Clip Baking...

[smoluck]

OK

After a Trash Post (Fu..... internet connection) I send you my process that I've experiment.

1 _ First You'll need to create a same joint hierarchy as the Source_SK (skeleton) that got the MoCaped animation keys. I will name that one Target_SK.

2 _ So as there is the same number of joint and wordlist as the Source_SK. There is just a difference on the root joint name. Source_SK = Target_SK

3 _ I can now create CharcterSet (CS) for that SK hierarchy: CS_Source_SK for the Source_SK and CS_target_SK for the Target_SK. Ayou create the CS, you'll need to check the box (Include Hierarchy Below Selected Node) in order to create attribute for all the child joint of that SK.

http://skeeter.mot.free.fr/cgtalkupload/AnimationClip/AnimCS_3.jpg


4 _ Now you can activate CS_Source_SK in the Range Slider (bottom right corner of the Maya UI you'll find a little down arrow). The "No Character Set" will now changed to Red color with "CS_Source_SK" name. You can notice that you can see now many key in the time line.

http://skeeter.mot.free.fr/cgtalkupload/AnimationClip/AnimCS_1.jpg


5 _ Under Animation<Character<Character Mapper, we will link Joint (sort of link but just a look into joint atribute) from the CS_Source_SK --> to --> CS_Target_SK. Select Head Joint from source and Head Joint from target then clic Map. Do that for all that hierarchy.

http://skeeter.mot.free.fr/cgtalkupload/AnimationClip/AnimCS_4.jpg

http://skeeter.mot.free.fr/cgtalkupload/AnimationClip/AnimCS_5.jpg

6 _ Now Select the CD_Source_SK in your Outliner and open the tool Animate<Create Clip (Check the checkbox in order to include Subcharacters in Clip).

http://skeeter.mot.free.fr/cgtalkupload/AnimationClip/AnimCS_6.jpg


7 _ Open the Trax Editor (under Window<Animation Editors).

http://skeeter.mot.free.fr/cgtalkupload/AnimationClip/AnimCS_2.jpg

http://skeeter.mot.free.fr/cgtalkupload/AnimationClip/AnimCS_7.jpg
(If you can't see tour CharcacterSet check the "plus skeleton" icon in the Red circle.)

http://skeeter.mot.free.fr/cgtalkupload/AnimationClip/AnimCS_8.jpg

Copy the Clip from CS_Source_SK by right clic on the range box and select Copy clip. Then Paste it on the CS_Target_SK range box.


8 _ Now switch to your new animated CS_Target_SK in the range slider.

"Voilà"
Your Target skeleton now got his new animation from the MoCaped skeleton

[underearth]

just a qucik take,

you could have also used animExport and reimpoted on your namespaced skeleton..

i mean export anim from your moCap skeleton and reimport on your target Skeleton ( having namespace to avoid duplicate names)

what you say??

am i missing something.. does your method take care if target and base skeleton has different propotions..

i think with anim import export on different propotion skeleton.. animation should screwed up...

thanks

sunnyC.

[smoluck]

just a qucik take,

you could have also used animExport and reimpoted on your namespaced skeleton..

i mean export anim from your moCap skeleton and reimport on your target Skeleton ( having namespace to avoid duplicate names)

what you say??

am i missing something.. does your method take care if target and base skeleton has different propotions..

i think with anim import export on different propotion skeleton.. animation should screwed up...

thanks

sunnyC.

At this time I do not take care about proportion... that's just a test !!

I need to tweak the proportion inside of Lifeform and offset some rotate animation curve in Maya to prevent disproportionned error.

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