Tips & Tricks, Textures, and Tutorials for Cinema 4D and Xpresso
PhotoMatch V.2 – by: base80
October 18th, 2005
I have had the occasion to be a beta tester for PhotoMatch v2
this summer.
PhotoMatch is a plug-in for calibration, image reconstruction and 3D tracking for Cinema 4D V9.1 and V9.5.
It is a great tool for architects to match their new building to an existing situation. And it is a great tool for the rest of us.
I will do a few tutorials here to show the strengths of this plug-in. My first tutorial will be for an interior situation.
PhotoMatch V.2 – by: base80
October 18th, 2005
Every PhotoMatch starts by choosing a picture you want to work on. And generally you have an idea of what you want to achieve.
In this case we want to add picture frames to a room.
Here is the final result, do the tutorial and you will get the same.
PhotoMatch V.2 – by: base80
October 18th, 2005
For our second tut we will make a pond around a statue. I will very quickly cover the matching and explain what to do once the match is done.
Here is the final result for this tut.
Tips & Tricks, PhotoMatch V.2 – by: base80
October 26th, 2005
This is not a very scientific tutorial but could be helpful to determine the overall color of your light and the direction it is coming from.
Work in Progress, PhotoMatch V.2 – by: base80
November 1st, 2005
Here is a picture I made using the PhotoMatch plugin.
the bigger picture on next page…
Follow up:
Continue readingWork in Progress, Tips & Tricks, Textures, PhotoMatch V.2, Particle (classic) – by: base80
October 18th, 2007
This a double tutorial. It is about camera matching and about classic particles.
We will have a look at how to use a picture to make a movie, a variation on a “Ken Burns Effect”.
The theme of the tutorial is the famous Sony Bavia ad.
See the whole movie (.mov 24mb) HERE
Continue readingPhotoMatch V.2 – by: base80
May 1st, 2006
How to get nice reflections in PhotoMatch.
This Tip is more like a reminder.
PhotoMatch V.2 – by: base80
April 26th, 2006
Here is a tutorial about extracting a textured object from a picture. You will need the PhotoMatch plugin to do this.
