Projection Mapping Tutorial - 3d Mapping with MadMapper

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This projection mapping tutorial covers three approaches to mapping this paper model of Thor’s hammer, Mjolnir. We’ll be using MadMapper projection mapping software.
Even though I’m using this paper craft model, created using Pepakura, this technique could just as easily be applied to a cake; it would make a great cake mapping project for someone who is a fan of Thor, Marvel or superheroes in general.
I’ll demonstrate how to confine the projected content to the hammer using a mask to produce an easy 3d projection mapping effect in only a few minutes. However, I’ll discuss why this isn’t very effective and go on to show how to take good reference photos and use this to achieve more effective video mapping. Finally, I’ll map my own custom-made video animation on the hammer which features lightning and a runic inscription.
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@ehsanbadry8878 5 жыл бұрын

First content on KZfaq for such skill Thank you and hats off

@Herzfeld10 4 жыл бұрын

My god, the speech at the end about intention in visuals projected is amazing.

@LumaBox 4 жыл бұрын

I feel so strongly that it's the biggest difference between outstanding and meh projection mapping

@Herzfeld10 4 жыл бұрын

Luma Bakery you are absolutely right ! Thanks for all the tips. I just found a way to have fun with Blender for projection mapping! Ill share it someday in a tutorial too :)

@LumaBox 4 жыл бұрын

@@Herzfeld10 Share it with me when you're done :)

@maizenbrot 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks so much for this tutorial. I just spent an hour trying to understand this software hands-on and then another hour watching the official tutorials, and just got more and more confused. Yours was the first one that showed from start to finish how to actually bring a scene to life in a real life scenario.

@LumaBox 5 жыл бұрын

So glad it helped you!

@mr.grenade8604 5 жыл бұрын

I honestly don’t understand how someone who bakes cakes is pumping out all these michelin star quality tutorials for all the different Projection Mapping software suites

@LumaBox 5 жыл бұрын

I'm an animator and video designer first and foremost. Any baking I do is amateur and I hired a professional to make my big 5-tier cake.

@geektoolkit 4 жыл бұрын

@@LumaBox The way I see it..Video editing is a skill...presentation is a skill, video designing and animation is like...a dozen skills from what I can see (I've learned animation software, but there's directing/planning/art skills I'm missing). I'm making tutorials on my site and know how tough it can be, and seeing yours look effortless...you are quite skilled! Thanks for helping the community learn about this and doing such a good job explaining it. I learned quite a lot from this video and will apply it to my next mapping

@lennoxroger5311 2 жыл бұрын

I know Im asking randomly but does anybody know a trick to log back into an instagram account?? I was dumb lost my password. I would love any assistance you can offer me

@lylemaximiliano8756 2 жыл бұрын

@Lennox Roger instablaster :)

@lennoxroger5311 2 жыл бұрын

@Lyle Maximiliano I really appreciate your reply. I got to the site on google and Im waiting for the hacking stuff now. Looks like it's gonna take quite some time so I will get back to you later with my results.

@hastaindavisstudios7464 4 жыл бұрын

So happy to have found this video, thank you so much for creating this and sharing! Stellar!!!

@LumaBox 4 жыл бұрын

No worries. Happy mapping! :)

@Mirchitunes 3 жыл бұрын

Simply brilliant explanation of the process. Thanks for your video.

@LumaBox 3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome!

@ideascortes 2 жыл бұрын

Yay!!! This was a great tutorial! I wanted to learn a little more about projection mapping and this helped a lot!

@LumaBox 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@christipton1075 Жыл бұрын

Really good tut that covers some of the 3 dimensional concerns others don't.

@LumaBox Жыл бұрын

Appreciate the feedback. Thank you!

@putin2918 2 жыл бұрын

Wow best channel on projection mapping in the internet.

@LumaBox 2 жыл бұрын

Wow thanks for that 🥳

@MicahBuzanANIMATION 5 жыл бұрын

This is pretty rad! I'm still learning Resolume. My original job is VJ animations producer, but it'd be fun to try this stuff out myself someday.

