Final Cut Pro & Photoshop 2D to 3D photos

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Final Cut Pro & Photoshop 2D to 3D photos

Hi - I've been on FCP for 7 years now. Using both Photoshop and FCP to create photo/video montages. I'm noticing new techniques making 2D pictures look 3D and flying through the photo. From what I can tell, I'm going to need to get either After Effects or Motion to accomplish this.

My question is - does anyone have a FCP/Photoshop solution to the scenario above before I go out and purchase either Motion or After Effects.

Here is just one of many You/Tube examples of what I'm trying to do. Any direction in this area would be greatly appreciated - THANKS!

Title: Transforming a 2D image into 3D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuoljANz4EA

I will be posting this on the Adobe website as well.....

Dual 1.8 G5, Mac OS X (10.5.3), FCP 5.1.4 Photoshop CS2

Posted on Jun 26, 2008 1:24 PM

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Answer 1

budakhan

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Jun 26, 2008 2:09 PM in response to TMM

I've done this effect before and it was in AE. I can't imagine a way that it could be done in FCP unless it was a carefully constructed and planned Basic Motion setup with tons of work to match the movement. I'd say if you really want it, best to farm it out to someone else who has the equipment and software.

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Answer 2

Jun 26, 2008 2:33 PM in response to TMM

Hate to break it to you, but the way that specific shot was created was with a very complex program written by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University. Not something that can be done simply (the way they have done it).

To get something similar you may be able to do something with Photoshop's vanishing point and import that data into After Effects.

Other than that there is the 2.5D route, which may be something you'd be interested in.

Like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brgJHkqkdcY&feature=related

You can easily do that in After Effects or Motion. Or even Photoshop and Final Cut. Just cut out each object, put them on separate video tracks, then keyframe each track in Final Cut's motion tab.

What version of Final Cut do you have btw? Motion came with Final Cut Studio 1 and 2, and can now only be purchases buying the entire Studio package.

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Answer 3

TMM Author

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Jun 26, 2008 2:51 PM in response to Jeff Asher

Thanks - I know about the Carnegie Mellon people and the Make3D. I need to be able to accomplish this idea in my office. And I did check out your You/Tube suggestion Thank you - saw that yesterday and it's Exactly what I want to do. I believe some of these examples on You/Tube have been done with FCP and Photoshop. I just wish someone would give me one example. I know how to cut stuff out of photo's and move stuff in FCP. My problem is the realism of it. Depth of field, etc..... I'm looking for a step by step example with a photo using FCP and of course cut outs from photoshop.

My FCP version is 5.1.4 and trying to not purchase studio just yet:)

Thanks for your response....if you have more thoughts - I would welcome them:)

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Answer 4

Jun 26, 2008 3:02 PM in response to TMM

See if this helps. It's for After Effects but you get the basic principles of making it look "real".

http://www.videomaker.com/article/13742/

(If you haven't Google searched the topic, you should. That's how I came across this article.)

Also, just cut out the photo and put it in Final Cut and start messing around. That's how I found out what looked best for me when I did something like this.

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Answer 5

TMM Author

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Jun 26, 2008 3:48 PM in response to Jeff Asher

Thanks I'll check out the article..... 🙂

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TMM Author

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Jun 27, 2008 9:14 AM in response to TMM

Thanks for the suggestion - I've been doing what he's doing for years... I guess I'm looking for more information on making it look more 3D like this example: Not being a photographer I would need to understand how this person made this look 3D start to finish.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brgJHkqkdcY&feature=related

Any additional info would be helpful...

Thank

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Answer 7

David S.

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Jun 27, 2008 9:21 AM in response to TMM

This done in a straightforward manner using After Effects.

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Answer 8

Jun 27, 2008 9:54 AM in response to TMM

Reminds me of the output you could create with "Canoma" the app sort of fell by the wayside at the end of OS9 . . still out there though it would seem

http://www.canoma.com

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TMM Author

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Jun 27, 2008 3:03 PM in response to TMM

Ok - checked it out - I've been doing that for a while now I can cut out and move things and work layers. I need more realism with the Depth of field and different moves. I guess I'll have to experiement unless someone has another tutorial to refer me to....

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Answer 10

R Miller

Level 2

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Jun 28, 2008 8:03 AM in response to TMM

Here are a couple of AE links that might help you. The first one uses Illustrator files, however I think the concept is close to what you are trying to achieve. The second link is to AE basic training, and the third to the Motion 3 tutorial, which you may have already viewed.

http://www.layersmagazine.com/aftereffects-tutorial-illustrator.html

http://www.videocopilot.net/basic/ae_effects.html

http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/tutorials/#tab=fcstudio&tutorial=mov-mot3d

Hope this helps.

R.

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