Imagineer Systems mocha news: tutorials, training, case studies & more

Imagineer Systems mocha news bites for July. Case study Identity FX and Green Lantern

"What people don't realize is, it's most often the simplest of scenes thatare the most complex to recreate in 3D space. In Green Lantern, recreating the kitchen scene was much more difficult than the action shots because the challenge wasn't to make things pop out of the screen, but to create a truly immersive experience, like the viewer is in the kitchen. mocha is huge component of what we do on shots like this." - Leo Vezzali, Identity FXread more New video tutorial Face tracking & mochaImport from MamoWorld In this tutorial, Mathias Moehl shows how he used mocha for face tracking and his After Effects script mochaImport to assist in this "monster-face" distortion technique. If you have never watched Mathias' tutorials, they are well done and offer useful tips, tricks and a bit of political humor. Make sure to visit MamoWorld for more tutorials and information on Mathias' excellent AE scripts. watch now New course from CGS Workshops Rotoscoping with mocha taught by Steve Wright Computer Graphics Society invites you to join Steve Wright, senior visual effects compositor and master trainer for a 4 week course on rotoscoping with mocha. Beyond how to rotoscope and track, students will also learn core rotoscoping skills that can be ported to any rotoscoping program - keyframing strategies, shape breakdowns, how to inspect your own roto work, and much more.  Starts August 8, 2011.learn more

Imagineer releases mocha v2.6

new release! version 2.6 for mocha, mocha Pro & mocha AE improved Nuke support, faster tracking & stability improvements

New point release for all current mocha products: Nuke Roto Export Improvements: now supports a 1:1 keyframe relationship between mocha and Nuke 6.2 roto keyframes.   Tracking on Windows Speed Improvements: multiprocessing optimization on Windows operating systems result in faster tracking speeds.   New SSF Batch Export Feature: ability to export unlimited roto layers in popular Shake .SSF format Improved After Effects tracking export Project Save and Load Speed Improvements   General Stability & Bug fixes · Upgrade is free to all customers with a valid mocha v2.x, mocha Pro, and mocha AE v2.5 license or support contract. Download the latest Release! Get mocha with improved Nuke Support at the Motion Media Store.

 

 

Free Mocha Pro Webinar Tomorrow

Free mocha Pro webinar tomorrow
Register now:
VFX techniques with mocha Pro webinar
What: a free live online webinar with instructor, Ben Brownlee of Curious Turtle Training
When: December 16, 2010 @ 10:00 AM PST to 11:30 AM PST - Convert Timezone
Register: New Media Webinars

AGENDA

• * How is planar tracker different from other types of tracking?
  * Identifying the best planes to track - even when they are not directly linked to our target.
  * When to split tracking data from the shapes you want to work on.
  * The principle behind removing elements from a shot.
  * Removing a lens flare from footage shot with a moving camera.
  * Stabilizing shots with the Stabilize module.

DURATION

90 Minutes

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Visual Effects Artists, Video Editors, After Effects Users, Final Cut Studio Users, Online Editors, Compositors, VFX Producers, Mocha Users, Mokey Users

PREREQUISITE

Understanding some of the basics of compositing (layers, motion tracking, masks) would be useful as would a basic understanding of the Mocha interface.

Free Mocha Pro Image Stabilization Tutorial

Check out this free Image Stabilization tutorial using Mocha Pro that was done by the guys at Curious Turtle Training.

mocha Pro: intro to stabilize module from Ross Shain on Vimeo.