A quicker way of 3D modelling?

Micnax · 08-24-2009, 12:16 PM

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4obTZV2QEM"]YouTube - VideoTrace - 3D modelling using real video[/ame]

Saw it on the YouTube front page... and it looks amazing! It could really be helpful for creating models you wouldn't normally get up to, like skybox props and such.

Bslashingu · 08-24-2009, 12:20 PM

Hey, I remember this. I was obsessed with it for the longest time, trying to find out how to get it, but it wasn't out yet

Radaka · 08-24-2009, 12:21 PM

That's ridiculous, hats off to all the people that created that!

Micnax · 08-24-2009, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Radaka

That's ridiculous, hats off to all the people that created that!

What, ALL of your hats?
T-that's ridiculous, sir!

Terr · 08-24-2009, 01:05 PM

It's not that hard, he's just taking off his bottom hat, the origin coordinates of the rest are parented to it.

Dr. ROCKZO · 08-24-2009, 01:26 PM

Woah. That's amazing.

SiniStarR · 08-24-2009, 02:33 PM

its time for a google hunt!

The Political Gamer · 08-24-2009, 04:14 PM

Oh my god! Thats is so cool!

Shadow Tyrant · 08-24-2009, 08:03 PM

Oh wow. That is amazing. I must have this.

Terr · 08-24-2009, 08:20 PM

They must have some way of coding in the movement of the camera relative to the target, though they don't explain or show it in the video.

I wonder how they were determining the depth of the car. Notice after they draw their first few vertices, they're already at the correct depth in the scene. Acoustic rangefinding? Paired cameras for stereoscopic view?