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Character Animation Plug In?
Looking for that magic button…
I have a stick figure, literally.
This guy is basically a pole with a head (a raster image). I need to move him around like he is dancing. I have tried bending
and warping him but it’s pretty lame. Does anyone know of a plug in that will help me out in some way? (with mo cap keyframes would certainly be ideal) Possibly allow me to distort the ‘pole’ with bezier curves like a line in illustrator? Or any other kind of suggestions (other than learning character animation for real) I need a quick way to do this piece. Anyone want to take a shot at this I’d be happy to get the help, but it’s gotta be today.Thanks
Brian
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If you have CS3 you might look into the Puppet tool as an option. You can keyframe something like a walk cycle (or a dance cycle in your case) on the pins and then
loopOut()the animation to have it loop continuously.The Puppet tool can be a little weird at first, but it’s a valuable tool in CS3. So if you have the time (which it sounds like you don’t) I recommend you jump in and learn to swim =)
Darby Edelen
Designer
Left Coast Digital
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Dan’s tut, “Inverse Kinetics Redux”,
https://www.motionscript.com/design-guide/ik.html
is the closest thing to a magic bullet, IT IS MAGIC once you get it setup, but that is not an instantaneous thing. But complete submersion in his setup would make you a dancing whiz is less than 24 hours, so I guess that qualifies in “it has to be today”.
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Why do people wait until the last minute before asking for help?
Surely, it’s not a matter of pride?
I’d much rather seek help early, finish the project, then take pride in the finished product.
Let’s face it, missing a deadline is nothing to be proud of.
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Thanks everyone!
I had given the project to someone over the weekend that didn’t do a good job so now I’m kinda stuck…
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