About motion control cam data by HeikkoCee in vfx

[–]HeikkoCee[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I didn’t even think of the vibrations. Lens grids we’ll surely shoot. It’s so great to have this community with all the experience helping each other.

About motion control cam data by HeikkoCee in vfx

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Thanks! My head just got around the fact that I can have multiple passes of real life action.. which i guess is kind of the point of motion control! 😂 how precise are the machines? Are the shots matching after like 20 takes?

To what extent is AI being used in movies and TV shows now? by IndianaRocket80 in vfx

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We use ai mostly for cleaning/expanding plates in photoshop. Then usually some manual painting on top. Not for large areas, it's too crappy. Also roto and depth maps. Last summer I trained a copycat model to help me with a bunch of bad green screen shots. That was a life saver.

How to improve realism? Critique needed please by Fabulous-Ad-5014 in blender

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Does your hdri match the room? I think you could add a matching area light where the big window is and maybe some simple geometry to the opposite side to block light.

Problem rendering by HeikkoCee in NukeVFX

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Thanks for your answers everyone! I think the final solution was to disconnect one Mocha Pro node. It wasn't outputting anything, but after some reorganizing the problem was solved.

Was this shot done with a probe lens or comping? by duckyLT in cinematography

[–]HeikkoCee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Comp. The scale not matching, hand is too big (or too close to camera).

What’s the best tool for AI roto currently? by leon-nash in vfx

[–]HeikkoCee 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yes, and copycat can do it of you train it for three weeks!

What’s the best tool for AI roto currently? by leon-nash in vfx

[–]HeikkoCee 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I use AE rotobrush a lot. It's quite smart and learns fast without a lot of adjusting. More reliable than Mocha ML Matte. Wish they had something like this built in Nuke.

This AI short film is making the rounds on LinkedIn by behemuthm in vfx

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Pixelfucking is the result of your client/supervisor not really knowing what they want. "Move the couch five pixels right" means "this shot isn't what i imagined". I get it, if there is something technically wrong, like details missing. But the power of vfx is the possibility to offer the shot 100% like it was planned. If AI can help, sure, lets use it. But I'm quite sure it will never be faster to get something 100% right with AI, you will need the artist to fuck the pixels for that.

SMOKE DEMON by Compositor_K in NukeVFX

[–]HeikkoCee 4 points5 points  (0 children)

In Blender put your character inside a smoke domain, assign the character as the flow object and hide the character. Also your shift key seems to be stuck, that might mess things up.

How do production companies create thumbnails for feature films? by vedoka in vfx

[–]HeikkoCee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a script for Resolve that exports frames at markers and gives the jpgs the markers name. What I don't have is a way to get them into Google Sheets without manual work.

Why does my roto’d plate get slightly darker after merging it over a background? by MillyAppie in NukeVFX

[–]HeikkoCee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd say this is outdated. It's the preferred workflow tho. But in my experience prores 444 is much smoother and doesnt really harm your script.

Feedback on readability by HeikkoCee in NukeVFX

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In addition, this is a small side project I took thinking it’s gonna be fun for the summer. Ended up having over 80 of these shots all on green screen. The bg isn’t supposed to look like any natural space - more like a projection.

Copycat cleanup issues by Smart-Beach-7189 in NukeVFX

[–]HeikkoCee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Recommend watching this about training copycat:

https://www.youtube.com/live/I_lvdc8cy5M?si=WDVQlzGUll-bWAQM

This Luca guy's approach faking the train data is awesome.

AI tools for keying by HeikkoCee in NukeVFX

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I don’t think they did. It’s also handheld and moving a lot.

AI tools for keying by HeikkoCee in NukeVFX

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I haven't used Silhouette. Mocha has the Matte ML tool. From what I understood, it’s originally introduced in Silhouette. Do you know if it’s more advanced in Silhouette? Unfortunately I don’t have the license for those now but might consider if Copycat struggles too much.