Render scene where camera has background image (Blender 2.8)

Question

After a few hours playing with Blender I was able to:

Figure out how to add a background image reference
Match the camera position to my bg image using fSpy and fSpy addon for Blender 2.8
Model a simple wood deck

However, I can't get to render the whole thing including the image that is already correctly positioned.

I went through articles that will tell you how to add an image as a background, but not with it as a background for the camera.

Is there a way that I can render this with the setup I already have?

I'm using Blender 2.8.

Here's what I see in the rendering view:

https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/110532/cannot-find-background-images-feature-in-blender-2-8 and https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/5802/how-to-composite-in-a-background-picture — Duarte Farrajota Ramos, May 06 '19 at 11:31
Read: how to lock the backgound image to the camera view and Cycles not rendering image used as background — , Jun 05 '19 at 21:23
I have the same exact problem (https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/154792/how-to-render-a-background-image-in-2-8). @DuarteFarrajotaRamos and @ cegaton Only the last reference is about rendering, all the others are about the 3D View. However, that one gives two solutions (Compositing and World Background). — handle, Oct 07 '19 at 09:00

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered May 06 '19 at 03:19

You need to add geometry on top of your background image, in order to render.

Once you add geometry, subdivide everything and then Press U >> Project from View

After that, add a material to the geometry and inside this one, add your image.

Finally, render.

Good Luck

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