Element 3D + Tracked Footage

[@mshatiproductions]

Bro!! I have been online and on After Effects for over 5 hours and this video solved my problem! Creating the group null is what everyone else missed! Perfect! Thank you!!!

[@THErealmrInsanity]

bro same here! my 3D objects were just floating away!

[@karmikkollective]

And my 3Ds were 2Ds in a solid plane!

[@apixelatedpointofview]

So true. I was following the older VCP tutorials on doing this and I couldn't get the same effect through changing the null parameters in top perspective. Took half a day until I figured out the group null which solved everything.

[@PrinceWesterburg]

Coming from nearly 3 decade in 3D, Element 3D is really seriously limited. I'm having to use it for a job because the client use it but really, install Blender!!! LMAO!

[@prairieskycam]

Great tutorial even though it's a few years old! Still covers a lot of good information. Thank you for creating it!

[@FIFAULTIMATUM]

i seriously am in love with this video right now due to many reasons...

[@charlescurle947]

man you do not understand how helpful this was have a great day!

[@taimooronline1]

I spent at least two days and you solved my problem in literally minutes. Thank you soo much...

[@ukmonk]

thanks so much! i was really confused until i saw you created the group null and pasted the position attributes, now it works great!! thanks again :D

[@PathinAZ]

Great tips. The light wrap was somewhat confusing, but that's just because it's a new procedure to me. I look foreward every day to see what great stuff you post, thanks!

[@LongLiveMikey]

I've got another video that explains just the light wrap. Just search for it on my channel.

[@PathinAZ]

Will Do, thanks!

[@rererere96]

I really wish you all of the happiness in the whole world.

[@emanuelsmith4711]

Only needed to make it halfway through this tutorial and it was clear that you have solved an issue that I've been trying to figure out! The Group Null!! Thank you.

[@GreenwallChannelOG]

how can i insert instead of a 3d object, A animated object like a fireball thats its burning and insert that in the tracked footage.? Thank you very much

[@gleacesjuvilian314]

If you are trying to insert a footage and not a 3d object, then, Camera track the footage and then select the plane(tracked points) in which you need to place the footage, then just right click the plane click on create a camera and null. Now import the footage to the timeline and parent it to null.

[@voidvangaurd]

Copy and paste it.

[@BradMagnus]

Very cool tip on the Photosynth. Thanks for sharing!

[@imagimediainc7239]

Thanks. Really nice tutorial. Getting Element and anxious to try all this stuff. Still a bit confused with camera tracking, but I guess it takes practice.

[@chillu420]

even though it is a very old tutorial, but it is the best tutorial.

[@SuperFanTrailerz]

Wow awesome tutorial. I love that you're so quick. No messing around with useless crap.

[@dickypbkr]

really mind blowing trick that light wrap i had learn somthing new today thankyou very much bro thanks a lot

[@MadhurPulekarPictures]

Nice Tutorial. Please can you make tutorial How to use lights and shadows. I tried but shadow affect by some kind of mask. And when I create light it is far from scene or from 3D trackers

[@christoph_fer]

Solved most of my queries related motion track and mixing. Thanks Mike!! :)

[@kmptrade5533]

Hey man, It works great and without any problems.

[@AllanBoes]

Hey Mikey :) A tutorial on how you made the environment map, would be really great and a big help. I have an android phone, and I can't get Photosynth. So maybe just a tutorial on making a environment map. Merry Christmas :)

[@omarsaltah]

awesome tutorial man

[@fredyramos2099]

this video is awsome. I used it in a scene of my short film. Worked so good! thank you!

[@blondwitchstudio3855]

Thanks for the tutorial, really helpful. What if I want to put more items in the video?

[@VREscape]

Great video, super helpful. Thanks chap.

[@gudeandi]

Tip for get the Group Null to the position from the tracking null: Hold down parent Sling + shift from the group to the tracking null. Pow...Group Null on the position from the tracking null. Set parent to None and ready

[@mountdoomfilms3016]

Absolutely fantastic video. Thanks for the info!

[@ubervaag7150]

Very impressive tutorial. Thank you!

[@renatozanardo9648]

Hi Mikey, many thanks. Have you a tutorial to create a 3D enviroment?

[@ThomasSMcNamara]

Photosynth is no longer a stand alone app, it is now part of the Microsoft Pix app. It is on iOS but not sure about Andriod. Also, thanks to Ajay M in the comments for calling out the Panorama 360 app. It looks like both will work for making the custom environment map mentioned in the tutorial.

