Cascadeur Mobile is now available on Android as well as iOS
Nekki has made Cascadeur Mobile, the new mobile edition of Cascadeur, its AI-assisted character animation software, available on Android as well as iOS.
Cascadeur Mobile 1.5, the latest version of the app, also makes the desktop application’s AI inbetweening, animation unbaking system, and Interval Edit Mode available on mobile devices.
Create animations based on real-world physics, aided by AI-based tools
Originally only available as a desktop application, Cascadeur is intended as an artist-friendly alternative to conventional animation software for game development, motion graphics or VFX.
Although it has standard tools for rigging, posing and animating characters, its unique selling point is a set of AI-assisted, semi-automated toolsets.
Its AutoPosing system lets users quickly establish key poses for a character by positioning a small number of joints, with Cascadeur taking care of the rest of the body.
The software can then calculate a physically correct trajectory between the poses.
New mobile edition: pose and animate characters in augmented reality
Cascadeur Mobile adapts those workflows for use on mobile devices.
Users can pose characters to match a reference images or videos, using gesture controls and a simplified version of the standard Cascadeur interface.
The characters can be animated using core features from the desktop application, including the timeline, IK/FK interpolation, Ghosts, Trajectories and the Tween Machine.
The rough animation can then be converted into a physically accurate version of itself using the built-in AutoPhysics system, with a separate slider control adding secondary motion.
The app also includes an AR Mode, for viewing animated characters in augmented reality.
Now available on Android phones and tablets
Although on its initial release last year, Cascadeur Mobile was only available for iPads and iPhones, the latest update makes it compatible with Android phones and tablets.
In addition, Cascadeur Mobile 1.5 makes several more features from the desktop edition available in the app, including the new AI Inbetweening system.
Mobile users also get access to the desktop edition’s animation unbaking system, for cleaning mocap data, and Interval Edit Mode.
It is also now possible to import data in FBX and GLB format, as well as export it.
Price, system requirements and release date
Cascadeur Mobile is compatible with Android 9+ and with iOS 13.0+ and iPadOS 13.0+: according to Nekki, you need an iPhone 11 or better for an “optimal experience”.
The base app is free, but cannot import or export files, and lacks support for video references. To export data, you need a paid-subscription, which costs $7.99/month or $49.99/year.
The full toolset is also available free to users with Pro subscriptions to the desktop edition of the software, which have a standard price of $49/month or $396/year.
Download Cascadeur Mobile for Android from Google Play
Download Cascadeur Mobile for iOS and iPadOS from the App Store
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