Mo-Sys' TD James Uren presented the new open-source camera tracking protocol OpenTrackIO at SMPTE’s Media Technology Summit, aiming to set a new standard for virtual camera tracking.
The SMPTE Media Technology Summit featured a talk from Mo-Sys' Technical Director, and Chair of the SMPTE Camera Tracking Committee, James Uren. James presented the new open-source camera tracking protocol OpenTrackIO, which aims to set a new standard for Virtual Production camera tracking that has already been adopted by Epic Games, Mo-Sys and Stage Precision GmbH.
The Summit is an annual four-day long event in Los Angeles that brings together a global society of more than 5,000 creative professionals, media technologists and engineers. Among its many functions, SMPTE has helped to connect VP professionals to collaborate and share their knowledge as they set industry standards for this rapidly expanding field.
James and the RIS-OSVP (Rapid Industry Solutions, On-Set Virtual Production) Camera Tracking team have developed OpenTrackIO as a first-of-its-kind, open-sourced C++ Library project. The new protocol introduces a wide range of functionality that is new since the release of FreeD, the previous industry standard. These include wider media workflow compatibility, human-readable formatting and improved tracking precision for position and rotation. Lens data formats have been unified and sub-frame synchronisation has been achieved
Productions are now anticipating using OpenTrackIO for their workflows, and with its open-source availability, this latest development in precision Virtual Production camera tracking is expected to achieve an expansive and rapid adoption rate across the Virtual Production industry.
As a major Virtual Production innovator, Mo-Sys is committed to sharing its knowledge with the wider VP community, supplying lens files, free of charge, and delivering VP training programmes worldwide through the Mo-Sys Academy.
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