3D model into live footage test

Because I have been unable to obtain Boujou yet I decided to do a simple test this week on how to import 3D models into live footage.. I had never previously done this before so was important to find this out. Firstly I had to turn on the OBJ exporter in maya. For whatever reason it is turned off by default.

I then exported the OBJ files so I could use them in photoshop so I could turn it into a file that would be easily accessible in After Effects.

Not know to many is the fact that photoshop is capable of basic 3D effects, unfortunately this took quite a lot of quality off the rendering off the dragon but as this was just a simple test I decided to go with it and see what I could create.

In After effects I had a simplified version of my 3D model and decided to add it to some stock footage I had filmed earlier in the week. I then used after effects simple yet slightly effective tracking software to change the position and scale so it would kinda fit..

This is what I ended up with.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_v67Lnomk0&feature=youtu.be

It still seems a lot out of place but as it was just a simple test I was quite happy with the results, I will try to get Boujou again this week and work on this some more perhaps with different footage.

As I was writing this I have just found a hopefully working Boujou file so will get started on that tomorrow.