In this DVD, character rigger Carlo Sansonetti demonstrates the rigging process from research to completion. Carlo covers creating the skeleton and rigging the spine, arms, hands, legs, head and neck.
He discusses the core concepts of rigging, including joint orientation and understanding rotation order, as well as some more advanced techniques like stretchy limbs, forearm twist without volume loss, and connecting attributes with Hypershade.

This DVD is for students who are new to rigging as well as for professional riggers who are looking for different approaches to rigging their characters

Topics Covered:

Joint Orientation, Naming and Placement
Animation Controls
Utility Nodes
Stretchy IK Spine
Head and Neck Rigs
Stretchy Legs and Arms
Foot Roll Using Group Nodes
Local vs. World Space
Connecting Attributes with Hypershade

01. Overview / The Importance of Research
02. Skeleton Creation, Part 1
03. Skeleton Creation, Part 2
04. Iconic Representation
05. The Spine Rig
06. The Arms and Hands, Part 1
07. The Arms and Hands, Part 2
08. The Arms and Hands, Part 3
09. The Legs, Part 1

Minimum System Requirements
1GHz or faster processor
512 MB RAM
64 MB Video RAM
DVD-ROM Drive
5 GB of hard disk space
1280 x 1024 display

Minimum Operating System Requirements
Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional,
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Apple® Mac® OS X 10.2

This DVD-ROM also requires the Quicktime Movie Player (Version 5.0.5 or higher), the Ensharpen Codec (Version 1.0.1 or higher) and Acrobat Reader (Version 5.0 or higher) in order to view its contents.

The web links for these installers are below. If you don't have these items on your computer, please install these items before you launch the DVD-ROM Gnomon Workshop movie.

TechSmith EnSharpen Decoder Link:
http://www.techsmith.com/download/ensharpendecoder.asp
Apple Quicktime Link:
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/
Adobe Acrobat Installer Link:
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

Important Information:

Character Rigging: The Puppet Rig with Carlo Sansonetti Gnomon Workshop DVD

Formats:
Mac or PC DVD-ROM

Duration:

400 Minutes of Lecture.

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