Re: compositing help/virtual sets/camera tracking 2005-05-14 - By David E Bell
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On May 14, 2005, at 3:01 AM, xanderc1 wrote:
> 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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