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Posted by Wahoo on Oct 30, 2014 in visual fx, tech | 5 comments

As part of my test with the Canon 5d camera i also tried to develop a workflow for Image based lighting, using HDR images from a mirrored chrome ball to obtain photorealistic 3d lighting that match the live conditions. Using that you can insert any 3d object with proper modeling and materials into the scene and they will fit in quite...

Posted by Wahoo on Sep 15, 2012 in tech, visual fx | 0 comments

Matchmoving is a term term loosely used for recreating a virtual camera that reproduces the movements and characteristics of a real camera in order to be used in a 3d software package or compositing software. The goal is to combine the originally shot material with computer generated images in a flawless manner, so that it appears to be all shot within one...

Posted by Wahoo on Jul 23, 2011 in tech, visual fx | 0 comments

As canon DSLR got overall popular the last couple of years, i took the time to take the Canon 5d for a spin for two days, in order to analyze it´s possibility for creating visual fx with this setup for further projects. I´m not a professional camera man myself, but i have some background in still photography from university and from courses i took, so i...

Posted by Wahoo on Jul 11, 2011 in tech, visual fx | 0 comments

There are several things, that come into play when shooting with Canon Dslrs concerning Color Grading: dynamic range: Dynamic range can considered to be the ratio between the darkest and brightest Values that can be reproduced by the camera. The human eye can be considered one of the most fleble means for reproducing a great range of dynamic range, due to...