5 Things You Didn't know about DUIK BASSEL 2 That Will Blow Your Mind!

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DUIK Bassel is widely known as a character rigging tool for After Effects. Not many people know that DUIK Bassel 2 comes with a lot of little tricks and gadgets up its sleeve that allow you to accomplish some really good things. From it's simplified rigging process, to connecting different properties, all the way to extracting character controllers for a simplified down timeline. DUIK Bassel 2 can do it all. If you don't leave this video learning at least one new thing you can do with DUIK than I'm a piglet.
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0:00 - Intro
0:42 - Sponsor call out
1:23 - Tip 1: Skip Structures, rig layers directly
3:00 - Multiple parent layers
6:24 - Custome controllers instead of NULL layers
8:35 - Connectors
13:48 - Extract controllers
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[@DonTNguyen]

That Duik Extract is so useful!

[@TheKeyframeAcademy]

It really is!

[@deriansilva368]

I don’t think in the history of ever has anything saved me as much time as this! Thanks for making this!

[@wimmas5451]

I literally just learned something that will simplify my current project. And it randomly just started playing. Being able to extract the controllers just made my day a lot easier. Thanks for this video.

[@TheKeyframeAcademy]

Glad I could help!

[@Darwinsown]

Excellent video. Love all your Duik, Limber, Rubberhose, and Joysticks n Sliders tutorials.

[@TheKeyframeAcademy]

Many thanks!

[@PedroPaulodeCarvalho]

@@TheKeyframeAcademy please make more videos about start animation like the process of drawing - in illustrator or direct on AE? And the next very first steps :)

[@AtkinsMedia]

You are my hero. I've used so much from your tutorials in the last 3 weeks!

[@TheKeyframeAcademy]

Wow, thanks!

[@SOM_-sy6pv]

Awesome! I learn and enjoy a lot from your videos!

[@chazzzplays7958]

Thanks for a very useful video, I'm new to this plugin and you've helped a lot :) all the best

[@TheKeyframeAcademy]

Great to hear!

[@kelvinchuks8885]

Woahhhhh! Awesome stuff, Do More Duik tutorials PLEEEESEEEEE, Like theres just so much on the duik panel that no one has ever talked about. Thanks

[@TheKeyframeAcademy]

More to come!

[@rockybproduction9038]

Thank you so much for show the parent restraint I am to start working on a series of videos for a client and I used to hide the parented layer and replace it with an unparented layer.

[@louisecole783]

Extracting the controllers blew my mind! Thanks for the tips, great video!

[@TheKeyframeAcademy]

Glad I could help!

[@essencecartoon]

This whole video blew my mind! THANK YOU!

[@TheKeyframeAcademy]

Cheers! Glad you learned some new things!

[@seandunn7733]

holy crap the bicep control rig is so so smart!

[@tedintorcio5287]

Duuuuude! This is THE bomb! Thankyou thankyou!

[@legrainproduction2760]

wow !! so relevant tutos

[@judgeworks3687]

So helpful! Thankyou.

[@phantomcraneflymusic]

Another top-notch video

[@mborges3D]

Wowww amazing 👏👏👏

[@MAD42]

very very useful video! thank you so much for sharing!

[@merlinoner]

This tutorial is very useful thanks a lot.

[@janakiramanmani2611]

very good and concise explanation👏

[@lilshitwayne7202]

This was simply mind blowing

[@mckachun]

super useful ! very clear ! thank you !

[@TheKeyframeAcademy]

Glad it was helpful!

[@joshuacomunica2469]

great job man! is it possible to do a tutorial with the palm fingers opening? also I was wondering if there's the possibility of doing 3d rotation with duik

[@adrianahernandez5575]

Thanks a lot!

[@bigtoebennie]

This was great! Thanks man.

[@TheKeyframeAcademy]

No problem!

[@sophieborlozextrableu6289]

thank you for the tips !!

[@ahmedhesham6371]

you are such an amazing man

[@bluemaple3191]

brooo. Thanks so much..... You just helped reduce my workflow by many folds

[@TheKeyframeAcademy]

Great to hear!

[@luisegabriel7605]

You my friend just saved my life. Thank you

[@TheKeyframeAcademy]

Glad to hear it!

