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Pixel farm grows new tool versions.(TRACKING)(PFTrack 3.0)(Brief article)

Computer Graphics World

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[Win * Mac * Linux] The Pixel Farm showed off PFTrack V.3.0, a camera-tracking solution that allows shots to be broken down into different motion types and solved in a single pass. Version 3.0 is now available and includes 30 new features since the last release, including advanced object tracking, geometry tracking, editable F Curves, embedded image-based modeling tools, and automatic Z-depth extraction.

Version 3.0 can track a number of separate moving objects within a sequence, as well as solve camera-motion issues. With the addition of geometry tracking, the release allows 3D geometry to be imported into PFTrack and then matched to sequences, making it suitable for head and facial replacement. ...

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