Hasta La Motion!

Im a student and Im looking for some advice about a project that Im currently working on. The concept of the video is twins that draw characters in condensation on a series of windows. The characters then come to life by means of 2d animation composited on to the windows. The condensation effect will also be composited. I wanted to get a 3d camera solution but im running into a some problems solving the shot.

One of the biggest problems is that the camera used was a Sony EX1 with the rolling shutter issue, the other issue is that the shot is pretty long. I do have access to the rolling shutter plugin but im not sure how to use it. I have applied it to the best of my knowledge but I still cant seem to get a solution. Ive also tried both pftrack ands syntheyes, Syntheyes is actually more enjoyable to work with, being way faster and it almost gets a usable solution. So far I have only been able to solve the first few seconds and not sure how to extend the solution using syntheyes.

I guess what Im after is a proper workflow, like how to prep the footage for tracking and then how to deal with such a long camera move.

here is the clip any suggestions would be great, Ive been having a hell of a time trying to solve this thing.

Thanks!!!

https://secure.logmein.com/f?PEls0OF…wDmBs9lEGtKwWb

Hello guys,
I wonder if anyone can help me jumpstarting an anamorphic workflow in Syntheyes.
The project was shot on anamorphic Hawk lenses. The film is very green screen heavy, and often, there are no features (horizontal or vertical lines) that would help me figure out the lens distortion. All I’ve got, 90% of the time, is a green screen backdrop and the characters in front of it.
I know the focal length for each of the shots, however, it isn’t of much help, since it seems that Syntheyes automatically calculates the Field of View based on the focal length — but the Field of View it gives me is wrong (since the lens is anamorphic.) At the same time, I cannot really do anything meaningful in the Image Preparation panel, since I don’t have any lines in the shot to go by, as distortion reference.
Any ideas on what needs to be done, in this case? Our 3D guys have the cameras set up for a particular FOV/Focal Length relationship in Maya, which works for them, and I suppose I could just feed their settings in Syntheyes’ Lens Preparation panel, but Syntheyes wouldn’t let me enter these values separately: they seem to be linked, and I can either enter a correct FOV with an incorrect Focal Length, or the other way around…
Any tips would be greatly appreciated!
Michael

So… I read on this forum that it is possible to combine solves through your 3d app, and i also read somewhere saying the same thing, but the method is different.

Though, i don’t know what this whole baking camera is, or what this poster means by parenting the camera, i’ve tried it but it doesn’t quite work how that poster explained it.

And i thought you only bake something if it is a simulation (like objects affected by particles).

So now what it comes down for me, are two questions:

1: Going to be an extreme noob question. When i export boujou solves to maya, it always gives me the point clouds. Exactly what are the point clouds for? Is there a script in the camera that defines its movements based on the points?

2: Can someone explain to me how to actually stitch solves like how andyburm stated? But in a more detailed way? And how would i render the stitched solves out as another footage?

the reason i ask these questions, is because i am trying to track a footage that has TONS of motion blur. it has about 1403 frames, and Boujou tracks everything just fine EXCEPT frame 878 (because it’s super blurred). And when Boujou is done tracking and solving, it becomes like 18 solves. And i’m wondering if there is a way to create one solid camera movement (like for that ONE frame i move the camera manually or something).

I can’t post the footage unfortunately as i don’t have rights to. but yeah… just asking if there is a way…

hi there
i am reading user manual but i couldn t figure out..i am doing as he said
1)first of all i tracked 9 photos each white ball
2)i added video
3)i dont know what i am going to do next..
thank you..

Hey guys,

at the studio we’re doing some Motion Control tests, we already got the footage we need and the MoCo guy gave us an ASCII file from Kuper… he told us we can import it to Maya with Kuper Tools… not true!!!!

I need help!!! I have an ASCII file with Virtual Axes (VTrack, VEW, VNS, VPan, VTilt) and I need to get it to work inside Maya parameters.

Anyone??? :rolleyes: