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Foundational knowledge for camera tracking
Explore essential articles that build a strong foundation in camera tracking and matchmoving, connecting real-world production knowledge with practical techniques for precise, reliable results in PFTrack and beyond.
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Adam Hawkes
Sensor Size: A Practical Guide for Camera Tracking
Explores the intricacies of sensor size and demystifies key terminology to help you with your camera tracking projects.
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Adam Hawkes
Why you need to know about distortion calibration
What is lens distortion, and what is distortion calibration? Why is it crucial for your camera tracking and visual effects workflow?
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Simon Gibson
The How and Why of Feature Tracking in PFTrack
What’s the difference between automatic and manual tracking? Which is better? When should I use one instead of the other?
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Adam Hawkes
Types of camera movement explained
Knowledge of camera movement, shot size, and angle is essential for all skilled matchmove artists. When directors, editors, and cameramen refer to particular types of camera shots, the terminology can sound like a foreign language if you’re unfamiliar.
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Adam Hawkes
Camera angles and shot sizes explained
Understanding the language used for shot size/camera angles and combining them with the terms used for camera motion can help you identify and communicate the type of shot you have been assigned.
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Adam Hawkes
Understanding lenses & camera tracking
In this article, we focus purely on the lens, a component many consider to be the most influential factor in a film's look. But how does it influence the way we matchmove?
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Adam Hawkes
5 Issues that Could Derail Your Camera Tracking
Matchmoving is becoming more and more of an automated process of tracking and solving. But there are still cases where the keen eye of the matchmove artist can save time by spotting potential issues that could derail your tracks and solve them.
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Adam Hawkes
Camera sensors and their effect on matchmoving
In this article, we examine some of the camera acquisition types commonly used for film, television, and VR and outline some key factors and limitations that can make a seemingly straightforward matchmove take much longer than expected.
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