DPP: Compositing 3D Into Videos and Stills - Week 2 - Tracking & Distortion

DPP: Compositing 3D Into Videos and Stills - Week 2 - Tracking & Distortion

Join the Maxon Training Team for an exciting series of workshops every Monday in May, for essential post-production tips, tricks and techniques to add 3D objects and elements into video and stills, using Cinema 4D. Redshift, After Effects, Red Giant VFX and Photoshop.

Led by Master Trainer Thanassis "Noseman" Pozantzis, with expert commentary from Master Trainers Lionel Vicidomini and Dustin Valkema, these live sessions will give you a comprehensive understanding of compositing 3D and CG elements, including estimating and simulating real world lighting, camera tracking in both After Effects and Cinema 4D, camera projection onto 3D objects, brand placement (and removal!), and key techniques for successful and convincing composites.



00:00:00 Waiting Loop
00:00:17 Welcome
00:01:47 Housekeeping
00:05:55 Intro Lionel
00:07:33 Intro Dustin

00:09:20 Lens-distortion
00:12:21 __ Preview second example

00:14:05 After Effects, 2D Tracking
00:15:19 __ Aer tracker
00:17:35 __ Tracker to 2D Object
00:19:01 __ Poster integration
00:20:11 __ King Pin Tracker, Red Giant
00:22:49 __ Right tool, right job
00:26:37 __ When to use 3D tracking

00:28:02 Cinema 4D, 3D tracking
00:31:03 __ The 2D track
00:35:15 __ Deleting bad features
00:40:13 __ 3D Solve
00:41:45 __ Tracker Tags, Constrain
00:45:18 __ Feet sliding test
00:46:49 __ What about distortion

00:48:50 Lens distortion, Skyscraper
00:51:40 __ Ae, Lens distortion Matcher
00:54:04 __ Create RG Undistortion Precomp
00:56:41 __ C4D, 3D Tracking, manual
00:58:35 __ Ae, Composite Render from C4D
01:02:00 __ Track Modifier Smooth

01:03:34 Un-Trackable Footage, Forrest
01:05:13 __ Loading footage, aspect ratio
01:05:53 __ Resolution and Resampling
01:07:09 __ Try tracking, discussion
01:13:01 __ RGB improvements
01:16:43 __ On Set, location, improvements
01:19:19 __ Removing tracking aids in post
01:21:26 __ Tip 2, Shooting Slower
01:24:34 __ Summary Tips
01:25:28 __ Fix it on set, not in post

01:27:56 Q Higher fps, or slower motion

01:34:13 Un-trackable Footage, Bridge

01:37:52 Un-Trackable Footage, Train

01:43:47 Wrapping up, Socials links
01:46:59 Thank you and bye!