Blender Motion Tracking - Room Transformation!
What it is
Ian Hubert shows how to use Blender's motion tracking to turn ordinary footage of a room into a stylized digital environment for an indie film. It is a quick, practical walkthrough in his loose, lazy-tutorial style.
Why Hacker News recommends it
Recommended as an eye-opening, fast introduction to what Blender can do and a model of a productive workflow.
- 4 people recommended it
- 3 different months
- 2 strong recommendations
- first 2020, last 2022
What HN commenters said
“This video of his really opened my eyes to what Blender can do”
Eye-opening entry point into what Blender can do
nicholasjon, 2020-07 · Strong recommendation · in “Microsoft Joins the Blender Development Fund”
“My favourite guides of his are not in the Lazy Tutorials playlist, though.”
Favourite Blender guide for productive workflow
slavik81, 2022-10 · Strong recommendation · in “Ask HN: Recommend me a Blender course”
“shows how he turns a video in a farm house into a dystopian scene using Blender's motion tracking”
Fast demo of transforming footage with Blender motion tracking
aidos, 2020-06 · Recommendation · in “SpaceshipGenerator: A Blender script to procedurally generate 3D spaceships”
“The tutorials Ian Hubert does really demonstrates how powerful the product has become”
Shows how powerful Blender has become
jcims, 2020-07 · Recommendation · in “Microsoft Joins the Blender Development Fund”
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Topics: blender, motion tracking, vfx, ian hubert, indie film
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