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Video background?

WonderlandWonderland Posts: 6,961
edited December 16 in The Commons

I'm confused about this product: https://www.daz3d.com/video-backgrounds--beach-01-and-02 How is a video "background" any different from a regular video? How would you use it within Daz Studio? How do you create an animation with no background to composite in video editing software like Adobe Premier (that I'm just learning.) I need more of an explanation of how exactly this product works and how it's different from a regular video.

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  • LeanaLeana Posts: 11,783

    Well from the description each of these "video backgrounds" seem to be an image sequence which will be automatically synchronized with your animation to use one different image for each frame, as well as matching cameras and lights for your scene.

  • mikael-aronssonmikael-aronsson Posts: 576

    Yes, the description pretty much explains it, it's two sets of 900 images each and a script that change the image when the timeline change, much easier to do in post in most cases, just render image sequence with transparency where the background should be and add the background you want in post.

  • WonderlandWonderland Posts: 6,961

    I haven't tried animation yet but am planning to soon and I still don't understand how this is different from a regular video. Every video is an "image sequence" of individual frames. Couldn't I just stick my own video of the ocean as a background in DS if that's something that's possible?

  • felisfelis Posts: 4,472

    You can't just add a video as background in Daz Studio.

    That requires "texture animation" which Daz doesn't support. There are some scripts that can help, like in this product.

  • GordigGordig Posts: 10,107

    I assumed when I first saw them that they were animated HDRIs, but that doesn't appear to be the case.

  • jjoynerjjoyner Posts: 623
    edited December 17

    Dreamlight posted a 30-minute video on his YouTube channel last week: Video Backgrounds - Beach 01 and 02 ().  The first 9 m 30 s is about Video Backgrounds; the rest is about Filmora video editing software.

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  • WonderlandWonderland Posts: 6,961

    OK thanks. I passed on the video backgrounds because I prefer FilaToon if I'm going to get into animation, but that video software looks amazing! (or as Dreamlight calls it 1,000 times "insane" lol.)

  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 38,309

    there are several options for video backgrounds paid and free

    most do lots more 

    https://www.daz3d.com/abas-animated-shaders-system

    appears to be the easiest one to use I don't own it

    MCasual has a free script Texanim that does all of it too but not as easy to use

    https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/554116/texanim-2022-0414-animate-texture-maps-and-vdb-volumetrics

    the advantage which many would like of the Dreamlight ones is it's all already set up ready to render

    me? I use Carrara LOL

  • jjoynerjjoyner Posts: 623

    I bought Dreamlight's product before calling it a day on Monday.  I'd seen his YouTube video on it a few days before he offered the product in the DAZ3D store.  I figured, for only $2.99, I wouldn't be out of much if it was a bust.  I’ve had Alvin Bemar’s ABAS: Animated Shaders System on my store wishlist for nearly a year but have not bought it even though it’s been on sale a few times.  I’ve watched Jay Versluis’s two YouTube videos on ABAS several times.  Alvin Bemar has two shorter YouTube videos on ABAS but, unfortunately, they have no narration – just onscreen instructions.  I don’t get anything out of those kinds of videos.

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