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  • Tracking a moving object

    Posted by Rod Nunez on July 21, 2008 at 2:52 am

    Hi,

    I would like to add tracking to an object that is not on a 2D plane. For example, suppose I want to attach a logo to a side of a bus going from left to right of the scene, however the bus then makes a right turn. Obviously (I hope it’s obvious what I am trying to describe) the logo will have to distort as the bus comes towards the viewer. Is it just a matter of adding keyframes to the edges of the logo? I will try a few things but if anyone has ideas or has done something similar please let me know, to save me some time and headaches.
    THanks,
    Rod

    Tom Hepburn replied 17 years, 10 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  • Tom Hepburn

    July 21, 2008 at 3:57 am

    Having not seen the shot, I would try using an animated corner pin (under distort). If you can get it close then it just becomes a matter of tweaking (I hate that word tweaking. Many times it turns out to be a lot of work in spite of sounding like a little adjustment). Nonetheless, that’s where I would start.

    Good luck,
    T

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