File type for characters

Hi Steve

Thanks for explaining more about your requirements.

If you have the Pipeline version then you can use the PSD Templates to create your characters and then send them to Cartoon Animator 4. Please see the basic tutorial below for help with this.

https://youtu.be/AIQ8ArWQiYc

If you want animated full bodied characters then you will need Cartoon Animator 4. However if you only want a talking head (with shoulders) then CrazyTalk 8 will be an easier and quicker to learn option. With CrazyTalk 8 you are not using sprite based characters, but instead you create a 2D or 3D talking character using a single photo or drawing. Note: CrazyTalk 8 does not support facial motion capture but does feature auto-motion and/or Face Puppet to create facial animation.

Regarding buying characters packs from the Marketplace, this will certainly be the best option if you are new to character creation or image editors in general. The character pack you linked to can be used with facial mocap so they will be ready to go from the outset.

Peter
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Peter (RL)	Peter (RL) Posted 5 Years Ago
Distinguished Member Group: Administrators Last Active: Last Year Posts: 23.1K, Visits: 36.6K	Hi Steve Thanks for explaining more about your requirements. If you have the Pipeline version then you can use the PSD Templates to create your characters and then send them to Cartoon Animator 4. Please see the basic tutorial below for help with this. https://youtu.be/AIQ8ArWQiYc If you want animated full bodied characters then you will need Cartoon Animator 4. However if you only want a talking head (with shoulders) then CrazyTalk 8 will be an easier and quicker to learn option. With CrazyTalk 8 you are not using sprite based characters, but instead you create a 2D or 3D talking character using a single photo or drawing. Note: CrazyTalk 8 does not support facial motion capture but does feature auto-motion and/or Face Puppet to create facial animation. Regarding buying characters packs from the Marketplace, this will certainly be the best option if you are new to character creation or image editors in general. The character pack you linked to can be used with facial mocap so they will be ready to go from the outset. Peter Forum Administrator www.reallusion.com

steve_567099	steve_567099 Posted 5 Years Ago
Senior Member Group: Forum Members Last Active: 5 Years Ago Posts: 9, Visits: 66	Hi I'm not an animator, I produce videos for my training and was really impressed with the Motion 2D and Face 3D tracker. I had a specific look I wanted for my characters so employed someone to produce them for me. He assured me he could produce good quality characters which I would then be able to animate via Face 3D Tracker so seemed ideal to me. He's now sent me files which are ai, jpg, png and psd but I cannot import them to CTA4 in order to start working wth them. They are greyed out when I try to do so indicating they are not the right file types. Have I simply got someone who doesn't know what they're doing or am I doing something incorrectly? Thanks in advance for your help.\ Steve character creation Face 3D Tracker file format import files motion capture

File type for characters

File type for characters

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