compositing help/virtual sets/camera tracking 2005-05-14 - By xanderc1
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I'm new to Carrara 4 Pro, so I'm in need of some serious help from
experienced users. I made a short film that's rather heavy on the
special effects side (i.e. "virtual sets"). I was originally going to
use Cinema 4D, but Carrara's price is so much more attractive and has
some really cool features (terrain and sky generators are awesome).
Is there anyway to import video footage into Carrara so that I can
composite the animation to match up with the video footage?
The "production frame" doesn't do what I'm looking for. For example
in C4D you can tell the camera to overlay the video footage and
manipulate the camera to get the proper perspective so the people
actually "fit" in the virtual set. Regardless how you manipulate the
camera, the video footage remains at the proper scale. Is there such
a feature in Carrara? I've read on this list that people import the
footage as textures to apply to a flat surface, but if I do that, as
I move the camera or change focal lengths, the object with the video
texture changes perspective.
Also, is there anyway to import 3D camera tracking data into Cararra
(video footage shot via hand held, pans, dollies or cranes will match
up to the virtual set)? I got this great app called PFHoe from Pixel
Logic that creates the 3D camera data and exports it as LightWave 3D
or 3DS data, but I can't find a way to import this into Carrara.
Any help will be greatly appreciated!
X
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