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How to Characterize a Character in MotionBuilder: Motion Capture Animation

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About How to Characterize a Character in MotionBuilder: Motion Capture Animation

Introduction

Why Characterization is Important

Positioning Character and Placing it in T-pose

Character Mapping

Finishing Characterization

How to Fix if Something Goes Wrong

Class Project

Final Thoughts

What You Will Learn?

  • In this class you’ll learn everything you need to know to successfully characterize your character in MotionBuilder..
  • The success of any mocap project in MotionBuilder depends on how well you Characerize your character. Every time you use a character in MotionBuilder it relies on the characterization in some way: remapping mocap with Actor and Character assets, animating with the Control Rig and Poses, simulations with Rag-doll..
  • In this class we’ll cover:.
  • I’ll cover all of these topics as I prepare character for editing phase. You’ll be able to watch and follow along as I show you every decision I make, and tell you my thoughts as I am doing so..
  • Get it wrong and you’ll not only affect the quality of your mocap data, but you’ll also find yourself spending more time fixing problems than you do animating..