Software that Stirs the Creative Mad Genius
Today, I was conversing with Jason Cacioppo the mad genius who started SUBVOYANT, the editing house in NYC. In addition to being a creative visual artist, he’s quick on the keys! He can edit with the best of ‘em. We got to discussing MOTION TRACKING. He was talking about how nearly every project requires some sort of motion tracking.
For 1-point tracking, he was saying that APPLE’s SHAKE was a good piece of software. For 2-point PLANAR tracking, he said there just wasn’t anything better than MOKEY. He even said they offer a download that allows you to learn how to use the tracker (and render low-res jpgs) before you buy. They also have the aptly titled MONET which makes compositing and rotoscoping incredibly fast and efficient.
SUBVOYANT was featured on the MOKEY site because of a SUNKIST COMMERCIAL that was a success because of the software.
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While I’d heard of those motion tracking programs, the next one he mentioned was new to me. PIXEL FARM’s 3-point tracking software will track your objects in three dimensions! PF TRACK can be integrated with 3D programs like LIGHTWAVE and MAYA. It works with LIVE ACTION footage, too. If you want to stay on the bleeding edge, go check out these programs.
