ZEISS ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE The right track Lens giant ZEISS – with Ncam Technologies knowhow – has a simpler and speedier way to take your high-end productions to the next level
C amera tracking opens up a wide world of creative effects that help take a production to the highest levels of cinematic excellence. But it can often prove pricey, complex, time consuming to set up and limited in a studio set-up where reflective markers are in predetermined positions. But that is about to change with CinCraft Scenario, a powerful yet flexible system that democratises camera tracking technology and opens it up to a whole new audience. It’s for use in real-time rendering engines for virtual production or live compositing. And it can be done on location, without the need for full-time support crews going through extensive set up and calibration or being on-set for instant support. So while virtual production and VFX studios could benefit from the system, CinCraft Scenario will also work as rental equipment for any production involving VFX – not just big-budget, high-end projects that utilise LED volume walls. Legendary lens maker ZEISS has recently acquired Ncam Technologies, a pioneer of real-time visual effects solutions with its award-winning and patented camera tracking technology. The Ncam system is unique since it uses computer vision-based tracking to not only record industry-standard reflective markers, but also track features from the surroundings, like object edges.
Together with ZEISS’s expertise in lens data capture, the system can work just about anywhere. Being able to record and export information from the camera and lens for use in post-production is now easier than ever, more accessible to a greater number of projects – and significantly reduces time and effort in post-production. While matchmoving is currently an essential part of the VFX process, using CinCraft Scenario will allow the recording and export of tracking data. So the whole process can be removed in its entirety. Need for speed CinCraft Scenario is a plug-and-play system when used with ZEISS lenses, an innovation which truly is a game changer. In the past, lens mapping and calibration
“Legendary lens maker ZEISS acquired Ncam Technologies, a pioneer of real-time VFX thanks to its camera tracking technology”
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