User Manual

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Element Technica

Maker of Technica 3D stereographic 3D rigs.

The Foundry

The Foundry's forthcoming Nuke 6 release will have an in-built 3D camera tracker, to

which the user can provide additional hints and constraints about the shoot to recreate

the camera – for example, which lens was used. More: Shoot lens distortion grids with

different focal lengths, and the /I data gives you an accurate focal length. Use a lens

tool to un-distort the plate, then use the camera tracker within Nuke to reapply this to

the footage. Having the /I data makes the tracking process much simpler, particularly

since lens distortion changes with the zoom.

Fujinon

Fujinon PL mounted zoom lenses (as of 2010) include I Technology.

Mark Roberts Motion Control

The /I Technology is incorporated into some of the Mark Roberts Motion Control

remote and repeatable pan-tilt heads, such as the Ulti-head, so that while the

cameraman is controlling the head, including pan, tilt, zoom and focus, the system can

also accurately record the calibrated lens data using the/I Technology. This data can

then be fed through to post production to more easily add any CG (computer graphic)

elements. Camera and lens motion data is often required for post production and the

/I data saves the cameraman or operator time in getting correctly calibrated data for

the lens motion. The Ulti-head can be used on its own or with the larger MRMC

products such as the Modula and the Talos rigs. See Mark Roberts Motion Control for

more information about their products for film and broadcast applications, including the

Academy Award winning Milo, Cyclops, Talos, Modula and Ulti-head.

The Pixel Farm

The Pixel Farm's PF Track software fully supports the/I system, syncing lens data with

the picture to allow for better tracking. Not only does the/I supply real lens data,

eliminating the software’s need to have to solve for lens data, but the final picture is

obtained faster and more accurately which means better quality and less cost.

Preston Cinema Systems

The FI+Z Three Channel Wireless System for lens and camera control uses/I Technology

to show lens focus data on the display of the FI+Z Hand Unit 3 HU3. The lens is