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Rotoscoping for Home Extension

Professional video production services

Frame-by-frame rotoscoping for precise subject isolation. — tailored for home extension professionals.

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Our Process

Three steps to your perfect video

01

Shot Analysis & Tracking

We analyze each shot, perform camera tracking, rotoscoping, and clean plate generation for smooth VFX integration.

Technical details
3D tracking in PFTrack/SynthEyes, rotoscoping in Nuke, clean plate reconstruction for element removal.
02

CG Asset Creation

3D modeling, texturing, and lighting of CG elements matched precisely to the live-action plate.

Technical details
Modeling in Maya/Cinema 4D, texturing in Substance Painter, rendering in Arnold/Octane with HDRI matching.
03

Compositing & QC

Multi-layer compositing with color and grain matching, atmospheric effects, and frame-by-frame quality control.

Technical details
Compositing in Nuke/After Effects, EXR 16-bit delivery, VFX breakdown reel documentation.

Good to know

Every project includes a dedicated project manager and clear milestones with approval checkpoints.

All final deliverables are yours — full ownership and usage rights included with every project.

Why Home Extension Needs Rotoscoping

In the Home Extension sector, professional video content has become essential for standing out in a competitive market. Whether you need promotional material, training content, or brand storytelling, Rotoscoping delivers measurable results that transform how home extension professionals communicate with their audience.

Specific Challenges for Home Extension

Home extension video production documents the most disruptive and stressful construction project a homeowner will typically undertake — living through months of building work to gain new space. The content must address the emotional journey: initial excitement about the design, anxiety about costs and timelines, frustration during the messy construction phase, and the final satisfaction of the completed extension. Time-lapse construction documentation (a camera mounted for 3-6 months capturing daily progress) creates the most compelling content, compressing the entire build into a 2-3 minute video. Technical content covering planning permission processes, building regulation compliance, party wall agreements, and structural engineering decisions helps prospects understand the complexity that justifies professional management fees. Before/after aerial drone footage showing the property transformation from above is highly shareable. Distribution targets the builder's website, Instagram, and local Facebook groups. Budgets range from 800-2,500 euros for a time-lapse plus final film to 2,000-5,000 euros for comprehensive project documentation.

Video Challenges in Home Extension

Visualizing Spaces Before They Exist

Architecture is fundamentally about imagining spaces — and video is the most powerful tool for helping clients see the vision. 3D architectural walkthroughs increase project approval rates by 45%. Yet the challenge is creating photorealistic visualizations that accurately represent materials, lighting, and spatial feeling.

From timelapse construction documentation to animated project presentations, portfolio showcases to client pitch materials, architecture video spans physical and digital realms. Each project phase demands different content: concept renders, progress documentation, and completed project films.

Success Stories & Case Studies

Real Estate Development Presentation

An architecture firm created 3D animated walkthroughs for a mixed-use development project. The visualization secured €45M in investor funding and pre-sold 65% of residential units before construction began — a 40% improvement over their previous non-video presentations.

Key Benefits for Home Extension

Project Approval & Client Acquisition

Architecture video accelerates business: 3D walkthroughs increase project approval rates by 45%, construction timelapse videos build client confidence and reduce change orders by 25%, and portfolio showreels help firms win 35% more competitive bids. Firms with video-enhanced presentations report 60% faster client decision-making.

Our Rotoscoping Process

VFX Pipeline

1. Plate Preparation: Shot analysis, camera tracking, rotoscoping, and clean plate generation for smooth integration.

2. Asset Creation: 3D modeling, texturing, and lighting of CG elements to match the live-action plate perfectly.

3. Compositing: Multi-layer compositing in Nuke/After Effects with color matching, grain matching, lens distortion, and atmospheric effects.

4. QC & Delivery: Frame-by-frame quality control, final render at full resolution, and delivery with VFX breakdown documentation.

What Makes Rotoscoping Unique

Rotoscoping is frame-by-frame masking of subjects when green screen was not available or when you need to isolate elements within existing footage. We trace precise mattes around people, objects, or regions using Silhouette and Mocha Pro, handling motion blur, hair wisps, and semi-transparent areas like glass or fabric. A 5-second shot at 24fps means 120 hand-refined frames — this is labor-intensive work that we execute with sub-pixel accuracy. Turnaround is 2-4 days per shot depending on complexity. Deliverables include the alpha matte sequence (EXR or PNG) and a pre-composed version ready for your compositor.

What You Receive

You receive: final composited shots in ProRes 4444/EXR, VFX breakdown reel, individual element passes (beauty, diffuse, specular, alpha), and project files.

Technical Specifications

Software: Nuke, After Effects, Houdini, Maya, Cinema 4D | Tracking: PFTrack, SynthEyes | Render: Arnold, V-Ray, Octane | Output: EXR 16/32-bit, ProRes 4444, DPX

Getting Started with Rotoscoping for Home Extension

Ready to elevate your Home Extension brand with professional rotoscoping? Our team combines deep industry expertise with advanced production techniques to deliver content that drives real results. Contact us for a free consultation and custom quote — no commitment required.

Ready to bring your vision to life?

Let's discuss your rotoscoping needs for home extension. Free consultation and custom quote — no commitment required.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Key Terms

Rotoscoping
Rotoscoping is the frame-by-frame process of manually tracing around elements in video footage to create precise mattes for isolation, compositing, or effect application.
Compositing
Compositing is the process of combining visual elements from multiple sources — live-action footage, CGI, graphics, and effects — into a single, unified image that appears as though everything was captured together.
Render
Rendering is the process by which editing or compositing software calculates and generates the final video output, combining all layers, effects, transitions, and adjustments into a playable file.
Time-Lapse
A time-lapse is a technique where frames are captured at intervals much longer than standard video, then played back at normal speed, dramatically compressing hours, days, or months of change into seconds.
Drone Footage
Drone footage is video captured from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), providing sweeping aerial perspectives, elevated vantage points, and dramatic establishing shots that are impossible to achieve from the ground.
Green Screen
Green screen (or chroma key) is a technique where subjects are filmed against a uniformly colored background — typically green — which is then digitally removed and replaced with any desired background image or video.
Matte
A matte is a mask or shape used to define which areas of a video frame are visible, hidden, or partially transparent, enabling selective compositing and effects application.
Resolution
Resolution refers to the number of pixels in each dimension of a video frame, typically expressed as width by height (e.g., 1920x1080), which determines the level of detail and clarity in the image.
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