Thai Boxer 9901 Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 So just like the title says...im having a hard time for some reason merging a cg valk into a real picture. I'll explain: Im trying to get this picture... Merged with this picture... or this picture... merged with this picture... or even this picture... merged into this picture... and to top it all off, these pictures... So if someone could help me out and tell me how to do this or even take the time to do it themselves, both would be greatly appreciated. Its just that ive been trying for the past week to make these pictures merge together and make it seem life-like but it either looks like crap or just obviously fake. I apologize about the size of the pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chillyche Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 Photoshop. Careful masking. Color correction. And some serious relighting. The problem is, not all of those original renders have lighting that will match. No matter how well you mask the images, if there are shadows in the wrong direction, it's gonna look fake. You'll want to try to blur things where they should be blurred due to both motion and depth of field. Add a little grain into the image. Stuff like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anime52k8 Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 (edited) I'll see what I can do. should be done maybe Monday or Tuesday. also, how I go about such things: http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?...st&p=762412 Edited August 1, 2009 by anime52k8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante74 Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 That first pic looks familiar. None of those renders will work well with those pics. You'd need to adjust the lighting in the 3D file and re-render. Also, that angle on the first render won't work. The viewpoint in the render is lower the the viewpoint from the cockpit. The only pic that could work is the second one. I'd love to have a go at it, but I'm too busy working on a project of my own. BTW: Anyone got a Hi-res MAX file of a Regult lying around? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zinjo Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 So just like the title says...im having a hard time for some reason merging a cg valk into a real picture. I'll explain: Im trying to get this picture... Merged with this picture... or this picture... merged with this picture... or even this picture... merged into this picture... and to top it all off, these pictures... So if someone could help me out and tell me how to do this or even take the time to do it themselves, both would be greatly appreciated. Its just that ive been trying for the past week to make these pictures merge together and make it seem life-like but it either looks like crap or just obviously fake. I apologize about the size of the pictures. Are those the actual resolutions you plan to work with? If so, it will be challenging. The higher the resolution the easier it would be, since you will be able to shrink it down to a managable size later while still retaining the detail levels. Also, work in Tiff or BMP format, not JPG. Tiff/BMP is lossless and any changes you make will still have the full resolution of the image, however the files will be large, so expect it. You can save it as a JPG when you are finished to reduce the final file size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeyondTheGrave Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 The angle the plane is at will give it away. maybe consider a different backdrop. Maybe have it taking off from an aircraft carrier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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