[@dhruvrajsinhjadeja-vfxarti3085]

Thank you very so much for this tutorial sir :)

[@Totorus]

Thank you so much for this tutorial Mikey!!!

Great vid, bro!

[@samuelkisakye9163]

Hey Mikey, thanks a lot for that wonderful Tut how do i create a romantic Reddish Brownish color correction using after effects cs6? Thanks!

[@ccllctv]

Great tutorial. Thank you!

[@JesusIsMyKingAndRock]

You can change UV settings under general object settings and that will make it look more realistic. (Higher resolution) P.S. nice tutorial!

[@sammedia3d]

Thats awesome! Now all i need is a Tutorial on how to make such 3D element take off and fly away with some effects (dust, shadows, etc.) Are you planning to do such tut as well or would you know where i can find something like that in the same quality like yours? Thanks a lot in advanced.

[@fabianzignago53]

great job, awesome tutorial

[@JDMediaTV]

Mikey thanks, however i can only see one model (only selected one) in element 3d interface, how can i view all models am working on inside element 3d interface? thanks.

[@Lamalahse]

i cant thank you enough,that really helped me!

[@ThePimV]

Im going to try this for a video project of a festival im doing.

[@haboychan]

amazing tutorial !!

[@isaacadegbayi9415]

Any particular reasons my 3d object from element 3d does not stick to the tracked null? ive tried eveything and my track error is about 0.34 but once i add a 3d object its sill sliding on the surface. its more obvious when the shot is oving closer to the object. i need help.

[@nomadproductions5115]

Hey Man this Video got me out of so much troubles...!!! Good Job !! ;)

[@elexayproductions9630]

Nice tutorial! It would be nice if could make a tutorial about how to do a Custom environment map, cause I tried to create mine with Photosynth and I don't get it... Thanks! Thumbs up.

[@rainbowlungs]

I downloaded the clip so I could follow along, but after it tracks the camera all the track points are the same size and it reads the scene as flat. Any idea how to fix that? Thanks for the tutorials!!

[@luisgonzalez8415]

Let say you have footage where your moving forward. Not to fast but trees and other elements are going past the camera. Can AE Camera track in Z? I just tried it and when I looked at the camera in top view, the camera was locked and only doing rotations

[@SerpMcMuffin]

Hey! great tutorial! Can you use this technique with element v1?!?! thanks

[@DesignByZiad]

You didn't show how to put a light in thw scene to create the shadows of the "AE"... But thank you! Great tutorial, i learned a lot

[@GalstyanHayk]

can you make the inverse one? where you integrate chromakey actor in to the 3d environment with camera movement?

[@c0pyimitati0n]

Great tutorial. I always have problems with my tracking not sticking 100%. It usually slides just a little and drives me insane.

[@ERproductionsvideo]

thanks my friend, great video !!!

[@JackRipper8881]

Add a directional light and the shadow on the 3D object will be more pronounced.

[@laurel8831]

Great tutorial, thank you :)

[@CreativeStudio]

GREAT TUTORIAL! THANKS!

[@dhruvdrj921]

very nice tutorial thank u very so much and well done

[@pixel-storm5442]

Thank you very much.If I had a thousand channels I would have subscribed you with all of them... :D

[@mshatiproductions]

Hey Mikey, thanks again for this video. I used your instructions before and was able to achieve the composition I was after, but working on a new video now and I'm doing everything exactly like you and like I did in my last video, except this time around, as soon as I scale the group null, the Element 3D object doesn't stay in it's place nicely. I tried everything and spent way too much time without any luck. Let me know if you can help out, please. Cheers!

[@3dwithmr.t811]

good stuff im going to share some of these techniques with my class next semester.

[@LongLiveMikey]

Excellent. Where do you teach? what grade? I used to teach After Effects at my local university.

[@3dwithmr.t811]

I teach at Oklahoma Christian University. I teach all grades. I teach a compositing with after effects and nuke as well as a 3D modeling 1 class.

[@LongLiveMikey]

Skyler Thomas Nice, well if i'm ever in town (probably not likely I don't leave home often) i'll stop by and say hi to your class.

[@3dwithmr.t811]

that would be great and inspirational.

