Comments on: Pixel Farm to Unveil Radical New Tracking Solution at Siggraph http://www.fxguide.com/quicktakes/pixel-farm-to-unveil-radical-new-tracking-solution-at-siggraph/ vfx, mograph, and production news Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:41:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kert Gartner http://www.fxguide.com/quicktakes/pixel-farm-to-unveil-radical-new-tracking-solution-at-siggraph/#comment-1479 Kert Gartner Sun, 12 Sep 2010 06:30:17 +0000 http://www.fxguide.com/?post_type=quicktakes&p=20865#comment-1479 I just played with the demo for a few hours, and it seems to work pretty well. I don't have a ton of experience with Syntheyes, but I really like the node based workflow of PF MatchIT. Anyone used both, and can tell me where to spend my $700? I just played with the demo for a few hours, and it seems to work pretty well. I don’t have a ton of experience with Syntheyes, but I really like the node based workflow of PF MatchIT. Anyone used both, and can tell me where to spend my $700?

]]> By: M Wazowski http://www.fxguide.com/quicktakes/pixel-farm-to-unveil-radical-new-tracking-solution-at-siggraph/#comment-1493 M Wazowski Wed, 11 Aug 2010 08:35:01 +0000 http://www.fxguide.com/?post_type=quicktakes&p=20865#comment-1493 Brilliant. Instead of fixing all the problems with the current version. They've just changed the look so it's node based! This is typical PF. I remember when PF track came out they had a really great tracking product but with an interface that made it unusable. If you wanted to change the focal length you had to start again from scratch!!! They always asked for feedback but refused to change their product. I bet you still can't change the size of the transform handle! Brilliant. Instead of fixing all the problems with the current version. They’ve just changed the look so it’s node based! This is typical PF.

I remember when PF track came out they had a really great tracking product but with an interface that made it unusable. If you wanted to change the focal length you had to start again from scratch!!! They always asked for feedback but refused to change their product.
I bet you still can’t change the size of the transform handle!

]]> By: PJ http://www.fxguide.com/quicktakes/pixel-farm-to-unveil-radical-new-tracking-solution-at-siggraph/#comment-1474 PJ Tue, 03 Aug 2010 10:03:32 +0000 http://www.fxguide.com/?post_type=quicktakes&p=20865#comment-1474 PFTrack already offers impressive face tracking. It has done for years! PFTrack already offers impressive face tracking. It has done for years!

]]> By: PaulD http://www.fxguide.com/quicktakes/pixel-farm-to-unveil-radical-new-tracking-solution-at-siggraph/#comment-1480 PaulD Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:33:51 +0000 http://www.fxguide.com/?post_type=quicktakes&p=20865#comment-1480 I think object tracking, z-depth extraction and some other things. I think object tracking, z-depth extraction and some other things.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.fxguide.com/quicktakes/pixel-farm-to-unveil-radical-new-tracking-solution-at-siggraph/#comment-1472 Jeff Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:32:20 +0000 http://www.fxguide.com/?post_type=quicktakes&p=20865#comment-1472 What's it missing compared to the big brother PFTrack? What’s it missing compared to the big brother PFTrack?

]]> By: higginba http://www.fxguide.com/quicktakes/pixel-farm-to-unveil-radical-new-tracking-solution-at-siggraph/#comment-1483 higginba Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:08:23 +0000 http://www.fxguide.com/?post_type=quicktakes&p=20865#comment-1483 Thanks, Jeff! Thanks, Jeff!

]]> By: Jeff Heusser http://www.fxguide.com/quicktakes/pixel-farm-to-unveil-radical-new-tracking-solution-at-siggraph/#comment-1477 Jeff Heusser Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:00:31 +0000 http://www.fxguide.com/?post_type=quicktakes&p=20865#comment-1477 Just got the press release this morning, I have updated the story above complete with images. We are interviewing Pixel Farm at the show and will have more later. Just got the press release this morning, I have updated the story above complete with images. We are interviewing Pixel Farm at the show and will have more later.

]]> By: higginba http://www.fxguide.com/quicktakes/pixel-farm-to-unveil-radical-new-tracking-solution-at-siggraph/#comment-1478 higginba Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:46:54 +0000 http://www.fxguide.com/?post_type=quicktakes&p=20865#comment-1478 Starting to feel a little trolled here without further information after the first day of SIGGRAPH. Does this new tracker have a name? A price? A feature list? A ship date? Starting to feel a little trolled here without further information after the first day of SIGGRAPH. Does this new tracker have a name? A price? A feature list? A ship date?

]]> By: Phillip Gibb http://www.fxguide.com/quicktakes/pixel-farm-to-unveil-radical-new-tracking-solution-at-siggraph/#comment-1482 Phillip Gibb Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:34:40 +0000 http://www.fxguide.com/?post_type=quicktakes&p=20865#comment-1482 I hope that they offer a demo - I'm very keen to play with this - what ever it is. but I am sure that they will try to make sure the tracking is really a game-changer. Unless it is just some extra 3D tracking that is riding on the back of all the 3D releases out there. I hope that they offer a demo – I’m very keen to play with this – what ever it is.
but I am sure that they will try to make sure the tracking is really a game-changer.
Unless it is just some extra 3D tracking that is riding on the back of all the 3D releases out there.

]]> By: andy dill http://www.fxguide.com/quicktakes/pixel-farm-to-unveil-radical-new-tracking-solution-at-siggraph/#comment-1484 andy dill Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:37:28 +0000 http://www.fxguide.com/?post_type=quicktakes&p=20865#comment-1484 Cautiously optimistic. The only thing that ever kills me with 3d tracks is the lack of trackable features or parallax. I don't know that node-basing it will do much, but again: cautiously optimistic. Cautiously optimistic. The only thing that ever kills me with 3d tracks is the lack of trackable features or parallax. I don’t know that node-basing it will do much, but again: cautiously optimistic.

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