@maisonmallninja 4 жыл бұрын

4:00 digital zoom works just fine. perspective compression is affected by field of view, not by anything inherent in a physical lens.

@fuckoffgoogle 4 жыл бұрын

This is better than the stuff provided by madmapper themselves. Thank you.

@LumaBox 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you

@AK-nb6hz 3 жыл бұрын

@@LumaBox Agreed. I bought MM4 about a month ago and this is far more in-depth than that I've seen from them. There's a crappy text to speech thing they do which is awful. Massive respect to you..

@seriousCADninja 2 жыл бұрын

Wow awesome!

@LumaBox 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting!

@KeithTreason 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, this is pretty close to the info I was looking for so thanks for the tutorial. I'm trying to project onto a 3D cone. I've already UV unwrapped it inside of C4D but it's either got a seam running down the side with no distortion or it's seamless with major distortion along the top and bottom. Even when I take those UV maps inside of After Effects and distort the effects/videos into the UV maps shape, I'm still not getting the greatest results. Any tips? I've done quite a bit of 3D and video editing work but this 3D projection mapping is totally new to me.

@LumaBox 3 жыл бұрын

Well, with a cone that's never going to be an easy shape to UV. You have to make a compromise somewhere as to where the seam is going to be. Think about where the audience will be viewing the object and hide the seam around the back?

@TheJanitor214 5 жыл бұрын

My wife and I animated our wedding cake this year using the same techniques you used with madmapper. Even figured out the same way to lay out the cake as a flat UV to help with the video render out of After Effects. Very cool! I can appreciate the trick to squeeze every last pixel at 1080p. Resolution and projector dpi were definitely a challenge when we first tested it. We also ended up using a minimad to help run things day of. Have you pre-ordered the LF1 for any future projects?

@LumaBox 5 жыл бұрын

Sounds cool. Did you video it? I haven't ordered the LF1 but I'm definitely intrigued. Would love to try it.

@ClintonWBlackmore 3 жыл бұрын

You're videos are amazing; I've watched several of them. This is top-notch work, Luma Bakery. I would love to know how you create animated texture maps.

@LumaBox 3 жыл бұрын

I'll be doing more animation for projection mapping tutorials in the future 👍

@ClintonWBlackmore 3 жыл бұрын

I can't wait, @@LumaBox. In the interim, would you mind telling me which software you use for the job?

@LumaBox 3 жыл бұрын

@@ClintonWBlackmore Adobe After Effects

@parthsaluja125 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! great content. Can you please make a video on how to create content using adobe after effects. how to go from outline of the object, creating content and making the suitable input screen for the projection. much appreciated !

@LumaBox 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Parth. I don't currently have plans to make animation tutorials - I'll be focusing more on the technical side of cake mapping. But there are already loads of tutorials for After Effects if you are interested in learning animation.

@jasminemonrouxe8175 4 жыл бұрын

Hi, great tutorial!! I was just wondering if you could help me with something please? Every time I select the output mode to full screen, the whole of my laptop screen displays the output and I can't see the software in order to start mapping. Do you know how I get around this? Thanks!

@LumaBox 4 жыл бұрын

Hi - sounds like you need to set your projector as your output display and not your laptop screen. In the left panel, there are some little icons along the top. One icon is a projector. Click on that one and then click on 'projector 1'. Below, in its settings, make sure Output Destination is set to your projector, not your laptop screen. Did that help?

@christiandorner 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to share your experiences with Madmapper! Is the beamer upright in this case?

@LumaBox 4 жыл бұрын

No problem :) What do you mean by the "beamer" and it being upright?

@sofialeon6021 Жыл бұрын

Great tutorial! Just one question, How do you do to make the projection not show the black background of the lighting footage? or thats is automatically?

@LumaBox Жыл бұрын

No need to worry about black areas. Black basically means “project nothing” i.e. no light. Unless you’re talking about overlaying lightning footage with content underneath? In that case use a blend mode in your video editing software, something like Add or Screen

@DimonStudio 5 жыл бұрын

Great vid, ty. Can you make vid tut about using C4D and projection mapping , more interesting workflow. Thanks again

@LumaBox 5 жыл бұрын

What aspect exactly do you mean?

