Re: compositing help/virtual sets/camera tracking 2005-05-14 - By Carl Desmond
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I would sure like to see an example of the FBX/BVH... I haven't seen it
done, so I am purely assuming that it can't be... I think I would have at
least seen some tests somewhere... Or have I and I just dismissed them?
Either way, if it can be done with Carrara is there any tutorials/examples
on it? Has anyone done this successfully?
Thanks
Carl
On 5/14/05 4:13 AM, "elsiget" <elsiget@(protected)> wrote:
> If you can get the camera motion as fbx or bvh (which is possible with
> SynthEyes at least),
> you can import the fbx or bvh motion for the camera...
> I've never done this, but I just know it's possible...
>
> Carl,
> I think he wants the original video on top of it,
> so what you want is to use a billboard or plane with the texture
> mapped onto it, and then you want to use the Point at modifier, to
> make it always face the camera...
>
> --- In Carrara@(protected), Carl Desmond <carl@(protected)> wrote:
>> X,
>> You can select the scene and choose "backdrop" from the properties tray.
>> Choose "map" and browse for your .mov or .avi file. If you test
> render as
>> you go you might be able to get look you are after. Don't render the
> scene
>> with the movie unless you have a shadow catcher that is needed.
> Otherwise
>> just render with alpha channel and composite.
>>
>> I don't believe you can get the camera motion into carrara, but I
> would sure
>> like to see it done in the future.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Desmond
>>
>> On 5/14/05 12:01 AM, "xanderc1" <xander@(protected)> 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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