Hi, I need to make animations(walk, run, push button, sit)for player character (MetaHuman), can you suggest options how I can create the most realistic animation preferably with free software? Mixamo is not suitable because I need a lot of custom animations.
the only free choice that I know of is blender. I’ve never used it and have no idea what the state of its animation toolset is.
there is a ton of mocap libraries out there and quite a bit of free or cheap stuff. Then you just have to cleanup the mocap.
But if you need truly custom stuff, it’s a serious endeavor. You’ll either have to hire an animator or become a (somewhat) decent animator yourself.
The gold standard for games animation is maya. It is not free but be aware of the somewhat hidden Indie license which is dramatically cheaper than other licenses, and it has no restrictions. Same software.
If you end up using maya, i highly recommend the plugin AnimBot which is a massive time saver. And animation takes a lot of time regardless if you are keyframing or cleaning up mocap.
Hi Atom_Thunder
For more information on creating your animations, I would recommend taking a look on our official documentation on Animating Characters and Objects.
In regards to the question on a third party free software, Blender does seem to be a popular choice for other designers. I can’t officially recommend it as it’s not an Epic product. However, it may be worth looking into as many others have found it to be a great alternative.