[@LongLiveMikey]

Skyler Thomas well, i've skyped into classes before in the past. If you feel like it would benefit your students, lets figure something out.

[@parkerthibault2871]

When I paste the position from the group null, to the tracking info, E3D becomes flat. How do I fix this?

[@DiscoverLens]

What kind of computer specs you running? It looked like you had a decent amount.

[@indiefilmandmusic]

Thanks! Just what I needed.

[@karlhans6678]

how does the 3D object move with the world? is it a video or a 3D background?

[@ironicanimations]

Very very helpful thank you

[@dmitrireyer8755]

Strange. All elements are all over the comps - Group Null ends up in E3D comp, and null in footage comp. Very random effects ranging from text stuck in view close, in view in distance or not appearing at all.

[@hmpa21]

Hi, When I track a solid works great (thxs to your video) when I try to do it with text, the text moves and don´t stick to the ground not even with "Orient World" script. I did exactly the some process that I did with a solid, what me I missing here ? Thxs for the great video :) Regards.

[@CreateVideoAgency]

Great tutorial, thank you!

[@Pokebits1]

Does anyone have any links for the cracked versions of the different packs?

[@codrutbolborojan2715]

Thanks a lot. I will try this today,hope it works. Thanks again. :)

[@derekmiller823]

mikey just found your channel cool stuff

[@jesperjee]

How would you do it if the object weren´t in the shadows and you wanted it´s shadows casted?

[@1337Unlucky]

do you have more tracking tutorials?

[@nenolima5595]

As always around here... really awesome... my first project in 3d element was today ;) I was with a big problem in my driver card graphic... I tried so so so much, and I finally succeeded to repair. I did so much thing to see it working that I dont know exactly how I did lol.... SO, Mike can I use this concept to put any 3d in any scene (footage)? how to animate a 3d? just with camera parameters? I'd like to see how could I animate a model made in 3dsmax... after to import to after effect this one, how do I move the arm, leg etc in a character model? thanks

[@LongLiveMikey]

+neno lima Element 3D can use animated OBJ files, so you can do some animating that way, VideoCopilot has some good E3D tutorials, you should check them out.

[@TheMoMoEdits]

amazing tut :o

[@AnandP2812]

Can you make a tutorial on how to animate a model in a live scene?

[@cakao7851]

How did you get after effects to read your background as a spherical 360 image?

[@Circuitoptimize23]

Hey bro how to create shadow on 3d objects in element 3d

[@gianflavio_]

cool techniques! Quick question, would all of this be possible with element v1?

[@LongLiveMikey]

Yes and no, V2 uses whats called the physical shader, which will light your object based on the environment map. V1 won't do that. but it will use the environment map for the reflections, you would just have to add in lights to try to match.

[@laurelrius]

Hello! I don't have the "Create Group Null" on Element! Any solutions? Thanks!

[@Cartterr.]

Hey, good video thanks , but i dont have the preset of that material, where can i download this preset please? sorry for my english :c

[@ra-pha-el]

could you do a toturial on how to create an own environment map?

[@LongLiveMikey]

Just download the app, photosynth, for your smartphone and get a complete 360 shot. when you save it to your camera roll, it will be formatted as an environment map already.

[@elmoooo]

***** Shame, no android support. Do you guys know some android alternatives?

[@LongLiveMikey]

BaZiNgA I know there is an app called photo sphere by google, but I haven't used it and I'm not sure if you can export out the flat image like you can with photosynth.

[@elmoooo]

Found it! It is called "Google Camera" and has that Photo Sphere feature. Oh, and it works :) Thank you Mikey!

[@saltlakemusicvideos3267]

i wonder when i do all these steps and i hit play my object just floats right out of the frame.so frustrating . im willing to pay someone for a look im going for.dont seem that difficult but its difficult to me.paypal for help please????

[@iggorr25]

Another great tutorial as always :D THX :D Hopefully you will be able to answer me this question :D I am sure you have seen the video made by Andrew Kramer where he demonstrates the new features of Element 2.2 In this video he has a futuristic door opening on the ground.... Well I was able to recreate that door by looking at that video, now hopefully you can tell me how to put that 3D model of that door inside of the ground of my live action footage....... I want to make it look like the door is opening up the road in my street, I am guessing I need to start with 3D tracking that scene and then how do I put the 3D door INSIDE the ground.......? :D

[@codrutbolborojan2715]

Hi Mikey, Great tutorial. However,I need some help.I did exactly the same steps you did,but my object is moving in the scene like 1% to 2% error (trembling).Is not staying fit to the ground.Can you give me some hints? Tks

[@LongLiveMikey]

Codrut Bolborojan sounds like a tracking issue, try adjusting some of the settings (not sure which ones) or delete track markers that aren't good ones. Maybe pre comp the footage, then add effects to it to increase contrast and sharpen. then track that pre comp.

