gems]

Thanks Dave! Really appreciate the work you & the Adobe Team put in this software.

[FourPeaksFilms]

So excited to dive back into Character Animator. Thank you for more videos!

[sgabrielle]

Thank you for being such a PHENOMENAL teacher, Dave!!! This is my favorite (and the most valuable) channel on YouTube!

[mibevan]

This is a good year for this program. I like to imagine that eventually they can find a way to track fingers at some point.

[inloggedsometimes]

Hallelujah! Just when I need something like this. You are doing an amazing work developing this software, and explaining the features for us. Thank you so much!

[kabylieindependante]

Man this is good ! Respect from north africa Kabylie !
My CH unfortunately stopped and expensive for me I want to cry 😢 I can't use the new features !!
Thanks lot.

[theresaplacestudio]

You and your team… made all my dreams come true at the ripe old age of 61! Thank you!

[NTuneLabs]

This is great. NOW, we just need CA for the iPad Pro.

[adntigger]

This was a really great tutorial. Both myself and my 9 year old (both with ADHD) were able to follow and understand you and retain the info. That's all a challenge for us, lol. We JUST got it and have learned so much from your videos and she's already made so much. She gets bored easily but your flow worked well enough to not allow for that. 10/10, so great it works for a 9 yr old with ADHD, lol. WELL DONE!

[standup_jokes]

Dave the man.

I just love your Adobe CH Animator explainers videos. Very helpful. I’m using Adobe a lot and your videos are perfect - cover everything and very easy to understand.

Thank you.

[gariplikanimasyon]

Thank you for everything Okay Samurai. Thanks to you, I started making my childhood dream animated series! respect and love.😍😎

[lpeducover]

You know this has great potential when you realize you stopped watching the real dave and start focusing on the humanoid blue cat because he feels alive and is fascinating to watch!

[bake.agency]

This is sik! So easy.. up & running in like 5 mins.. 24:12 Rigging

[techburstthecreativeotter]

Woah! I just spend most of yesterday binding keypresses to each triggers now I can also use this now that it's out of beta. Try this as soon as I get home.

[anupamagrawal]

Thanks a lot buddy, I was searching for how we can easily make animated videos without fully making animations manually, I really like the way you explain the things 👍

[graphcodetechnowladge]

Thank you Trainer, its long since i started following you am now better but still following you. i went off from your lessons but am back i never had the born tool. but i now have it. its working

[marcelodamm]

This video is so well done. Super to the point. And this feature is amazing. Congrats!