Match Moving

[algildea]

lovely work very well done

[viralfunnies]

I guess the tricky part is getting them to line up at that one point...I assume you work backwards

[ZeroEndZone]

Awesome!

[Skerris]

Holy crap, I'm doing matchmoving for my FYP at Staffs right now, which is how I found your video.

Really nice work dude!

[RayRays]

Your description to this video has inspired me to learn these skills. I am in the same boat as you were when you were studying. I'm finding it quite overwhelming having to learn so much, but seeing you creating this amazing piece has inspired me. Thanks.

[ImaginationRendering]

I invite you to look at my video Tomorrow Can Wait. Thank you very much! - - - RENDERING IMAGINATION - - -

[4kx]

awesome models of trees, I'v never seen before that  realistic trees!

[EntanglementSatan]

Wow I wish I could study all those from somewhere :p

can you recommend any book?

P.S video is awesome :)

[tank9]

Excellent work on everything!

[CastleOfButterflies]

That was cool

[m5child]

Excellent work.

[wornik]

cool! which programs did you use?

[BlackDahliaMurder22]

that looks crazy man good stuff

[RyanTaylor3D]

Nice track (and compositing for that matter).

[0takuHunter]

that looks very mucth like one of those braks cuts of channel 4 in the uk around 5 years ago...

[planetmirth2001]

Good job.

[goranification]

what university?

[davericketts]

Staffordshire

[goranification]

aaah, and there you learn 3d and visual effects right? or something else?

[davericketts]

computer games, but it wasn't for me.

Then got involved with some film graphic classes which i prefered :D

[goranification]

aahh. 8^)

[UnderlinedDesigns]

@davericketts I live in stafforshire!

[atyy123]

can xou make a short tutorial?

[davericketts]

I would if i had time!

[atyy123]

@davericketts Actually i am intrestid in the texturing part... I can track, model, but i never realise how did you do that whit the textures... HELP PLEASE!

[goranification]

great

[tringalis]

complimenti! molto suggestivo e ben fatto!

[DusterPanCake]

jaj! saw this on tv in england

[EoinGriffin1]

Channel 4 lol

[atyy123]

did you use "as projection" texture?

[rogerramjet25]

Excellent.

[rosshildick]

YOU! ARE A FUCKIN LEGEND!

[tarrizzzzzzzzz]

how do you render the motion track. I mean, when i do it only the 3D objects get rendered and the background completely black xD

stupid question, but i really need a not so stupid answer... plzz? O.o

[davericketts]

Composite using AfterEffects. Add your live plate and layer your graphic render over it using alpha channels.

[tarrizzzzzzzzz]

How do you render the alpha channel?

Another stupid question, sorry I'm new to Maya Live...

[eXcess007]

kinda late this answer try rendering with some format that has alpha channel just like TGA ( targa ) make sure its in the highest bits...its gonna render just the 3D object and the background its gonna be black when u compost it u gotta layer the real vid under the 3D objet so the black part of ur render its gonna be kinda invicible so ints gonna be the real vid + ur render on top...heehe sorry but my english sucks I tried my best...hope u understood cheers!

[tarrizzzzzzzzz]

yes i did,,, though i've already figured it out... ;) thx anyway..

[eXcess007]

no problem dude...xD cheers.:D

[NorthZephyr]

do you guys know how to get proper looking materials? Lighting?

Can someone explain their scene layout?

I just assign DGS material and turn on final gather... because I can't get proper looking material and lighting using Maya renderer.

What are your workflow?

thanks!

[Graphicstodiefor]

its done with camera tracking software....then taken into a program like 3DS Max where lighting can be approximated, based on the real-world lighting in the video.

Textures for this video: Less is more as you can see,

[666SOURCE666]

maya life?

[smileandwave1987]

good work.

[damiensmurf]

GREAT JOB! instant fav...

[fulviopozzoni]

Great job!!!!

What software did you use to motion track the video?

Fulvio

[davericketts]

Read the info

[elementsk8er506]

i have pftrack 2.1 i cant figure out how to camera>esitmate focal length its grayed out and non clickable to idk how to be able to set up a grid plane! do u know whats wrong? also did u match grain or do nething else in AE? looks good

[davericketts]

Hmm, without seeing it i can't help you. I will give you my email and maybe you can send me a print screen :D

AE- colour correction and grain.

I also used a depth of field render pass to blur the CG.

[MackMacProductions]

wow!!

channel 4 should use that ident!!

[al28283]

good work!

[cowsquid]

I love the creative combination of matchmoving with camera projection-- this shows a very sophisticated understanding of VFX

[Euadam]

thats great work, I guess you can create just as impressive output or near enough with lower cost equipment.

[Cig187]

Camera tracking actually is not that hard as most of ppl think, but with your creativity it turned out to some excellent video! Enjoyed it 5/5 ))

[slackdave]

I was wondering if you had any problems with PfTrack, if it was instable at all, and if not, on what platform/specifications where you using it?

[davericketts]

PFTrack was was quite robust, although it did crash on the odd occasion. I was using it on my desktop computer, its 64bit. Nothing special really. Hope that answers your question.

[stokmarknes]

How did you get the windows to have the same reflections as the windows on the original building? HRDI or?

[davericketts]

It was done using a simple plane with the buildings texture.

[stokmarknes]

Allow me to ask, how did you get the buildings texture onto a plane? SOrry for newbish question, but I'm a rookie at 3D matchmoving;)

[davericketts]

Its cool, i didn't really explain very well! I took loads of photo's of the building and stiched them together in photoshop to create a seamless texture. This technique isn't 100% accurate but it gave me the desired effect :D

[slackdave]

Well done!

[djANTIT]

O M G :)

[Sorhaindo]

real nice man... i really wanted to learn how to do that... got screwed going to school in the states... now trying to learn maya is hard and i never learned anything this nice... which is what i went to school there for in the first place. Is PF Tracker difficult to pick up?

[davericketts]

I got to this standard in 3 months. Its not that complex.

[onin67]

wow that's really amazing, great work :)

[jamiesables]

C4 would be proud of you bud!

[hobmcd]

did you graduate from Staffordshire University? I think I was shown this earlier in the year! Good stuff :)

[davericketts]

Yeah Staffordshire Uni :D

[iTalented]

That was quality! Did c4 actually use your work or was you inspired?

[davericketts]

just inspired and wanted to understand the creation process :D

[lucablue007]

Superb well done

[Hanszuper]

That was awsome man!

[bord101]

Hey I just did my first match moving clip from my car the other day. Little more complex of a solution than typical Nodal camera movement. But fun none the less...