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# 1 13-06-2009 , 11:50 AM

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Hi!

I have some real-live-footage with a horizont. In the horizont is nothing. I want to build a City in Maya for the horizont. Is there any way (script) in Maya to build a City. I tried to build every single house and duplicate it but it doesn't look very good. If someone has a few tips, please let me know user added image

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# 2 13-06-2009 , 12:24 PM

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Build every single house but make a few subtle changes on each duplicate

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# 3 13-06-2009 , 12:35 PM

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Thank you for your quick answer!
Wow, sounds like a lot of work... is there no faster way?

By the way: I need a cool looking moving sky, too... do you know a tut or something for maya?

greets!

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# 4 13-06-2009 , 01:43 PM

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I know there are a few stand alone applications that will do it.

If you're feeling adventurous, there is a cool looking script for blender. https://jerome.le.chat.free.fr/index....ty-engine.html

There is also this one that you can try. https://www.gamr7.com/

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# 5 13-06-2009 , 08:22 PM

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Why not do a matte painting instead, if its on a horizon the less detail will be needed, so a few block of paint with a slight hint of detail is all you'll need to do.

Scripting and modelling it would be just ridiculous. Have a look on google of how cities sit on the horizon or anything for that matter, they are virtually detail free, just photoshop a test together and see how it fairs in the comp, also check out a real cool tute by Christian Lorenz Schurer on matte painting...you'll kick yourself after

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# 6 14-06-2009 , 07:07 AM

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Ok!

The blender thing does look interesting but I want to do it in Maya for practise. The matte painting Tut looks cool also, but it is not for free, do you know some free Tutorials? (by the way: what the hell is matte painting ??? user added image

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Greets, Michi

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# 7 14-06-2009 , 12:43 PM

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It basically is a painting you use in the background(i don't know the technical definition )
And i agree with Jay use a Matte painting,it's quicker then building an entire city in 3D

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# 8 14-06-2009 , 01:14 PM

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matte_painting

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# 9 14-06-2009 , 07:55 PM

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Thank you all for your help!
OK I understand the definition of matte painting and I tried a few things in photoshop with a frame of my footage. But what does it help me, doing a cool matte paint for the frame? I have a moving footage in the end...

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# 10 14-06-2009 , 09:38 PM

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well how much does the horizon move? If its that distant then there'll be no parallax

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# 11 15-06-2009 , 05:53 PM

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Hey Jey

how to animate matte painting?...can u direct me to tutorials!

is it like creating some continuos frames and then make a cycle...or there is some other way?

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# 12 17-06-2009 , 06:38 PM

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Jay meant that if your background is far away of the object in your animation the background doesn't have to be animated

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# 13 18-06-2009 , 03:28 AM

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This should help you: https://www.videocopilot.net/tutorial...y_replacement/

Instead of using a sky image, use an image of a city.

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