Camera Tracker Tester
The CameraTrackerTester driver is a type of PositionDriver that can be used to simulate camera tracking data.
The driver is a type of that can be used to simulate camera tracking data.
Source camera
Camera used as the source of the positional data.
Origin Offset/Rotation
Offset/Rotation to be applied to the source camera’s position.
Focal offset/Rotation
Offset/Rotation to be applied to the camera’s focal plane.
Min/Max Horizontal FOV
Min/Max values of the range used to scale the camera’s FOV.
Delay (sec)
Artificial delay time that can be added to the source camera tracking data.
Zoom/Focus Encoder Override
Overrides for the Zoom/Focus encoder value.
Setup a Camera Tracking Simulation
- Create two new cameras in the Stage menu; camera 2 will be used to represent the camera tracking system that sends tracking data to camera 1.
- Open the Video Input Patch Editor.
- Patch Camera 2 to an empty video input (the image below shows camera 2 mapped to video input 1).
- Open the camera 1 properties menu, expand the Physical tab, and assign the Video in field to videoin_1.mov. You should now see the output of camera 2 within the camera 1 preview thumbnail.
- Open the Devices menu and add a new
- Add a new driver to the and choose the from the list of Position Drivers.
- Assign the source camera for the to Camera 2.
- Return to the properties menu of Camera 1 and in the Tracking source field, assign the as the course. The Offset, Rotation, and Fields of view will now appear green.
- Now, as you move Camera 2 in the Stage view, Camera 1 will automatically track along.