@DimonStudio 5 жыл бұрын

@@LumaBox , importing Object (surfaces) from C4d to Mapping Software, Thanks

@zaemillia Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this very helpful video. Although it is an older video, I still hope you could answer any questions I have about it. You say in the video: If you have a 3D model of the object, it will be easier to create content. Now my questions: 1. what software did you use to create the 3D model? 2. which animation program did you use? 3. how did the 3d model help you to create the animation easier? Or rather, it looks like you loaded 2d exports from the model into an animation program. From what software to what software did you do that? I would be very happy if you would be so kind as to share more details on my questions. Thanks a lot :)

@LumaBox Жыл бұрын

My 3D software was Cinema 4D and the animation and effects were done in After Effects. Having a 3D model allows you to make accurate guides to design over. You can also do more illusion effects with fake lighting etc.

@ChristmasOnCrestline 2 жыл бұрын

What is the better software for home mapping for Halloween and Christmas? Is it Adobe A.E., Madmapper, or something else?

@LumaBox 2 жыл бұрын

Although I have shown AE can be used for mapping elsewhere in tutorials, it is primarily for content creation (animation/effects etc). MadMapper on the other hand handles mapping the output exclusively. So they excel at different stages of the whole projection mapping process

@djteem5 3 жыл бұрын

Love your tutorials. I have a question, what kind of software/procedure is used to map very complexly and big structures? You talk here about the dirty method for mapping the hammer, but let's say I have an object with too many complex structures. And I don't want to spend a whole week cutting and slicing a structure with lots of complex forms. Would there be a way to just scan and render it faster?

@LumaBox 3 жыл бұрын

You could look into Lightform if you haven't already which scans the scene and let's you augment the shapes with visuals pretty quickly bit.ly/30xfD7K

@djteem5 3 жыл бұрын

@@LumaBox Thank you so much

@kevindavis1219 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the tutorial! It’s a little tough to keep up though for a beginner like me. Do you have a tutorial for MapMap? I heard you talk about it in one of your other videos.

@LumaBox 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, here --> kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nbyEnaRi092-oqM.html

@LumaBox 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Kevin, in what respect did you find the tutorial hard to follow along?

@wesohw 5 жыл бұрын

how to totally remove background from projector? I means... always when I turn on the projector... there slightly white background appear... wanna display to only object..

@LumaBox 5 жыл бұрын

The problem you are experiencing relates to the projector's black level i.e. how dark its blacks are. Other variables can affect this like the projector's brightness and contrast settings - you could try playing with those. Ultimately though, every projector is different and how black its blacks are depends on the type of projector (i.e. DLP or LCD), usually how much you paid for it (don't expect too much from a cheap projector), manufacturer, luck of the draw, etc. Maybe increase the ambient light in the room so the surrounding walls aren't absolute black - then you won't notice the light from the projector so much.

@nounix 5 жыл бұрын

hello, totally new to this stuff... My main question is if the software and things you can do with it, projection-wise, hardware dependent? Meaning can I do everything possible with ANY projector, or are only specific (more expensive) projectors able to video-map? (I guess that would be a very general question, but I would appreciate any explanations you can give me - as it would be quite a waste of time and money buying this software, learning it, only to later find out that you need to spend an arm and a leg to buy a ridiculously-overpriced projector to do what the software can). Thanks! :)

@LumaBox 5 жыл бұрын

Hi -- it's a good question. Every projector is a form of output. Mapping software allows you to manipulate output, thus any projector is capable of working with mapping software. Cheap hardware will only limit how good the results look; low resolution = low quality results, etc etc. But in principle, you can do this with any projector. If you have a cheap projector and you're concerned it's not going to perform for you, you could always practice with some free software like MapMap and get your head around the basic principles of projection mapping before moving forward. I have a cake mapping tutorial with MapMap for beginners here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nbyEnaRi092-oqM.html

@peruperu-jj8zs Жыл бұрын

i made surfaces for a box(I used abox because im new to this kinda software) and I tried to see what the preset content look on it. But it only project one content on each of the surfaces, duplicated. How do i make it so that one image is projected over all of the surfaces?

