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Compositing a 3d object with video
Hi,
im having a bit of a problem regarding Maya and After Effects working together. i have footage of a person and a 3d (non transparent) cylinder made out of bars (which is going to be animated), and i need the footage to be inside the bars.
everything i think of seems to leave the footage out of the middle of the object, either in front or behind the 3d object in AE. i was wondering if maybe z depth would give AE the information to put the footage at the right place in z-space, or if there is any other method anyone could think of using the two programs??
i would really apreaciate the help!
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3 Replies
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thanks for the reply!
ill look into compositing the footage together in maya then.
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Hi Jardine,
Here are two tips if you are not keen on doing it in Maya for any reasons.
If you cut your cylinder in half in Maya and render the front and back separately, you would then be able to place your footage in between the two cylinder renders. No need to switch your layers to 3D, a simple sandwich stack order will do.
Here is an example:https://library.creativecow.net/articles/hamad_serge/sci_fi4.php
Another way of doing all this would be to use InvigoratorPro to import your object into AE, Map your footage to a 3D plane that you place into the object & you are done.
Hope this may help;-)
Salut.
SergeNew! InvigoMany-Media volume I & II available here:
https://www.nyc-visual.comInvigorator/Proanimator Training: https://library.creativecow.net/articles/hamad_serge/invig_training.php
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hi serge, thanks for the reply!
yeah ive thought about the first idea, however the problem really lies in the cylinder needing to spin, whilst the footage is “caged”. the setup in maya has specific mental ray effects.
thanks anyway!
Jardine Sage
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