Whether in film, episodic television, commercials or music videos, the integration of 3D elements and effects is now a mainstay of modern post production. In the first DVD of this series Stephen McClure introduces you to the fundamentals of matchmoving. For both beginners and professionals, this lecture discusses the details of the matchmoving process including hand tracking techniques, survey information, distortion grid usage, and film terminology. Stephen shows how to recreate real world camera elements in the Maya environment, create custom camera controls, use Maya's integrated camera controls and set up the most popular professional and consumer formats.

Manufacturer: Gnomon
Language: English
Duration: Over 4.5 hours of lecture
Video codec: QuickTime
Video: SVQ3 1024x768 (mov)
Audio: sowt 352 kb / s

Methodology:
2K Anamorphic Film Plate Setup
NTSC Video Camera Plate Setup
Film and Video Formats
Survey Information
Distortion Grids
Real World Camera Attributes

Chapters:
01: Overview of a Match Move: Nodal Pan
02: Real World Camera Discussion
03: Popular Formats: Video and Film
04: Fitting Formats
05: Film Gate, Resolution Gate and Image Plane Relationships
06: Maya Camera Controls
07: Survery Information Overview
08: NTSC Camera Setup
09: Film Terminology and Anamorphic Camera Setup
10: Distortion Grid Usage

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