Character Animator is a program that brings a 2D character to life using webcam acting. Adobe Character Animator recognizes facial movements, records sound, and generates facial expressions. In this case, you can additionally control the character from the keyboard and mouse. Click Download Character Animator below to begin downloading Adobe Character Animator.Follow the onscreen instructions to sign-in and install. (Don't worry if you start on the free trial page.
When you're finished animating, select the scene in the Project panel and adjust the scene's duration in the Properties panel. You now have two options for bringing your character into Adobe After Effects:
- Use Dynamic Link: Launch After Effects. Drag the scene from the Project panel in Character Animator to the Project panel in After Effects and then right-click it and select New Comp from Selection. When you use Dynamic Link, any changes you make to the puppet in Character Animator will automatically update in After Effects.
- Export an image sequence: Choose File > Export > PNG Sequence and WAV and specify a name and location. This exports the video as a PNG sequence and the audio as a WAV file to use in After Effects. Now launch After Effects and choose File > Scripts > New Comp from Character Animator Recording.jsx. Select the first PNG file in the exported PNG sequence.
Adobe Animate Character Animation Editor
Go ahead and preview your scene. If you want to use the puppet in a composited scene, import a background from Adobe Stock or from a shared Creative Cloud Library.
- Use Dynamic Link: Launch After Effects. Drag the scene from the Project panel in Character Animator to the Project panel in After Effects and then right-click it and select New Comp from Selection. When you use Dynamic Link, any changes you make to the puppet in Character Animator will automatically update in After Effects.
- Export an image sequence: Choose File > Export > PNG Sequence and WAV and specify a name and location. This exports the video as a PNG sequence and the audio as a WAV file to use in After Effects. Now launch After Effects and choose File > Scripts > New Comp from Character Animator Recording.jsx. Select the first PNG file in the exported PNG sequence.
Adobe Animate Character Animation Editor
Go ahead and preview your scene. If you want to use the puppet in a composited scene, import a background from Adobe Stock or from a shared Creative Cloud Library.
