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PFTrack Essential Training

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Overview

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Get up and running with PFTrack, the popular matchmoving and layout software. Learn about the program's most important features for 3D camera solving and object tracking.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • PFTrack essentials
  • Using the exercise files
1. PFTrack Overview
  • The Project Manager in PFTrack
  • Project list
  • PFTrack settings
  • Tracking tree
  • Cinema windows
  • Node Panel
2. Quick Start
  • Set up
  • Import footage
  • Automatic tracking
  • Solving and refining
  • Setting up coordinate system
  • Exporting to other software
3. Preparation for Tracking
  • Clip input
  • Rolling shuttter
  • Lens distortion
  • Enhancing the image
4. Masking
  • Masking with the Roto node
  • Animating masks
  • Keyer node
5. Tracking
  • Auto match
  • Auto track
  • User track
  • Target track
  • Curves
6. Solving
  • Camera Solver overview
  • Solving our camera
  • Refining the camera solve
7. Orient the Camera
  • Orient camera in the solver
  • Orient Camera node
  • Test geometry
  • Image modeling
8. Tripod Camera
  • Tripod set up
  • Solving a tripod camera
  • Orienting the solve
9. Object Tracking
  • Track object as static object
  • Make Object node
  • Joint camera and object
  • Geometry tracking
10. Export
  • Exporting your scene
Conclusion
  • Conclusion

Taught by

Brian Morse

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