3ds Max Tutorial to Make Bullet Time Matrix Effect

July 13th, 2008

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Here is 3ds Max Tutorial to Make Bullet Time Matrix Effect. This Autodesk 3ds Max Effects Tutorial will explain about how to make bullet time effect same like in “Matrix” movie. Here’s you can learn about how to make effect of frozen time in 3DS Max. Such effect in cinema is made that way. At the same moment the scene is shot by multiple cameras from different angles and positions on the path. Shot frames sequence are collected in video. As a result spectator gets impression of a moving camera at the frozen world. This method can be used in your 3D scene by placing more then 30-60 cameras on the path. The same frame must be rendered from each of placed cameras. Rendered frames sequence must be collected in animation (where first frame will be rendered image from the first camera on the path and last frame will be rendered image from last camera on the path). But it is inconvenient and hard correcting method. In order to optimize this work a number of scripts (3ds max) are written such as “MAxTRIX”. Creating such scripts supposes that there is no possibility of optimizing this task by standard features of 3ds Max. But as it turned out it is not true.

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As an example let’s take episode from the film “The Matrix” where Morpheus runs in the room and agent Smith shoots at his feet from the left. Camera shows Morpheus back from the distance. In some frame time freezes for all objects except for camera. Camera flies to Morpheus feet rotating at the same time on 90 degrees. After showing the bullet penetrating Morpheus leg time resumes it’s run.

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Creating the camera and a path of it’s movement

Open file bullettime_tut_start.max in 3ds Max.

Jump to 44 frame. Create “Target Camera” and aim it at the back of Biped skeleton. Camera’s target must be placed beside the right leg of Biped skeleton.

Create panel > Cameras

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Create curved line01 which will be the path of Camera01 movement. Drawing of the line begin from the middle of the Camera01 and end drawing beside the Biped skeleton right leg.

Create panel > Shapes > Splines > Object Type rollout > Line

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Assign for the Camera01 position controller “Path Constraint”. In rollout “Path Parameters” using button “Add Path” add Line01 created before.

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Animating camera

In the window “Time Configuration” choose FRAME:TICKS radio button!!!

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Open Track View – Dope Sheet. Move Camera01->Position->Percent key with 0% on 44:0 frame. Move Camera01->Position->Percent key with 100% on 44:30 frame.