actually we start with Rhino first...

make some geometry!

path animation

- Tools --> Toolbar Layout --> Toolbars

- Check Animation, Animation Preview & Animation Setup

- Set curve or point as camera path and set curve or point as camera target

- Preview Animation

With animations you will be rendering in passes and compositing just like you did with still images!

vray animation setting

- V-Ray Infinite Plane

- Single frame test renders

- Output size should be smaller than a typical single render (HDTV ~ 1280 x 720)

 

 

V-Ray settings to turn on...

• Batch Render_Global Switches
• Animation_Output
• Include Frame Number_Output

Rendering time will increase if you have a higher number of frames, output size, V-Ray texture...

RECORD

ANIMATION

Set target folder and animation preview

let's go!

basics

- Select New Composition

- Name it and set the pixel width and height to match V-Ray settings

- Frame Rate to 30

- Background color: white

import animation

- File / Import / Multiple Files

- Select first still

- Check JPEG sequence

- Drag and drop image sequences to composite timeline

simple editing

- Layer management: similar to Photoshop

- Right click on sequence to change Blending Mode

- Click on arrow of sequence and repeat at transform to adjust scale, rotation, transparency...etc

- Make Keyframes after adjustment by clicking "stopwatch"

...keyframe is your friend!

annotation / text

- Right click on your composition / new / text

- Character panel to adjust size, color, alignment, stroke

- Standard keyframes to animate text and images

try scale...

- Set up 1 keyframe frame: under range selector start at 0% and the scale at 0.0%

- Set the next keyframe to start at 100%

- Text should grow to full scale over the course of your keyframes

 

motion tracking

- Select under Layer --> New --> Null Object

- Select animation / footage under composite layer to track motion

- Click Track Motion in Tracker window

- Click Edit Target in Tracker  window

- Select the Null object layer you just created

- In the Null / Transform / Position there will be a bunch of new keyframes, select all of these through a mouse box

- Right click to choose Keyframe Assistant / Easy Ease

- Click spiral on text layer to connect to Null object layer

- Text move based on motion tracked points!

export / rendering

- File_Export_Add to Render Queue

- Set save location and file name using Output To

- Select arrow next to Output Module

     - Adobe Premier: Loseless

     - Normal Quality: H.264

- Click Render Button

TA DA!