Thursday, April 24, 2008

Sample matchmove

This is a quick animation I did some time ago to test our tracking software. Put simply, tracking allows us to identify the path a camera followed while recording, the lens used, and other characteristics. This information is then used to create a virtual camera in our 3D scene with the same parameters. Then, we can render an animation of something that does not exist, and match it into a real-world setting. You have seen this done hundreds of times, but may not have known it. This is how Gollum in Lord of the Rings , King Kong, and the recent HP and Levi's commercials were made to name just a few.



This test is poor quality, but that was by design. Rather than using a pro-level HD video camera, I used an inexpensive digital camera that shoots mediocre video. I figured if I can get a good track on a jerky 320x240 at 15fps, I can get a great match on smooth HD. After tracking the camera move, I dropped in a building from a past job, planted some trees, and added some moving cars.

Certainly not a product quality I would deliver, but proof that we can make very convincing matches with proper footage.

Monday, April 21, 2008

Building a garage

Cleaning off the network today and found this video I did a while back. Besides showing the progression of construction, it's interesting to see how the various options affect the lighting in the room.


Monday, April 14, 2008

JSSVD Clients - Nationwide!



Where are you located? Where do you work?
Some of the more common questions we receive here!
Believe it or not, we do far more work out of state than we do locally.
I just threw together a quick map to show the communities represented by our clients.
Pretty cool, eh?
(Always looking to stick more pins in the map, so give us a call!)

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Ugly Kitchen rendering complete!



Click here for a 3D tour of the existing kitchen
(You may be prompted to download a plugin in order to view it.)

Photo Composite of Existing Kitchen




Rendering of Proposed Kitchen