Monday, December 30th, 2024Posted by Jim ThackerThe Pixel Farm releases PFTrack 24.12.19html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"The Pixel Farm has released PFTrack 24.12.19, the latest version of its match-moving software, completely overhauling its scene-reconstruction toolset.A powerful tool for camera and object tracking for VFX and visualization workOriginally released over two decades ago, PFTrack is a well-regarded match-moving tool for visual effects and visualization work.It has a node-based architecture, providing access to range of automated and manual tools for tracking cameras and objects, plus a built-in a lens distortion toolset.Its scene-reconstruction tools include a native photogrammetry toolset for reconstructing scene geometry from still images or video, and support for Lidar data.PFTrack 24.12.29: AI-powered updates to the photogrammetry toolsIn the latest update, PFTrack 24.12.19, that photogrammetry toolset has been completely overhauled.The Photo Survey node gets a new machine-learning-based feature matching engine, described as faster and more accurate than its precedecessor.The Point Cloud node now generates Lidar-quality results, and there are new tools for cleaning up point clouds by manually removing unwanted points, as shown in the video above.There are also workflow and performance updates to Match Camera, and to USD workflows, including support for point-based geometry.Other new features from recent updatesPFTrack 24.12.19 is the latest of a steady stream of updates to the software this year.Full changelogs are now only available inside the app itself, although you can find a summary of the new features from the previous release, PFTrack 24.08.22, in this blog post.The release featured updates to the Survey Solver and Geometry Track, better glTF and FBX export, and the option to export OpenEXR stereo disparity maps.Price and system requirementsPFTrack is compatible with Windows 10+, macOS 10.13+ and Rocky Linux 8+. The software is rental-only.Personal subscriptions cost 25/month (around $32/month). Enterprise subscriptions are priced on enquiry on The Pixel Farms website, but cost $1,125/year via resellers.Read more about recent updates to PFTrack on The Pixel Farms blogHave your say on this story by following CG Channel on Facebook, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter). As well as being able to comment on stories, followers of our social media accounts can see videos we dont post on the site itself, including making-ofs for the latest VFX movies, animations, games cinematics and motion graphics projects.Latest NewsThe Pixel Farm releases PFTrack 24.12.19Update to the match-moving software 'completely overhauls' the scene-reconstruction toolset. Check out its new AI-powered features.Monday, December 30th, 2024Get unusual iOS digital painting app Flame Painter for freeFull version of Escape Motions' iPad and iPhone app for painting images using particle brushes is now free, as is mandala-creation app Inspirit.Saturday, December 28th, 2024Faceform releases Wrap 2024.11 and Wrap4D 2024.11Check out the new features in the topology transfer tools for creating digital doubles and blendshapes from 3D scans of actors.Friday, December 27th, 2024DreamWorks Animation releases MoonRay 1.7Check out the latest features in the open-source release of DreamWorks' renderer, used on movies like The Wild Robot.Thursday, December 26th, 2024Sparseal releases Uniform 1.3Check out the new features in the modeling and texturing iPad app, including support for procedural objects and projection painting.Thursday, December 26th, 2024Happy holidays to all CG Channel readers!Updates to the site may be less frequent than usual over the next two weeks, but normal service resumes on 6 January.Wednesday, December 25th, 2024More NewsTutorial: Introduction to Marvelous DesignerBlack Friday, Cyber Monday and Holiday 2024 deals for CG artistsRandomControl releases Maverick Indie and Maverick Studio 2024Pilgway releases 3DCoat 2024.30Terragen Sky now lets you paint clouds into the sky directlyPlanetside Software releases Terragen 4.8Photoshop users can now create filters in Substance 3D DesignerPixar releases RenderMan 26.3Create game characters with CC Auto Setup for 3ds Max and V-RayLeopoly releases Shapelab 2025 and Shapelab LiteAdobe releases Photoshop 26.2Check out Blender's experimental anime rendering buildsOlder Posts