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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.

Camera Tracker Tester

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

  1. 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. Camera Tracker Tester
  2. Open the Video Input Patch Editor.
  3. Patch Camera 2 to an empty video input (the image below shows camera 2 mapped to video input 1). Camera Tracker Tester
  4. 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. Camera Tracker Tester
  5. Open the Devices menu and add a new Camera Tracker Tester
  6. Add a new driver to the and choose the from the list of Position Drivers. Camera Tracker Tester
  7. Assign the source camera for the to Camera 2. Camera Tracker Tester
  8. 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. alt text
  9. Now, as you move Camera 2 in the Stage view, Camera 1 will automatically track along.