VFX for Architectural Visualization

On January 9, 2019

Release date:2018, August 11

Duration:01 h 38 m

Author:Scott Pagano

Skill level:Intermediate

Language:English

Exercise files:Yes

Each striking architectural visualization you see was likely created using an assortment of different tools. In this course, compositing and 3D animation expert Scott Pagano shows how to use a range of stellar tools and VFX techniques to make architectural renderings of buildings look as if they’ve been placed into an existing still image or full-motion video. Using applications like Adobe After Effects and Autodesk Maya—alongside key plugins like SpeedTree— Scott Pagano takes a model of a structure, renders it out, and then composites it into a moving video. Along the way, he shares tips for importing and tracking footage in After Effects, working with 3D foliage, color correcting buildings and trees, and much more.

Topics include:
Importing and tracking footage in After Effects
Importing an FBX camera into Maya
Importing footage into Maya
Setting up sun and sky lighting
Working with 3D foliage
3D rendering
Compositing in After Effects

Table of Contents

Introduction
Communicate your architectural vision with VFX 47s

1. Camera Tracking
Import and track footage in After Effects 3m 11s
Set the ground plane and reference objects 2m 59s
Exporting an FBX camera from After Effects 2m 4s
Importing an FBX camera into Maya 3m 3s
Importing footage into Maya 2m 41s

2. 3D Model
Model export from Revit 4m 7s
Model export from 3ds Max 3m 30s
Model UVs and group refine in Houdini 4m 12s
Import a model into Maya 3m 30s
Set up sun and sky lighting 3m 42s
Ground plane 3m 1s
Create Redshift materials 6m 22s
Assign materials to model 2 m 34s

3. 3D Foliage
Acquire models from the SpeedTree store 1m 22s
Exporting trees from SpeedTree 2m 24s
Export a hedge from SpeedTree 1m 52s
Install a SpeedTree plugin 2m
Importing a tree into Maya 5m 21s
Import a hedge into Maya 2m 14s
Review vegetation 1m 58s
Creating .rstexbin files 5m 34s

4. 3D Rendering
Object IDs 3m 8s
Set up matte AOVs 2m 1s
Set up ambient occlusion AOV 1m 48s
Refine render settings 3m 28s

5. 3D Integration
Import footage into After Effects 2m 39s
Color correct a building 5m 44s
Color correct trees 4m 8s
Color correct hedges 3m
Final render 3m 15s

Conclusion
Next steps 1m 17s

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00. Introduction
01 – Communicate your architectural vision with VFX

01. Camera Tracking
02 – Import and track footage in After Effects
03 – Set the ground plane and reference objects
04 – Exporting an FBX camera from After Effects
05 – Importing an FBX camera into Maya
06 – Importing footage into Maya

02. 3D Model
07 – Model export from Revit
08 – Model export from 3ds Max
09 – Model UVs and group refine in Houdini
10 – Import a model into Maya
11 – Set up sun and sky lighting
12 – Ground plane
13 – Create Redshift materials
14 – Assign materials to model