In nuce: Adobe has released Character Animator version 23.0. Character Animator is a real-time tool for motion capturing and character animation. For example, the comedy series Our Cartoon President was realised with Character Animator. A mocap library has now been added (see below for details). Character Animator 23.0 was announced at the Adobe Max creative conference (Digital Production reported on 19 October this year). The software is available for Windows and Mac operating systems.
Motion Library (Adobe Character Animator Tutorial)
In toto: For the new version, a library with over 350 full-body mocap movements (including combat, dance and sports movements) has been installed. These movements can be customised using the timeline within the software. How the so-called motion library works is explained at helpx.adobe.com .
Click further: The corresponding release note provides information about Character Animator 23.0. A free trial version of the software is offered, the full version costs 61.95 euros per month – included in the Creative Cloud subscription. Further information can be found at adobe.com/en . In a video lasting almost half an hour, Adobe’s Senior Experience Designer Lead, Dave Werner (aka Okay Samurai), explains what the new Motion Library has to offer (see above).
