Introduction to Maya - Modeling Fundamentals Vol 2
This course will look in the fundamentals of modeling in Maya with an emphasis on creating good topology. It's aimed at people that have some modeling experience in Maya but are having trouble with complex objects.
# 1 25-01-2010 , 02:33 AM
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3d character with live footage

Hi, I am kind of new to using Maya. I have a 3d character I made in Maya and want to incorporate him with some live footage. I can have the character appear in the foreground, that is in front of everything in the video, but how can I make him appear as if he is behind something? An example may be a person walking past the 3d character and they appear in front while the 3d character is behind them. Any ideas, suggestions, or tips would be helpful. Thanks. -Willa

# 2 25-01-2010 , 03:05 AM
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That will be most easily achieved with a compositing program like After Effects, Nuke, Fusion or similar. You'll need to rotoscope a mask around the foreground element. Hopefully that gives you an idea of what you need to do.

# 3 25-01-2010 , 05:55 AM
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So I would need to import the 1)video footage and the 2)completed 3d character from maya as separate files into a package such as After Effects and do the rotoscope then? Or is there a different approach? I hope I understand you correctly. If not, could you tell me briefly the correct order I would go about trying to do this? -willa

# 4 29-01-2010 , 05:36 AM
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its easier said then done first i think you need to catch up on the basics have you gone through after effects tutorials then also go through abit of maya live by then you will have a great idea on what you need to do

# 5 30-01-2010 , 06:56 PM
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If he's animated the character onto the plate, then he shouldn't need to track it. willa, yes your approach is correct.


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