Hi,
Is it possible to import a camera fbx that has basic tracking data and use that to do a refine pass OR atleast use the starting position and track further? And is it possible to combine that with a Lidar scan in survey node? If so how do I do it?
Thanks.
Hi, it seems like the entire youtube channel and tutorials for pfTrack are gone? I was hoping to learn how to use a lidar scan to assist my camera tracking. I'm guessing I should use Survey Solver? But I was hoping the videos were gonna help with all the steps. Can you point me to how to obtain that information? Thanks
Building on the internal Camera Library introduced in our last major release, we are excited to introduce a powerful new capability: we are opening up our Sensor Preset Database to third parties.
This feature extends our existing library architecture, allowing third-party experts to integrate their own precision sensor data directly into PFTrack.
To launch this, we are proud to feature Matchmove Machines CamDB as the first available integration.
Why add Matchmove Machines to your library?
Enhanced Precision: Sensor sizes are meticulously recalculated from original manufacturer data to eliminate rounding errors.
Hi everyone,
We are working on a project that involves motion control. We will be exporting the camera/rig coordinates from the robot arm as FBX or Alembic (ABC).Is there a way to import these coordinates into PFTrack?
There is an object to track in this shot, and our goal is to use the motion-control data as the camera track, then use PFTrack specifically to track the object.
Is there a workflow in PFTrack that allows this?
Hello Mongin, welcome to the group.
You can certainly load an FBX file into PFTrack to use as a camera path and then track an object as your asking (provided you’ve also set up your camera lens), but quite how well this would work in your personal situation is difficult to determine without having more information.
Your desired workflow is likely achievable, given PFTrack's support for metadata, hinting tools, and Python scripting. Sharing details about your project, including rig setup and exported data, will help the community assist you further.
Wow! You aren't kidding. The YouTube Channel is gone (at least as of this moment)! The only videos that seem to exist produced by TPF right now are the ones from the learn link or about 4 videos on their Vimeo account. I'm hoping this is just because there's a glitch with YouTube, and not that TPF has just nuked their videos. IMO this has been a long-standing issue. Many developers will go ahead and leave up older tutorials, even if the software has changed. This is great because there are often useful nuggets that still apply and most users can sort out the differences and keep working. TPF does not seem to have this view. There was a really old tutorial from the TPF that I would refresh my knowledge with every year or so because I used the technique it showed about that often so I always needed a refresher. When they cleared out the Vimeo channel, it was lost forever.
I haven't had time in a LONG while, but I've been occasionally creating tutorials https://vimeo.com/user167257849?fl=pp&fe=sh with the intent of trying to give more insight into how to gain more control with the app. I'd backed off because TPF has (had?) been putting out more and better content in the last few years. I'm hoping this hasn't come to an end. Maybe this will inspire me to try to get back into it.