@LumaBox Жыл бұрын

You need to edit the input meshes (the ones in the left input window). For example, try scaling them down and placing them side by side. Now they should be outputting different parts of the content

@frowenallen 3 жыл бұрын

If I wanted to do this to my house...would you recommend a different software? Or is mad mapper the best?

@frowenallen 3 жыл бұрын

Just noticed you do this with your house. Ok. I’ll do more digging.

@anasofiajc3280 29 күн бұрын

te amo mujer me solucionaste la vida

@mikemiles5266 3 жыл бұрын

Any chance of you doing a tutorial on your process for creating the custom content?

@LumaBox 3 жыл бұрын

Might be something I can do in the future 👍

@newyorkart 4 жыл бұрын

❤️❤️❤️

@tobby7332002 5 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial! I like it ! But just get one question. How do I make all those layers as a whole so that thunders can appear in different faces. Instead, now I just make those as individuals so that when I put effects on them even I select all, effects appears separately. Thanks !

@LumaBox 5 жыл бұрын

Hi - You'd use some kind of video editing software to do that i.e. compose the different pieces of footage in one and then save that out as a single video. I personally use Adobe After Effects.

@tobby7332002 5 жыл бұрын

@@LumaBox Thanks for your prompt reply! I also found that you can apply materials to different faces together as if they are one face. However, when I apply materials to those faces at once, they just act as if they are all separated. May I know how would that happen? Once again thanks for your patience!

@tobby7332002 5 жыл бұрын

@@LumaBox To make it more specific, in 10:51 I found that you just unwrap all faces into a flat plane and place a texture on them in the left screen. Where can I find it?

@LumaBox 5 жыл бұрын

@@tobby7332002 Hi. I've taken a look at the moment you're talking about in the video and I'm afraid I don't quite understand your problem. What I'm doing is selecting all the surfaces I'd made previously in the video (Top R, Top L, Top, Handle etc) and double clicking thumbnails in the Materials panel on the right to assign them to those surfaces. Which of those steps are you having trouble with?

@LumaBox 5 жыл бұрын

I'm sure I just haven't understood your explanation well enough. I'm very happy to help you figure it out if you could give a bit more information? @@tobby7332002

@MiguelHernandez-hq8rd 5 жыл бұрын

This are great videos, im learning 3d mapping, and they help a lot, I have the opportunity to bid a huge job that is coming on October, and I would like to see if you would like to train me how to do all the project. I will be using ''Barco HDQ-4K35 4K 3-Chip DLP Projector with XLD Lens, Color Correction Box and MCM-400 HFR External Warping, Blending'' or something similar to that. I will be studying as much as I can but still I won't be ready to design since I want to be something unique never done before and I don't have the full knowledge of it. please advise.

@LumaBox 5 жыл бұрын

Hi. Feel free to email me at info@lumabakery.com if you would like to talk about your project.

@t.pendleburyphotography9849 3 жыл бұрын

I am having trouble with the program not recognising my projector, have you got any ideas on how I may fix this. Love your tutorial by the way,

@LumaBox 3 жыл бұрын

If you go to Manage Outputs in MadMapper (click the little projector icon), do you see your projector listed in the dropdown next to Output Destination?

@t.pendleburyphotography9849 3 жыл бұрын

@@LumaBox Thanks for your reply, I have gone there but it my projector is not listed. Have you any other suggestions on how I might get the projector to be recognised? cheers

@LumaBox 3 жыл бұрын

@@t.pendleburyphotography9849 Are you using Mac or Windows?

@someonenoone1480 4 жыл бұрын

u rock

@1590rambots 5 жыл бұрын

Hi there! I have an issue when importing my own .obj model into madmapper. The textures will not animate on the object imported, instead the model just blinks?

@LumaBox 5 жыл бұрын

I'm afraid that's never happened to me before so I can't recommend any solutions. Have you tried with different video formats in case it's a compatibility issue? Are there any issues if you use a (static) image texture? Does it happen to all obj models or just that one? Basically try to narrow down the problem.

