Animation

Animation & Visual Effects

Artificial Intelligence

Digital Artist

Machine Learning

Video games

Game Design

Software Development

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Although the character-animation process has been largely digitized, the fundamental approach has remained relatively unchanged for more than a century. Animators create performances by creating key poses, which they then string together in a sequence to create motion. They continue to add and finesse these keyframes until they get a believable performance. In this presentation, we will demonstrate a new approach to character animation that uses AI to transform the way animators work. With neural motion controllers, we use machine learning to model how characters move and behave. An animator then only needs to specify high-level intent, like when and where they want the character to move, and the neural motion controller does the tedious work of producing natural, believable motion. We will also demonstrate that by connecting this new technique with core Autodesk capabilities, we can create a production-ready workflow where animators retain full artistic control over the final animation.

From Keyframes to Directing Performances: Redefining Character Animation with AI

Industry Talk

San Diego

Although the character-animation process has been largely digitized, the fundamental approach has remained relatively unchanged for more than a century. Animato

Simulation & Analysis

Visualization

Software Training

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Bifrost is a powerful graphical programming environment for creating procedural visual effects simulations, geometry, rigging, and animation. In this session, we'll showcase new, modular, deep-learning workflows in Maya software using Bifrost. We will demonstrate how to use Bifrost for procedurally generating training data for AI systems, as well as how to deploy trained AI models in Bifrost using new Bifrost nodes designed for deep learning. The session will include practical examples of industry problems that are suited to a media and entertainment audience, such as using AI for complex rigging kinematic solvers. 

Getting Started with Deep Learning Using Bifrost for Maya 

Instructional Demo

Bifrost is a powerful graphical programming environment for creating procedural visual effects simulations, geometry, rigging, and animation. In this session, w

AU Classes

From Keyframes to Directing Performances: Redefining Character Animation with AI

Getting Started with Deep Learning Using Bifrost for Maya