The Art and Technique of Matchmoving: Solutions for the VFX Artist (Paperback)

Matchmoving has become a standard visual effects procedure for almost every situation where live action materials and CG get combined. It allows virtual and real scenes that have been composited together to seamlessly appear as though they are from the same perspective. This authoritative step-by-step guide from one of the best matchmovers in the business allows you to master this technique that has been called the foundation upon which all VFX work stands. Author Erica Hornung (sr. matchmover for Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Matrix: Revolutions, and more) imparts her techniques, tips, and wisdom from the trenches that will have you matchmoving like a true professional in no time.

Lessons in the most popular matchmoving software (Maya, Boujou, and others) are included, as well as tips and techniques for surveying on set, dolly moves, and operating nodal cameras. Individual chapters dedicated to object and character matchmoves show you how to matchmove for shadow casting, adding weapons and other objects, focusing on center of gravity, as well as complete CG character support.

The companion DVD includes Quicktime examples of techniques shown in the book, as well as project files that allow you to master these techniques yourself by working alongside the lessons featured in the text.


* Master the foundational VFX technique of matchmoving with tips, techniques, tools, and workflow considerations from a seasoned professional
* Companion DVD includes media project files for you to work along with the lessons in the text
* Your guide for when automated tracking solutions fail, the book includes in-depth lessons on methods of set construction w/out set data, as well as rotomation and non-automated techniques

Matchmoving已成為幾乎所有將實景素材和CG結合的視覺效果程序的標準。它使得虛擬和真實場景能夠無縫地以相同的視角呈現。這本權威的逐步指南來自業界最優秀的Matchmover之一，讓您能夠掌握這項被稱為所有VFX工作基礎的技術。作者Erica Hornung（《魔戒：雙城奇謀》、《黑客帝國：革命》等電影的高級Matchmover）從她的經驗中傳授技巧、貼士和智慧，讓您能夠迅速像專業人士一樣進行Matchmoving。

書中包含了最受歡迎的Matchmoving軟體（Maya、Boujou等）的教學，以及有關於拍攝現場測量、攝影機移動和使用節點攝影機的技巧和方法。專門介紹物體和角色Matchmove的章節向您展示如何進行陰影投射、添加武器和其他物體、重心對焦，以及完整的CG角色支持。

附帶的DVD包含了書中所示技術的Quicktime示例，以及項目文件，讓您能夠通過與書中的教學一起實際操作來掌握這些技術。

* 從經驗豐富的專業人士那裡獲得關於Matchmoving的技巧、方法、工具和工作流程的基礎知識
* 附帶的DVD包含了媒體項目文件，讓您能夠跟隨書中的教學進行實際操作
* 當自動跟踪解決方案失效時，本書提供了深入的課程，介紹了無需場景數據的建立方法，以及旋轉動畫和非自動化技術。