Workflow S2: Full 3D Solve

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‌Workflow S2: Full 3D Solve

 Begin with 2D tracking, either automatic or supervised.

 3D solve, including lens distortion calculation if needed.

 If lens distortion calculated, run the Lens Workflow script in either mode.

 If no lens distortion present, click Get FOV on the Lens tab of the image preprocessor.

 Set up the desired stabilization, using the Stabilize tab of the image preprocessor. Be sure to select explicitly select the desired trackers, or all trackers, before clicking Get Tracks—otherwise a few bad trackers flagged by the solve may be used! Once stabilization is set up, no need to use Apply to Trkers on the Output Tab.

 Run the Stabilization Rig Creator script with the following settings:

o Camera already stable: OFF

o Update 2D tracking: ON

o Simple plane: OFF for most 3D apps, ON to export to After Effects or any other app that can accept only simple planes, and handles 2D distortion itself.

o If there is animated distortion or a zoom with Simple Plane off, an animated vertex cache (.pc2) will be created. It will go in the same folder as the sni file, or you can specify the location.

 Further examination of the shot can only be done in the Perspective View!

o Turn OFF right-click/View/Show Image (you want to see stabilization screen, not the perspective view's normal screen).

o Turn on Lock to see the final stabilized output

 Run a full 3D export to your 3D animation and/or compositing packages.

 Disable the normal original background image display!

 You might need to do some additional work downstream, to make sure the original shot imagery is applied as a texture to the projection screen, and/or to apply any vertex cache.

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