Worm Hunt

[uwe]

@Alex, once again, my man, you’ve nailed it with top-tier explanations on this whole camera tracking gig in the “Character Animation Course”. Honestly, I’d shoved this topic into the “too-hard-to-bother” basket because it felt like trying to understand rocket science after a night out. But thanks to you, I’ve now birthed this worm-tracking masterpiece. I know, I know, it’s a work in progress in the quality beginner department. But hey, I finally get how to capture a moving object without having the camera go on a caffeine-induced frenzy. Big kudos for this memorable course part. BTW. I used Blender 4 beta for this. @Alex, your course is evidently timeless across versions.

[blendermania]

That is awesome to hear UWE! Very well done Glad you got it all working out because yes this technique can definitely bring it to a caffeine induced frenzy haha. Yes the courses work through all the different version which is the beauty! Very nicely done again man!

[uwe]

I believe this technique is a prime example of the saying ‘Practice makes perfect.’ My initial attempts weren’t that fruitful; I could only catch glimpses of the worm for mere fractions of seconds. My final output, on the other hand, seems much more refined, with the camera tracking almost consistently. While I did heavily tweak the ending, a fortunate twist resulted in an awesome conclusion. I truly believe that, in line with ‘Practice makes perfect,’ with enough repetition, this technique will become second nature.

[blendermania]

Absolutely. Just like any other part of Blender, the more you do it the more second hand it will become