[@nicolas.kannov]

That's such a good video, as always! 😁 2:59 Never explored that parent constraint feature and although it seams it can be really useful, I feel like I won't use it because of that 5:52 "bug". I knew about the power of connectors, but seeing the real world applications you showed it just opens my mind for new possibilities. Thank you so much for the knowledge John! 👍

[@TheKeyframeAcademy]

I know! It's such a bummer about the buggy parent constraint. I included it in hopes that someone might provide an answer as to why it does that.

[@matthewroberts7244]

@@TheKeyframeAcademy would it work to use DUIK to do the grunt work with the parenting constraint, then you could potentially switch to baked KF (maybe using something like 'easy bake)' - enabling a fix for wonky glitchy frames? It's not ideal, but could still be a quicker way to get the results needed than just doing it all by hand?

[@TheKeyframeAcademy]

Not sure, but that is something I'll have to try.

[@chloelewis5603]

5:57 One thing that might fix this (not tested) is to double or quadruple ur frame rate, place a frame where the glitch was after correcting the assets position and then revert back to the lower frame rate. This Key frame will not be visible but should still exist and might fix the problem.

[@manianglam4767]

thanks u so much. i didn't know that duik can extract controller and use them precomped. it's gonna save me so much time ! god bless you

[@TheKeyframeAcademy]

Glad I could help!

[@madtwist2364]

The only downside of this is the lag, which really slows down your previews even on a fast computer. It's still worth it just for the organization, but it's a thing to consider.

[@IVOFCFX]

Learned a lot

[@likeyoung524]

Great tips, thanks!

[@TheKeyframeAcademy]

You bet!

[@alfredmb]

This is really helpful !!!

[@TheKeyframeAcademy]

Glad you think so!

[@Dtfgf]

Да, спасибо огромное, очень круто, причём всё видео очень интересное 👍

[@osky3301]

This is amazing, thanks men...

[@TheKeyframeAcademy]

Glad you like it! Make sure to check out my newest video for more DUIK secrets

[@alexanerer]

very cool💥

[@Yusuf3D]

Awesome man, i have been using duik for a long time .. but didnt know all of this .. thanks

[@TheKeyframeAcademy]

Happy to help!

[@cristiancarmona8581]

Pro. Gracias.

[@Sang0glenE]

oh my - fantastic tips!

[@TheKeyframeAcademy]

Glad you like them!

[@denoise47]

This video is lit. So many useful tips, god bless you man

[@TheKeyframeAcademy]

Glad it was helpful!

[@denoise47]

@@TheKeyframeAcademy for some reason parent constrain in my project don't work at all. Could you possibly know the reason?

[@denoise47]

@@TheKeyframeAcademy sorry for disturbing. I found the reason. You need to create a keyframe for script to start working. Thanks again for you video!

[@thenofear3780]

Man ur life saver thankss for this awesome video

[@TheKeyframeAcademy]

Any time!

[@speedlag]

Great video! A lot of these tips are why I Stan this plug-in. I wonder if using Hold keyframes on the Weight would alleviate the issue at 5:39, it certainly helps similar issue with the connector. Bonus tip: A step can be reduced at 7:47 by holding CTRL with the Child layer selected, it will auto-parent the new controller.

[@TheKeyframeAcademy]

Tried the hold keyframe, doesn't seem to address the issue at all. I've reached out to DUDUF directly to see if they are aware of the issue or not.

[@rxlab]

@@TheKeyframeAcademy Hi, Duduf here ;) I've just stumbled upon the video, which is great! There may be two reasons for the issue: - either it's because of the performance optimizations the constraint has to do; in this case, the workaround is to raise the "motion blur precision" value in the effect; that forces Duik to compute subframe interpolation - or it's because at the time the weight is turned to 100%, the current frame is ignored. In this case, moving the weight keyframes a frame earlier should fix the issue Let me know if any of these worked!

[@OFGAnimationStudio]

So smart techniques

[@tubelator]

wow.. just WOW

[@user-zw1xv7lv2b]

This one was super awsome and usefull thank you so much👌🏻😍

[@TheKeyframeAcademy]

My pleasure 😊

[@echopathy]

"Gold, Jerry!". .. Thank you man. Happy 2022!

[@TheKeyframeAcademy]

Same to you!

[@giles6183]

Awesome!

[@TheKeyframeAcademy]

Thanks!