[@codrutbolborojan2715]

Thanks a lot,it really helped me.I have added sharpen and curves and get some additional tracking points. I really had a problematic area (light variation and so on).What do you think of adding some points in the scene (for tracking) and removing in post? Wish you well.Thanks again.

[@fivoscapone9377]

+Codrut Bolborojan use boujou to motion track, not ae

[@zeeshanzaffar1435]

thanks for the footage BTW.

[@tuberoh2061]

how do you pre compose the video at the beginning?

[@atscreatives]

I have problem with camera tracking. I guess. Because my model wont sit on the ground. it have its own movement alongside the camera. I was a pass trough drone shot, my model is a building site. when the drone shot move forward, models also move forward but faster then the footage. Tried to mess up with the camera angle but won't work. Can anybody point me to the right direction?

[@zdf1000]

Thanks for the tutorial. Which part of this we can't achieve with e3d v1?

[@LongLiveMikey]

V1 doesn't have the physical shader. So while the reflections will show up with the environment map it won't light it and you'll need to add your own lights to match the scene.

[@zdf1000]

***** So in v2, that lighting by environment map thing happens automatically? What if we only need the reflections and want to light the scene manually?

[@LongLiveMikey]

Then v1 should do

[@JimboHamster]

hi, it works for me, but when i increase the replicator number it moves.. what can i do?

[@sanjakarinmusic]

When trying to import the figure it doesn't show up on the screen (i checked that its in group 1) and after copying position and orientation and scaling up i just get a red square next to the tack null where the object should be ... any ideas why?

[@drbocca]

Hi Mikey, thank you for all the amazing tutorials! I've been waiting for exactly this one from the first idea of IBL in E3d, This is just great! I was always wondering if I should take the environment map from the place that I'm shooting the video, or from the spot the object will be placed at? Also, I guessed that it had to be an HDR image to light up the scene properly? Thank you again.

[@LongLiveMikey]

I would do it from the place where the object is at. But if it's close it doesn't matter too much. Mine wasn't HDR and I think it still turned out great.

[@drbocca]

***** It did turn out great!!! That's the amazing thing! Thanks again, mate! Best wishes!

[@darranmccabe9065]

I need to help with this.

[@ooughk]

How if i want to add shadow under the subject like real shadow ?

[@mcgreenstrip2141]

my element 3d works fine normally but the second i motion track it wont work????!!!! any help plz

[@sydneymunya8154]

Very helpful. Thank you

[@ismoilshekhov3035]

Please help me I did it all right but it doesn't add the 3d object

[@AdamMontgomeryCD]

Hey Mikey, great tutorial as always. Love your stuff. I have a challenge/question for you: Do you think it would be possible to track a MOVING object, in a MOVING scene, and then replace it with a 3D object using Element 3D? For instance, have a moving shot of a man holding something like a shield made out of plywood or something, and have him wave it around, and then replace the plywood shield with the 3D object? I've been exploring this idea, but I can't seem to figure it out.

[@KrisSasse]

+Adam Montgomery I was wondering the same thing. I know it can be done. I am interested in how they track clothes onto green screen suits with track points like they did in the Alice in Wonderland movie. Same concept though, tracking a moving camera and a moving object to replace in the same scene. I can't find anything on it though.

[@andrewsimon9943]

Hi! Why does my element 3d model disappear when I render it using After Effects? Thanks!

[@Rick_Sanchez_1337]

photosynth is also avaible for Windows Phone :3

[@MrStudennt]

Who will tell. The plane is built, but the shadow is not displayed. Can what settings have been skipped in the video?

[@fulvioblizzard5826]

Bravo,complimenti!

[@purnya2]

è bello vedere un'italiano sotto i video inglesi ogni tanto. ti consiglio di parlare in inglese, sai, certi inglesi si arrabbiano molto se non li parli con la loro lingua :\

[@lutiero]

thanks. really helpful :)