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Introduction To 3D Character Animation In Unreal Engine 4

Release date:2020, February

Author:Michael Ricks

Skill level:Beginner

Language:English

Exercise files:Yes

What You Will Learn In This Course

In this course we will cover the steps on how to animate your character in Unreal Engine 4. This is a project based course, and I’ve designed it to be really, really fun! All the scene files you will need are included in the course. You will get the Exile Alien character along with 28 motion-capture animations that work with him. You’re going to love how easy it is – you just drag and drop your character in the scene and it’s ready to go!

We’re also going to cover lighting, physically based materials, camera movement and much more. Best of all it’s FUN!

DAZ Studio Export

We will cover how to prepare your DAZ Genesis character for export and animation. There are certain steps that need to be taken in order for the character to be able to accept motion-capture animations in Mixamo and then imported into Unreal Engine.

Mixamo

(Note: Even though Mixamo discontinued direct support for Unreal Engine, this method works by exporting standard FBX from Mixamo to UE4.)

Next, we’ll upload your character into Adobe Mixamo and add motion-capture animations. Mixamo is a ton of fun, and super easy to use as you’ll see. There are literally thousands of animations in Mixamo, and all you have to do is click on the animated preview and it will be applied to your character. So you’re basically auditioning your character using different animations. You can adjust the speed of the animation, and adjust things like the arm spacing as well. Your character won’t have his materials or textures applied – we will do that over in Unreal Engine 4.

Unreal Engine 4 – Drag and Drop Animation

Inside of Unreal Engine 4 we will have some fun with the Mixamo animations you applied to your character. All you have to do is select your character and drag him into your scene. Hit play, and the animation begins, being rendered in real-time!

An Army of Animated Aliens

Inside the course, there are 28 animated aliens, ready for you to drag and drop into your Unreal Engine scene for instant animations! In no time at all, you’ll have your aliens fighting, jumping, running, or falling. You’ll have enough animations to make some really awesome movie scenes!

Unreal Engine 4 Sequencer

Next up is the Unreal Engine Sequencer, which is very similar to a non-linear editor. We will set up your scene, complete with spaceship interior, Exile alien characters, lights, smoke effects and cameras and get it ready for animation. Sequencer makes it really fun to get your scene set up and feels very similar to being on a real movie set. In fact, I’ve found that’s the best way to think about it – like you’re in the real world. Unreal Engine’s lighting system behaves like real world lights, so it’s very responsive and intuitive, as you will see.

Exporting your video file – and rendering in near real time!

Now we will export your movie in high-definition… in near real time! No longer does it take hours or days to render a single frame! This is a real game changer! Imagine being able to setup, animate and then render 1 minute of finished animation per day…it would be entirely possible to complete a 2 hour feature film in 120 days! Unreal Engine 4 has provided the tools to make this possible some day.

HitFilm3 Express

We will then take our rendered video file and bring it into HitFilm Express, or your favorite video editing program. There we will add color grading, music, sound effects and fine tune our edits to prepare our scene for final output.

Your finished High-Definition Scene

By the end of the course you will have completed your own animation scene from beginning to end and have a good understanding of Unreal Engine’s animation workflow.

Enroll Now

Go ahead and click on the enroll now button to get immediate access to your scene files and get started right away!

To recap, you’ll get:

The Exile Alien Character along with 28 motion-capture animations

The complete Unreal Engine 4 project with all assets

The Genesis 2 Male and Female characters

Complete sci-fi spaceship interior

Best of all, it’s FUN! See you on the inside!

Table of Contents

You will learn how to create a stunning cinematic animation scene in Unreal Engine 4, from beginning to end

You will learn how to create the scene in the “Preview This Course” video, step-by-step

You will receive all scene files including alien character, male & female characters, spaceship interior & music

Learn the benefits of “real-time rendering and animation” – a true game changer in the industry
You will learn how to export a Genesis character from DAZ Studio, and import it to Mixamo to prepare for animation

Learn how to export the character and animations from Mixamo and then import them to Unreal Engine 4

You will learn how to use realistic PBR (Physically based rendering) Materials in your scene to give ultra realism

You will learn how to create smooth camera moves inside Unreal Engine 4, giving your scene a professional cinematic look and feel

You will learn how to color grade your scene with HitFilm 3 Express ( a free video editing program) and upload your finished scene to YouTube

BONUS MATERIAL: You will get a tutorial on how to use Unreal Engine 4’s “Decals” which will give your scene a new level of realism

Watch online or Download for Free

Section 01 – Introduction
01 – What you will learn in this course about Unreal Engine 4
02 – This is the Unreal Engine 4 movie scene you will be creating in this course

Section 02 – Download Unreal Engine 4, DAZ Studio & HitFilm3 Express
03 – Video Download the programs youll need (all are free)

Section 04 – Quick Start – Let’s Have Some Fun!
07 – Getting around Unreal Engine 4 – A quick tour of the basics of getting around
08 – Your First Practice Animation Exercise – Lets Jump Right In!
09 – HD Video Of Your Practice Scene
10 – Depth of Field in Unreal Engine 4

Section 05 – Preparing Your Character For Animation and Export From DAZ Studio
11 – DAZ Studio Export – Genesis 2 Character
12 – DAZ Studio Export – Genesis 3 Character
13 – DAZ Studio Export – SciFi Interior
14 – DAZ Studio Export – Genesis 8 Character

Section 06 – Mixamo Animation – Now Let’s Make Your Character Move
15 – An Introduction to the Amazing Adobe Mixamo Animation System
16 – Uploading Your DAZ Genesis 2 Character To Mixamo
17 – Uploading your Genesis 3 Character to Mixamo

Section 07 – Unreal Engine 4 – Lights, Camera…ACTION!
18 – Import Your DAZ Genesis Character and Mixamo Animations
19 – Setup Your SciFi Alien Interior in Unreal Engine 4
20 – Setup Light Shafts and Fog Effects for Moodiness In Your Scene
21 – Adding Your Characters To The Scene
22 – Add Particle Effects – Smoke, Steam & Fire!
23 – The Unreal Engine Sequencer – Let The Magic Begin!
24 – The Unreal Engine Sequencer Creating Your 2nd Shot
25 – The Unreal Engine Sequencer Creating Your 3rd Shot

Section 08 – HitFilm 3 Express – Editing Your Scene
26 – HitFilm3 Express Importing Your Footage & Music
27 – HitFilm3 Express Color Grading Your Footage
28 – Awesome things on the horizon! Check this out.
29 – Preview of Allrightrig – lip sync animation within Unreal Engine 4 coming soon!

Section 09 – Adobe Fuse, Mixamo & Unreal Engine 4
30 – Adobe Fuse Character Creation Part 1
31 – Adobe Fuse Character Creation Part 2

Section 10 – How To Create Materials In Unreal Engine 4
33 – How to export textures from DAZ and create materials in Unreal Engine 4

Section 11 – Get Your FREE Paragon Characters From Epic Games!
Section 11 – Get Your FREE Paragon Characters From Epic Games!

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5 Comments

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    It will be great help for me <3

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