Hi,
I’ve finally finished this project! Actually, it’s been going quite smooth through the production process. At first I just ran some tests on simple model of balloon ( previous post), then I was ready to move on.
Getting a HD camcorder (HF-10) was the next step, so I could shoot some footage in my city. All the 3d job was done in 3ds, only cloth simulation was performed by Maya’s nCloth – has some nice features 
Animation was moved between apps by point cache files – nice and easy. Tracking process was fairly simple, because it was only nodal pan. Vray handled the rendering process, all in 720p at decent rendering times ( only one machine with Q6600). Oh, and there is a bit of FumeFX, it was quick setup, I didn’t have any more patience for this project
So, here is Vimeo link for final animation and Making Of. Also links for direct download from my host.
Enjoy!
Balloon crash – Quicktime 23MB
Making of Balloon – Quicktime 13MB
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