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From: Teddy Gage <teddygage@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:25:54 -0500
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Subject: Re: [AE] 2d character/puppet/Duik animation question
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also, I'd recommend baking in the duIK keyframes with a pre-render, once
you get the motion down. I find pre-comping or collapsing transformations
can lead to some glitches in the IK / expression chain

On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 1:21 PM, Teddy Gage <teddygage@gmail.com> wrote:

> what about precomping, making it a 3d layer and flipping it on the y-axis?
> You could also time-reverse keyframes on a 2d layer, then scale the
> object(s) / precomp to a negative Y-value to flip it
>
> On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 1:15 PM, scott.aelist <scott.aelist@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> I'm doing some simple cut-out style character animation with the Duik rig
>> script. I'm running into situations where the character is changing his
>> orientation to the camera.. facing left... then front, then turning and
>> walking right. How do people do these transitions? Do you just swap out
>> Right facing rig with Left facing rig? Or do you have all your body parts
>> as precomps and then time-remap them to switch between these perspectives?
>> I'm finding the rigging setup very time-consuming so i'm trying to find the
>> most efficient way to do this..
>> thanks
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Animator & Editor
> www.teddygage.com
> Brooklyn
>
>


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Animator & Editor
www.teddygage.com
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also, I&#39;d recommend baking in the duIK keyframes with a pre-render, onc=
e you get the motion down. I find pre-comping or collapsing transformations=
 can lead to some glitches in the IK / expression chain<br><br><div class=
=3D"gmail_quote">

On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 1:21 PM, Teddy Gage <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:teddygage@gmail.com">teddygage@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<b=
r><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:=
1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">

<div class=3D"HOEnZb"><div class=3D"h5">what about precomping, making it a =
3d layer and flipping it on the y-axis? You could also time-reverse keyfram=
es on a 2d layer, then scale the object(s) / precomp to a negative Y-value =
to flip it<br>

<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">

On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 1:15 PM, scott.aelist <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:scott.aelist@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">scott.aelist@gmail.com=
</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin=
:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">



I&#39;m doing some simple cut-out style character animation with the Duik r=
ig script. I&#39;m running into situations where the character is changing =
his orientation to the camera.. facing left... then front, then turning and=
 walking right. How do people do these transitions? Do you just swap out Ri=
ght facing rig with Left facing rig? Or do you have all your body parts as =
precomps and then time-remap them to switch between these perspectives? I&#=
39;m finding the rigging setup very time-consuming so i&#39;m trying to fin=
d the most efficient way to do this..<br>






thanks<br>
</blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br><span style=3D"color:rg=
b(0,0,0)">Animator &amp; Editor</span><br style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span =
style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)"><a href=3D"http://www.teddygage.com" target=3D"_=
blank">www.teddygage.com</a></span><br style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)">



<span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)">Brooklyn</span><br><br>
</div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br><span style=
=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)">Animator &amp; Editor</span><br style=3D"color:rgb(0,=
0,0)"><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)"><a href=3D"http://www.teddygage.com"=
 target=3D"_blank">www.teddygage.com</a></span><br style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0=
)">

<span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)">Brooklyn</span><br><br>

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