Learn to Make Animated Presentations with Avatars

Create professionally animated presentations & marketing videos by quickly animating comic and photo-realistic avatars.

Created byReallusion Inc

Last updated 9/2014

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What you'll learn

Users will be able to create comic and photo-realistic avatars
Create instant facial and body animations
Export animations by copy & pasting them as animated GIFS for use in PowerPoints, Keynote, Google Docs, Evernote or any other presentation tools

Course content

6 sections • 17 lectures • 4h 41m total length

Getting Started with CrazyTalk Animator 219:31
CrazyTalk Animator 2 is the teaching tool that we would like to introduce in this course. There is a free trial version that users are welcome to download in order to go through the entire course. Just to be clear, this course is not to promote sales of the software or content, but instead to show users that there are easy ways to create avatar animations for presentations. A student can certainly acquire the free download version and, depending on the time, complete this entire course without having to purchase anything.

Learners can visit the tool's landing page to learn more about its features and free download options.

Basic Timeline Editing29:39
Master basic timeline editing to animate scenes with props and keyframes. Link props to motion, adjust speed, and explore 3d motion and facial puppeteering basics.
Camera & 3D Viewer13:16
Explore camera controls in CrazyTalk Animator 2, including zoom, pan, rotate, and recording mode, then master the 3D viewer, keyframes, and perspective settings for engaging animated scenes.

Intro to Character Types8:58
Explore the differences between Jiwon and G-2 characters, their 3D motion capabilities, and how hybrid image-based and sprite-based characters use facial puppet and morphing tools for expressive animations.
Create a Talking Head from a 2D Photo22:06
Create a talking head avatar from a 2d photo by rigging a body and aligning anchor points. Remove backgrounds with the mask editor and add virtual eyes and teeth.
Personalize Your Own Comic Avatar17:22
Create and personalize comic avatars by using the character composer to blend sprite-based bodies with photo faces, then apply animations and customize colors.

Intro to Character Animation18:23
Auto Lip-sync17:47
Animate avatars with auto lip-sync using crazy talk animator, recording or importing audio, editing phonemes, adjusting expressiveness, and refining the timeline for image-based or sprite-based characters.
Basic Facial Puppeteering19:50
Explore facial puppeteering in CrazyTalk: use the puppet editor to craft subtle photorealistic or sprite-based facial animations, blending lip sync with mood-driven expressions from multiple face profiles.
Body Motion Puppeteering17:41
Master the body puppeteering panel in CrazyTalk Animator 2 to animate avatars with base motions, body-part controls, sliders, real-time adjustments, and timeline layering.

Capture PNG/AniGIF for Presentations17:17
Capture avatar animations for presentations by exporting transparent PNGs or animated GIFs to clipboard for pasting into PowerPoint or Keynote, adjust background color and image quality to fit slides.
Customize Presentation Templates19:09
Learn to customize presentation templates in the G2 power tools pack for CrazyTalk Animator by swapping characters, editing text and backgrounds, and exporting animated assets for PowerPoint or Keynote.
Create Animated Effects inside PowerPoint/Keynote20:20
Customize Animated Bulletpoints for PowerPoint9:44
Create Face Avatar for Keynote11:40
Create animated face avatars for keynote presentations using CrazyTalk Animator 2, turning a face photo into a talking character with facial animation, keyframes, and a transparent background.
Create and Share Animated Slides for Google DOC18:07
Create interactive animated slide banners in Google Docs by linking slides and embedding animated avatars with Crazy Talk Animator, export as GIF, and share across Google Drive and mobile devices.

Requirements

CrazyTalk Animator 2 software - TRIAL, STD, PRO or PIPELINE
Get CrazyTalk with a limited-time discount code "UdemyiC2019"

Description

This course will teach you how to create your own professionally animated avatars for use in presentations, marketing demos, explainer videos and others, through an easy to use and powerful teaching tool.

CrazyTalk Animator is a fully-featured animation tool designed for users to create professional marketing video, and for presenters to quickly add animated avatars and comic effects into PowerPoint, Keynote, Google Doc and other presentation software. With it's full editing capabilities users can easily design unique characters and specific motions, to later copy-and-paste to most web and office applications. Characters can also be added into marketing videos to effectively increase the exposure rate for your business.

There is a free trial version that users are welcome to download in order to go through the entire course. Just to be clear, this course is not to promote sales of the software or content, but instead to show users that there are easy ways to create avatar animations for presentations.

Who this course is for:

This course is designed for ANYONE regardless of their age, artistic or animation experience.
Teachers, Students, Professionals and Business Owners are the ones that can benefit the most from this course.

Learn to Make Animated Presentations with Avatars

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Introduction to Teaching Tool - CrazyTalk Animator 21 lecture • 20min

Production Environment2 lectures • 43min

Character Creation3 lectures • 48min

Generate Face & Body Animations4 lectures • 1hr 14min

Apply Animations to Presentation Tools6 lectures • 1hr 36min

Learn how to acquire your Reallusion Certficate1 lecture • 1min

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