@1590rambots 5 жыл бұрын

Luma Bakery Thank you for your fast response. What’s interesting is using the default “box” file that automatically imports when you want to import a model, that will work with any texture. If I add my own . Obj file (any obj file) if only flashes and blinks.

@1590rambots 5 жыл бұрын

Luma Bakery I did manage to find some information regarding the issue online. Firstly, what software are you using to export / create your obj file and are you exporting UV coordinates? If so I believe I may have found my issue (not exporting UV coordinates).

@LumaBox 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, I'd usually import objs that had been UV unwrapped.

@kevindavis1219 5 жыл бұрын

The speed of instructions are a little hard for me to keep up. You really know your way around the software. I’m just beginning, so I’m having to rewind here and there to go back over. Don’t take this as complaining though, I think you did a great job on the video

@LumaBox 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback. I'll bear it in mind for future videos. It's always a hard balance to strike between making the tutorial clear but also keeping it a reasonable length and pace that keeps people engaged; even casual viewers who aren't necessarily following along step-by-step.

@tiffanyjoseph7696 5 жыл бұрын

If it was slower I'd lose interest. This is why there's pause. Lol.

@mattrogers6522 5 жыл бұрын

what do you use to create custom content and how do you go about this?

@LumaBox 5 жыл бұрын

Hi. I predominantly use After Effects and there are many, many tutorials on youtube for learning it.

@chrishooper7179 4 жыл бұрын

@@LumaBox can you link a few good tutorials. I plan on possibly projection mapping a doll house and work up to a real house. i don't understand how i get a 3d model and afterward what to do with that model before importing into after effects

@LumaBox 4 жыл бұрын

@@chrishooper7179 Hi, I don't know if they are any good, but this guy does a lot of house mapping kzfaq.info

@marcelopaulin3938 5 жыл бұрын

Please make a video explaining better why the images or videos are vertical and the projection the images are horizontal, I did not understand very much the idea of the five floors of the cake inside the 1920 x 1080 I do not understand much English

@LumaBox 5 жыл бұрын

Without being able to speak your language, I doubt I can explain it more clearly than 04:35 of this video kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nbyEnaRi092-oqM.html

@usuariomillon8733 5 жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks for your tutorials. I have a problem in the projection, the edge of the cake are rugous why? Thanks for you help me.

@LumaBox 5 жыл бұрын

Hi. What do you mean by rugous? Can you explain your problem in a bit more detail?

@azhanzr1899 5 жыл бұрын

where i download full version of madmap?

@LumaBox 5 жыл бұрын

madmapper.com/madmapper/

@tiffanyjoseph7696 5 жыл бұрын

This is a great tutorial. When I went to go to your site... it said it's not secure... I wonder if you happen to know why?

@LumaBox 5 жыл бұрын

I'm experiencing the same thing and am looking into it. It's not normal behaviour for the website. Thanks for the heads up :)

@LumaBox 5 жыл бұрын

You'll find the issue resolved now if you'd like to visit the website again.

@buildusarocket3410 2 жыл бұрын

what is the advantage of using this over something like heavyM?

@LumaBox 2 жыл бұрын

They're similar software. It might just come down to which user experience you prefer.

@buildusarocket3410 2 жыл бұрын

@@LumaBox Thanks for the quick reply!

@buildusarocket3410 2 жыл бұрын

@@LumaBox so you can basically get the same results using heavym or resolume? I am sorry I am new I am trying to understand it, is this like a DAW in music?

@LumaBox 2 жыл бұрын

@@buildusarocket3410 All those three packages can do the corner pinning/mesh warping required to do projection mapping. Each have their own strengths. For example, MadMapper is ultra-targeted at projection mapping and is very user friendly whereas Resolume is geared more towards live events where people want to interactively apply effects to their media in real time, particularly incorporating music. Sorry I wasn't so snappy to reply this time! 😅

@buildusarocket3410 2 жыл бұрын

@@LumaBox Thanks for the reply :) I was planning on doing some projection mapping using unreal engine as I am very comfortable with that. Could you recommend me something? I got madmapper, its very good but its mostly for lights and videos as far as I can tell. '