CG Effects in DV 2004-02-02 - By Andrew Turner
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Hi Craig -
I don't know about the import capabilities of After Effects; however the
other stuff you mention - spaceships, bullet holes, etc... is actually very
easy to do in Carrara.
Also, Carrara has useful output options specifically for compositing such as
alpha channel and lots of G-buffer options.
I'm still trying to figure out silly tricks with the G-buffers. You can do
some really incredible, and really dumb, stuff with them ;)
One more thing: Carrara is really easy to use at a basic level, and priced
quite nicely. You may find that it works as a basis for the basic stuff
you're trying to do, such as animate a flying saucer (or is it actually a
SHIP?) because it's a relatively simple and straightforward program. It also
does some advanced stuff quite well (rendering). However, you may find that
you need to do things Carrara doesn't do YET, such as advanced particles and
so forth. Consider it part of your toolbox, then, as I do. It's a great
tool, and pretty well-rounded.
Cheers,
Andrew
From: "ccirelli" <ccirelli@(protected)>
Reply-To: Carrara@(protected)
Date: Mon, 02 Feb 2004 17:06:26 -0000
To: Carrara@(protected)
Subject: [Carrara] CG Effects in DV
Hi all,
I'm looking for a way to create CG effects in DV footage, and I'm wondering
if Carrara
is the way to go. My hope is to combine Carrara with Adobe After Effects'
compositing
capabilites to get the results I want.
Here are a few examples of what I'd like to do:
- Add a ship flying over a mountain, building etc.
- Add bullet holes to a wall
- Create a 3D cartoon character to interact with live actors
- Import 3D models into After Effects (maintaining texture, quality, etc.)
Any thoughts or ideas on this? I realize this is a broad question, but at
this point, I'm
mainly fishing around for basic techniques, software, tutorials - anything
that will
point me in the right direction.
Thanks gang!
Craig
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