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After Effects Apprentice: 19 Motion Tracking with Cinema 4D Lite

Offered By: LinkedIn Learning

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Cinema 4D Courses 3d Animation Courses 3d Modeling Courses Visual Effects Courses Motion Tracking Courses Motion Graphics Courses Compositing Courses Cinema 4D Lite Courses

Course Description

Overview

Learn how to track and extract the camera move and ground plane from previously shot footage in After Effects, and add a 3D model—complete with lighting and shadows—to the scene.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
  • Exercise files and software versions
1. Reconstructing the Original Camera Move
  • 3D camera tracking
  • Setting the ground plane and origin
  • Extracting the camera move
2. Preparing the 3D Object
  • Setting up CINEMA 4D Lite
  • Importing a 3D model
  • Merging the AE camera into C4D
3. Creating and Capturing Shadows
  • Mimicking the original light source
  • Creating a shadow catcher
  • Separating the model and shadow onto layers
  • Compositing the shadow in After Effects
4. Final Tweaks
  • Improving the composite
  • Enhancing the light and shadows
  • Improving the anti-aliasing

Taught by

Chris Meyer and Trish Meyer

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