Lynda.COM Maya 2010: Getting Started with MatchMover, Toxik, and Backburner

Author:
George Maestri

Duration:
02h 12m

Released on:
2/25/2010

Exercise files:
Yes

Software works on:
Windows only


One of the most powerful 3D applications on the market, Maya 2010, now includes three complimentary bundled applications: MatchMover, powerful camera matching software; Toxik, a node-based compositor; and Backburner, a network rendering manager for Maya, 3ds Max, and Toxik. In Maya 2010: Getting Started with MatchMover, Toxik, and Backburner, instructor George Maestri demonstrates how to use these applications with Maya’s existing powerful feature set to create engaging 3D animations. Exercise files accompany the course.

Topics include: 

Matching 3D animation to live action footage
Importing object-based camera tracks into Maya
Rendering with layers
Using Toxik to seamlessly composite footage
Adding effects with Toxik
Managing network renders with Backburner


Introduction 05m 51s
Welcome 01m 24s
Using the exercise files and relinking media 04m 27s

1. Basic MatchMover 32m 24s
Working within the MatchMover interface 03m 59s
Importing footage 04m 27s
Automatic matching 04m 09s
Exporting MatchMover data 04m 49s
Importing MatchMover scenes into Maya 03m 24s
Working with MatchMover scenes in Maya 04m 29s
Basic rendering of MatchMover scenes 07m 07s

2. Advanced MatchMover 30m 03s
Working with the Full interface 03m 42s
Adding tracks manually 05m 57s
Solving for camera 03m 02s
Object-based tracking 05m 40s
Importing object tracks into Maya 03m 55s
Rendering with layers 07m 47s

3. Backburner 21m 58s
Intro to Backburner network rendering 03m 37s
Setting up Manager and Server 04m 38s
Configuring network paths 03m 35s
Sending jobs to Backburner from Maya 03m 41s
Managing network renders with Monitor 02m 26s
Troubleshooting 04m 01s

4. Basic Toxik 18m 32s
Toxik interface 04m 04s
Navigating Toxik 03m 09s
Creating a composition 02m 28s
Importing footage 03m 25s
Compositing footage 05m 26s

5. Advanced Toxik: Adding Effects and Correcting Color 23m 39s
Correcting color 05m 06s
Using special effects 04m 44s
Transforming footage 02m 22s
Creating mattes with garbage masks 04m 15s
Animating parameters 03m 56s
Rendering final output 03m 16s

Conclusion 00m 22s
Goodbye 00m 22s