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Using Motion Tracking data to create distance perspective
I motion tracked a nightime exterior shot of city skyline and I attached the tracking data to a layer of the moon.
Now the moon is locked perfectly to the night city skyline.
But I would much prefer to add some perspective to the moon — It is obviously much further away than the buildings and would move in its own parallax…
I was once told there was a way to make that Moon layer 3d and attach the tracking data to the camera somehow then move the moon back in 3d “Z” space so it moves in proper perspective?
(a) Would that work and how would I do it?
(b) Is there a better way??
Jim Dodson
8 Core Intel — Mac – OSX
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Yow! I think the moon is so far away, you’ll never get the right parallax on a tracking shot. The moon should stay static in the frame when tracking, and only move when panning. So depending on your shot, you might not want to lock the moon to the skyline, but leave it as static in the frame.
I hope that made sense. You see, parallax and I aren’t exactly friends … 🙂
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