Exporting to Maya

After your actor is tracked and your camera is solved, you can export the motion to Maya. MatchMover exports directly to Maya ASCII, making the process extremely simple. Choose File image Export, and change File Type to Maya (.ma). Figure 7.45 shows all the settings.

Figure 7.45 The Export Option window

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Each tracked point is displayed as a locator in Maya. The cameras, their associated sequences, and groups of tracked points are all exchanged between the two software packages. The cameras and footage are of no use in Maya for this project ...

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