Camera calibration allows us to put 3D objects into real world images. The Camera Calibration tag allows Cinema 4D to work out the camera angle and focal length used in a picture and match it within the program. That way we can realistically place our own objects into the scene.
For example, in this scene I used the Camera Calibration tag to place some abstract 3D objects in the scene:
Firstly, create a new camera by clicking on the camera icon or select it from the menu.
Now, right-click on Camera in the Object Manager and the Camera Calibrator tag from Cinema 4D tags. You can now see all the settings for the camera calibrator in the attributes window.
Firstly, we want an image to calibrate. Click on the dots at the end of the Image field and then browse to
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in the content pack. You should see the image in the perspective Viewer.We help calibrating the image by selecting the perspective lines from within the image. These allow Cinema to work out the...