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ckalan1 · 07-23-2006, 04:44 PM

What motion tracking software is available that is used to make CGI 3d objects track with real footage?

Thanks,
Craig

Anhar Miah · 07-23-2006, 05:07 PM

Well there are quite a few, and they range from cheapo to mega bucks,

Spectrum : Low end

Name: PFTrack (pixel farm)

Website: http://www.thepixelfarm.co.uk/

My view : Its a load of poop (well the version I used, but things may have changed with newer releases)

Spectrum : Mid range:

Name : Syntheyes

webiste : http://www.ssontech.com/

My view: damn good, I love it

Spectrum: High end

Name : Boujou

Website : http://www.2d3.com/

My view: pro stuff (never used myself so no comment really)

And a ton of others.

Anhar

Greggl · 07-23-2006, 10:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ckalan1

What motion tracking software is available that is used to make CGI 3d objects track with real footage?

Thanks,
Craig

Get a pro to do it for you or pound on Syntheyes till it you get good enough. Bad tracking will RUIN a shot.. and this is coming from a professional 3D tracker.

The 2 really good packages are $10K. The rest are interesting toys

ckalan1 · 07-24-2006, 07:51 AM

Thanks Guys,

Would you like to read the parts of the script that I am thinking about doing this on? Perhaps you guys have a better idea how to pull this off.

Craig

Greggl · 07-24-2006, 08:04 AM

I'm game

ckalan1 · 07-24-2006, 08:45 AM

I will send it to your email.

Thanks Craig

surf · 07-24-2006, 11:36 AM

and maya live, built in maya

KingVidiot · 08-15-2006, 07:36 PM

If you want a freebie, you can search the web for Icarus. It was the free pre-cursor to PFTrack (PFHoe).

I've seen some nice stuff done with it, but I don't know how much work it took.

This is a cool demo animation using SynthEyes to track in a real forest video:

http://amfilms.hash.com/search/Entry.php?entry=843

Gord.T · 10-22-2006, 01:01 PM

Mark Johnson used 'boujou 4' for Rekindling. Someone gave me an old copy of '2' a few days ago so can't comment yet. But I'm going with Mark's and Anhar's advice.

Gord

orkan · 11-12-2006, 02:43 PM

http://www.digilab.uni-hannover.de/docs/manual.html

I would strongly suggest this soft!, didn't use it but the test footage looks promising

see ya

orkan

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07-23-2006, 04:44 PM	#1
ckalan1 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: CA,California Posts: 306	3d Motion Tracking Software What motion tracking software is available that is used to make CGI 3d objects track with real footage? Thanks, Craig

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Anhar Miah 4xy(x-3)(x^2+3x+9) Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 2,791 Blog Entries: 6	Well there are quite a few, and they range from cheapo to mega bucks, Spectrum : Low end Name: PFTrack (pixel farm) Website: http://www.thepixelfarm.co.uk/ My view : Its a load of poop (well the version I used, but things may have changed with newer releases) Spectrum : Mid range: Name : Syntheyes webiste : http://www.ssontech.com/ My view: damn good, I love it Spectrum: High end Name : Boujou Website : http://www.2d3.com/ My view: pro stuff (never used myself so no comment really) And a ton of others. Anhar __________________ Rabbi Zidni 'Ilma {20:114} Blog: my website (beta version)

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KingVidiot Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: "SiliconValley", CA, USA Posts: 656	If you want a freebie, you can search the web for Icarus. It was the free pre-cursor to PFTrack (PFHoe). I've seen some nice stuff done with it, but I don't know how much work it took. This is a cool demo animation using SynthEyes to track in a real forest video: http://amfilms.hash.com/search/Entry.php?entry=843 __________________ "Jacket... radio... music... ha ha ha ARCADE!"

07-24-2006, 07:51 AM	#4
ckalan1 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: CA,California Posts: 306	Thanks Guys, Would you like to read the parts of the script that I am thinking about doing this on? Perhaps you guys have a better idea how to pull this off. Craig

07-24-2006, 08:45 AM	#6
ckalan1 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: CA,California Posts: 306	I will send it to your email. Thanks Craig

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Gord.T Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Belleville ON Posts: 3,030	Mark Johnson used 'boujou 4' for Rekindling. Someone gave me an old copy of '2' a few days ago so can't comment yet. But I'm going with Mark's and Anhar's advice. Gord Last edited by Gord.T; 10-24-2006 at 07:45 PM.

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orkan Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 12	http://www.digilab.uni-hannover.de/docs/manual.html I would strongly suggest this soft!, didn't use it but the test footage looks promising see ya orkan -

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