General Visual Effects on DSLR
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kevinottawa
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Heres one from russia with some pirated cgi models, still good tho.
WhiteMonkey
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I bought the 7D to shoot background plates for my CGI work. I also bought it to use the video portion but I've been so busy DPing and Editing and Color Correcting I haven't had a chance to get back to the CGI. I just shot a short last week where I have some lighting and particle systems work to do. I'll post it later once I have some finished shots.
Michael Carter
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I've keyed with the 500d. Keying solid objects worked pretty well, but the spill suppression really sort of jacks with the footage, you need a robust inner mask.
If you've got hair/etc, you're going to need multiple instances & holdout masks. I've found you have to key lots of edges individually. Keying slomo is really tough - the 720/60 compression is crazy with false-color noise. 1080 is better. The first keys I did were with tungsten - you'll get better keys with daylight.
It's simply light years better than a D90; also, regarding my comments above: I've seen dozens of samples of DSLR keys, lots of "look how you can key with a 5D" - with thick black edges, crawling-ant hair, etc. If you want a really pretty key? Test test test. Test your specific lighting, your background, etc.
I keyed a model about 3/4 in on the video below (it's the shot in the vimeo preview frame) - but planned it as a desaturated & blurry sort of "illustrative" shot with lots of glow. It still took an hour or so to get it where I was happy.
If you've got hair/etc, you're going to need multiple instances & holdout masks. I've found you have to key lots of edges individually. Keying slomo is really tough - the 720/60 compression is crazy with false-color noise. 1080 is better. The first keys I did were with tungsten - you'll get better keys with daylight.
It's simply light years better than a D90; also, regarding my comments above: I've seen dozens of samples of DSLR keys, lots of "look how you can key with a 5D" - with thick black edges, crawling-ant hair, etc. If you want a really pretty key? Test test test. Test your specific lighting, your background, etc.
I keyed a model about 3/4 in on the video below (it's the shot in the vimeo preview frame) - but planned it as a desaturated & blurry sort of "illustrative" shot with lots of glow. It still took an hour or so to get it where I was happy.