Matchmoving: The Invisible Art of Camera Tracking - Softcover

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Tim Dobbert is matchmove supervisor at noted visual effects house The Orphanage. He has worked on such films as Hellboy, Spy Kids 3-D, and The Day After Tomorrow. He also teaches matchmoving at the Art Institute of San Francisco and Expressions Center.

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Master the Art and Science of Matchmoving

Written by amatchmoving expert, this book is much more than a technical primer. It helps youthink like a pro so that you can find the right solution for your matchmoves, nomatter how tricky. You ll also find coverage of tasks that commonly gohand-in-hand with matchmoving, along with advice on the contributions you canmake on the set of a live-action shoot. Whether you re a student orprofessional, Matchmoving: The Invisible Art of Camera Tracking gives youthe knowledge and perspective you need to quickly and successfully solve everymatchmove.

Coverage includes:

• Understandinghow matchmove programs work
• Perspective matching
• Getting optimal 2Dtracking data
• Calibrating/solving cameras
• Using automatictracking
• Fitting matchmoves into a CG set
• Mastering matchamationtechniques
• Modeling from matchmoves
• Troubleshooting bad matchmoves
• Multi-purposing matchmove data