… for Visual Effects
Tip #693: 3 Quick Motion Tracking Tips
Larry Jordan – LarryJordan.com
Camera moves – Shutter speed – Depth-of-Field
Ever have trouble getting good motion tracks for your visuals? The problem usually lies in the camera settings!
Here are three simple steps to follow to improve the quality of the source footage for a motion track:
- Make sure camera moves are not too complex and pay attention to parallax.
- Shutter speed heavily affects motion blur. Higher shutter speeds minimize motion blur and improve the image quality of visual effects. The recommendation is 1/200th or faster.
- Decrease aperture to increase the depth of field. This helps the computer track contrast points.
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um “pay attention to parallax” – means what exactly?
bit vague…
Stu:
Check out Tip #694 – What is Parallax.
Larry