[@apnajakatayy]

Interesting. great job

[@rizaljulizar4669]

Thanks a lot it's very useful tutorial

[@TheKeyframeAcademy]

Glad it was helpful!

[@marymistan307]

It's so useful 🙏

[@TheKeyframeAcademy]

Glad to hear that

[@leomass]

Amazing tips! Someone knows if is possible to change just the controller icons for another in a easy way?

[@PabloACirilli]

Awesome

[@imtube333]

Okay mind blown twice in this video

[@zoominglifemakhotla5855]

I have been waiting for this kind of video. can you please go deeper and deeper with this script, especially with body turnaround or something like that. more,,, its like i need more I like Animation I want to go deeper

[@khalilhawasli115]

thanks alot that's amazing

[@TheKeyframeAcademy]

Glad you like it!

[@sudeshprathap]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@amanmophic08]

That's cool

[@TheKeyframeAcademy]

you're cool

[@gregkrazanski]

really great tips! LOL your many interjections remind me of an SNL sketch or something. "if you are still TOTALLY LOST and have no idea WTF IS HAPPENING, you'll hopefully understand by the end!"

[@killyourdrawings]

I was looking for a way to import my rigged characters in scene. De-precomposing a character in a scene breaked my duik rig. The extract function seems to work and is exactly what I want. Thanks!

[@alirezaershadi]

Extract Controllers blew my mind 🤯

[@TheKeyframeAcademy]

Ha me too.

[@SalvatoreCostasowegot]

Hey, nice tips! Any chance to make a video with all the features of DUIK, I mean all. It will be nice. Thanks again for sharing.

[@TheKeyframeAcademy]

Noted!

[@felixrauhut578]

Great stuff and tutorial sir! Unfortunately I didnt't manage to get the bicep to grow when dragging the IK Hand Controller as shown at 12:28. For me it seems you didn't explain how to parent the hand IK controller to the rotation of the forarm. I mean you explained how to drive the bicep's bending via the rotation of the forarm but it the end you used the IK Hand Controller (which of course is a lovely result!) I would be more than happy to get help here! Maybe I just missunderstood something here. Thank you!

[@TheKeyframeAcademy]

The rotation of the forearm is driven by the IK controller. So you don't parent the Controller to the rotation of the forearm. You don't parent the IK controller to anything. You link keyframes of the bicep line that draws on to the rotation of the forearm, which will rotate as you drag the controller around (if you rigged the arm correctly)

[@carmelilla00]

Thank you for sharing this with us :) I have a question, the extraction options are available with Rubberhose? When I do it I have an error @keyframeAcademy

[@fatemehmusapoor401]

Excellent, thank you for the video, only Please explain all parts of DUIK

[@TheKeyframeAcademy]

Noted

[@tonjavlatkovic9537]

Hello thanks for video. I have one question, how I can stop walk cycle? Bcs. when I make key frame with e.g. walk speed 3,5 and in next key frame put down walk speed to 0 Km my character makes steps on the spot.

[@ehsan_shardum]

Can u plz makes vid about that position connector?

[@seancusson72]

Man I always get pulled back and forth on character tools. I've been using Deekay Tools for a while now and then I watch another one of you videos and start thinking "Dam should I switch back to Duik?"

[@TheKeyframeAcademy]

I mean, I think DUIK gets a bad rap because it's got a steepest learning curve. I personally use it for character rigging about 50% of the time, but I gotta have it installed because of all these other tools it comes with.

[@seancusson72]

@@TheKeyframeAcademy yeah I think I'm going to give it another look just for the other tools. I mean Hell I even paid/donated for it last year so I should at least TRY to use it

[@TheNineFingeredMan]

your a fucking legend!!! extract controllers are sick

[@QuyenNguyen-xm3xr]

Hey thanks somuch, can you share the project in this tutorial.Because I still not really understand the way you did.

[@user-zl5qy5gl8s]

How did you add the reflection effect of the crystal ball?

[@botondben]

Fully packed tutorial! Is there a reason why I had to use 200% weight to have my object (in my case a coffe mug) fully attached to the hand? At 100% it wasn't enough for it.

[@botondben]

If anyone bumping into the same issue, using hold keyframes solved the issue for me.

