LESSON 017 min
Step 1 — Lens distortion
Prepare the plate and account for lens distortion before tracking.
Compositing
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Compositing lessons for integrating rendered work into live-action plates and building CG-only shots.
01
Integrating a 3D render into live action
LESSON 0230 min
Step 2 — Tracking
Track the live-action shot for a 3D integration.
LESSON 0330 min
Step 3 — Bring it back to Maya
Move the tracked result back into Maya to place the 3D scene.
02
Compositing fundamentals
LESSON 0130 min
What is premultiplication?
Transparency is a lie! A clear explanation of alpha and premultiplication.
LESSON 0210 min
Accurate point clouds in Nuke
Generate accurate point clouds for compositing workflows.
03
Compositing 3D animated films
LESSON 0125 min
Output light-grouped AOVs from RenderMan for Maya
Set up light-grouped AOV output for a flexible comp.
LESSON 0245 min
Introduction to Nuke for CG-only compositing
A starting point for compositing a fully computer-generated shot.