Camera Moving

 

Hello, 

I have a set, where my actors sit on a green table, and the final output, is a virtual studio with a 3d table etc.

Is there a way i can move my camera(panning, etc.) virtually, without distorting my actors?

Another problem is when i put my camera at a low angle, there is a hole between the actors and the 3d table.


   Michalis

 
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TwentyStudios
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Can you post a video showing what you mean? The green screen video is of course 2D, so how much you can move around in 3D space is limited by this fundamental fact. You’re literally placing a flat Billboard in 3D space!

 
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Michalis
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Yeah, i figured that without a tracker and a camera crane there isn't much that i can do.

I have an example of the show in the link below.

https://we.tl/t-kwcm2k5Ylt

We have bad lighting and key due to the small size of the studio.


 
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TwentyStudios
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You can try to split the wide camera in the middle into two billboards. That will give yoh some more freedom to move the camera since the perspective will be calculated individually for each presenter. You can also avoid having anything placed on the table, since that will make any perspective mismatch become less obvious. Finally, you can try Look at Camera Plane or Off in the Billboards panel, since that will change how the Billboard is rotated to face the camera. Keep the rotational values of the Billboard to Zero with the Look at Camera settings. 

 
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Michalis
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Great Thanks!

I will try the above.

Are you the Twenty Studios based in Stockholm?

 
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TwentyStudios
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Yes, that’s me! Or rather part of it :-)

 
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Michalis
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Great, i will send you an email. Thanks!