[@erne]

Thanks! I didn't know those tips. Q: Is there a solution when changing the color in Adobe Illustrator of a limb (arm) of a character rigged with Duik using Pins? It happens when the limb is rigged in Duik looking like a rubber hose limb (with Pins).... In the shoulders there are weird glitch

[@TheKeyframeAcademy]

I'm not really sure I understand what you are describing.

[@erne]

@@TheKeyframeAcademy I have a character in Adobe Illustrator that was rigged with Duik using Puppet Pins to make it look like the limps of a cartoon. But, then the client wanted to change the color and size of the sleeve, and after making those changes in the same layer in Adobe Illustrator..... in After Effects the limps of the character have weird artifacts just where I use the Puppet Pins (specially in the shoulders). Is there a way to fix it?

[@madisona.pennell2748]

Could you please make a tutorial with Duik bassel on foreshortening?

[@juanocybe]

how do i make a double elbow, or multiple elbows arm? Like an industrial robotic arm!

[@jorenvanerve]

Anyone problems with the new Duik Angela? (I even updated my AE) I cant find the older Duik Bassel 2 anymore.

[@chidiekesi3555]

What could be the cause of an artwork from illustrator cracking up when rigged with duik. Specifically using the puppet pin and starch techniques.

[@k.hsoongmix6740]

hello M.R I i hope that you gonna teach us how to animate fingure and thank very much

[@user-eh7zb8wb9i]

I didn't want to bother you, but I have a question. In the duik bassel I made the rig and the walk cicle, everything perfect, but after finishing the walkcicle, the animation continues and I would like to animate the arms because they grab an object and I'm not able to. If you can help me I would be so grateful.

[@alinerdelav]

aww so sad, i cant jump without structures. I either select from below to the top, or the way you said. tip to arm, and the control appears inversed, the limb moves strange and i CANT Seem to make it work as intended. the anchors are ok

[@TheKeyframeAcademy]

Are you using Duik Angela

[@theblueninjajay5579]

what editor do you use?

[@TheKeyframeAcademy]

Adobe Premiere

[@ppgf]

Just split the ball layer in midle air and just use one parenting for each part.

[@TheKeyframeAcademy]

you could do this sure, but then if you need to make any adjustments to the animation you've got to make those adjustments to both layers so that they always meet where you split the layers. You're just creating more work for yourself.

[@user-or1kb2hc2b]

what is this drawing style called?

[@gbambagirl]

skipping the structure layer can be trouble IF you need to edit any limp AFTER you have rigged it...

[@TheKeyframeAcademy]

Structure layers slow down AE so much that I still think that it's probably easier to UNrig everything, make changes, and re rig everything up. Just my opinion though. 😀

[@mishy4eyes]

Первый

[@EpicEren]

How to animate the hands lol?

[@user-ng1lq8rm9p]

Можно больше по персонажке?

[@cobrashadowgaming2114]

Can you create full body rig for me in one character? I am small you-tuber so i don’t pay high amount 20-30 i will pay for it

[@giedriuqaz]

5:52 I haven't tested it and its only a theory but.. it might be because of a shape layer. For me shape layers tend to act funky when used in a character rigs or in other DUIK magic. So suggestion would be to pre-compose it first (for a learner audience Shortcut is a Ctrl + Shift + C).

[@TheKeyframeAcademy]

Interesting, I'll have to play with that.

[@ManishKumar-885]

parent constrain not working

[@hadouch18toplay34]

I got an question: I got two rigged characters but i have to get them in one after effects file. Now do i want to paste one of the characters to an new composition but when i paste one in it gives an error. Is there an way to get both rigged characters in one composition?

[@TheKeyframeAcademy]

are you using duik?

[@hadouch18toplay34]

@@TheKeyframeAcademy yes

[@TheKeyframeAcademy]

@@hadouch18toplay34 Don't paste your character into a new comp, just nest your composition with the character in it in your new comp, and then extract the controllers.

[@hadouch18toplay34]

@@TheKeyframeAcademy Alright thanks for the help ^^

[@budydubby2441]

Extract Controller is REALLY mind blowing to me! I though it just useless tool because of its lame name

[@TheKeyframeAcademy]

haha try it out, can be super helpful.

[@Nation-domi]

you watch joe rogan podcast and is such a red flag,

[@TheKeyframeAcademy]

this guy didn't get the joke

[@DogeGFSolo]

life.saver.