Re: compositing help/virtual sets/camera tracking 2005-05-14 - By xanderc1
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Oh, yeah, I did see the tutorial on Eovia's website regarding
integrating video with 3D, but I need to do the compositing in After
Effects, not Carrara.
Thanks, again,
X
--- In Carrara@(protected), "xanderc1" <xander@(protected)> wrote:
> 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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