Introduction to Animation Mixer in XSI
Learn animation techniques that offer greater control and a complete overview of using the Animation Mixer for intuitive non-linear animation within XSI. Software required: XSI 6.0 and up.
What you'll learn
Learn animation techniques that offer greater control and a complete overview of using the Animation Mixer for intuitive non-linear animation within XSI. Contains over 2.5 hours of project-based training and new ways to edit, combine, and re-purpose various types of animation data from keyframes to expressions and constraints to motion capture files. Popular highlights include the Animation Mixer overview, modifying function curves in animation clips, non-destructive animation workflow, importing and exporting animation clips, clip effect statements, compound clips, integrating motion capture data, MOTOR overview, animation layers, warping animation, working with poses, equalizing clips, cycling clips, clip transitions, freezing clips, utilizing static poses, and understanding non-linear animation. Software required: XSI 6.0 and up.
Table of contents
- General Clip Properties 12m
- Modifying Function Curves' Animation Clips 8m
- Clip Effect Statements 11m
- Freezing Clips to a New Source and Applying Actions 7m
- Importing and Exporting Clips 5m
- Importing Clips to Unique Characters 6m
- Trimming Clips and Blending Between Clips 12m
- Setting up Automatic Transitions 4m
- The Bridge Transition Tool 9m
- Working with Compound Clips 6m
- Using Timewarps to Non-destructively Control a Clip's Speed 9m
- Utilizing Static Poses 12m
- Equalizing Clips to Enhance Animation 8m
- Exploring Softimage's Powerful and Efficient Animation Layering Tool 11m
- Using Animation Layers to Tweak Motion Capture Data 10m
- Working with Motion Capture Data in the Mixer 9m
- Bonus: Building Crowds Derived from One Clip 4m
About the author
Delano works avidly as an animation author at Pluralsight. Starting his career at animation studios like Shilo, Delano has developed a strong passion for his talents. His animation and rigging background help him teach and create some of the most-watched training on Pluralsight. A few of his favorite projects that he has contributed to include: Character Interaction in Maya and in Softimage, Rigging the Human Face in Maya, Rigging Sea Creatures in Maya, and Rigging and Animating Transforming... more