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# 1 30-07-2008 , 02:57 PM
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MAYA LIVE motion tracking

Hi guys I am a new member, and Iam also new to maya animation I've manage to solve some modeling and animation problem on own. But in maya live I cant seem to load the video files. I follow the tutorial MAYA LIVE MOTION TRACKING and everything went OK until I try to load the video file. I notice the spot where the video file should be. there is nothing but a empty
frame with two diagonal lines.

Please tell me what to do to correct this problem.

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# 2 30-07-2008 , 07:43 PM
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Hi gunn2, welcome to the forums! :attn:

i haven't used the live part of Maya yet but in your problem have you hit the 6 key on your keyboard. That will turn on the hardware shading in the workspace

if that doesn't help then i guess you'll have to wait for a more experienced member to answer the question...




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# 3 30-07-2008 , 10:00 PM
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If I remember correctly the video needs to be a sequence of images to load, it also is a bit specific as to the image naming convension.


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# 4 31-07-2008 , 02:29 AM
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thanks

i just want to say thanks, i will try it hope it works

# 5 31-07-2008 , 04:45 AM
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Use a targa/tga image sequence, that should work fine.

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# 6 31-07-2008 , 04:49 AM
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just a quick question out of curiosity, what can you use to turn a video into image sequences?

# 7 31-07-2008 , 06:07 AM
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Originally posted by Rhetoric Camel
just a quick question out of curiosity, what can you use to turn a video into image sequences?


Most video editing apps have it as an option, After effects does is too


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# 8 31-07-2008 , 07:13 AM
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excellent, thanks gster

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check for the filter settings mess with them if u can


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