In this video, learn how to use camera tracking to set up Blender so you can add objects and effects to video footage you’ve taken!
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 – Introduction
0:47 – Setting up your VFX workspace in Blender
1:06 – Importing your video footage
1:25 – Fixing the colors with color management and other settings
2:09 – VFX Workspace Overview
2:33 – Matching video framerate
3:31 – Adjusting tracking settings and adding markers
4:21 – Select your tracker motion model
4:45 – Adjusting the number of trackers added
6:19 – Cleaning up your tracker data
7:58 – Hiding trackers that lost tracking
8:45 – Adding new trackers at areas with no data
9:55 – Solving for Camera Motion
10:52 – Reducing your camera solve error rate
13:10 – Setting up your model floor and scale
14:59 – How to get shadows in your camera tracking scenes
16:29 – Rendering your camera tracking scene
17:01 – Other Blender Tutorials
