Re: Re[2]: real world camera

["Marc Bourbonnais" <marc(at)hybride.com>]

2/3" 16:9 CCD just like on your Sony :  0.3775" x 0.2123"

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Marc Bourbonnais
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Frank Lenhard" <franky(at)ixdream.com>
To: <XSI(at)Softimage.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 1:57 PM
Subject: Re[2]: real world camera


thanks a lot guys.
i installed that python plugin and it seems it works nice. cant verify
though, because i'am unable to find the dimensions of the sensor...
sigh...


ciao
franky


Wednesday, January 31, 2007, 5:51:48 PM, you wrote:

TL> There´s been some extensive threads on photogrammetry,
TL> lens distortion and useful tools a couple of weeks back.

TL> From the top of my head, LaMaison has a great shader
TL> to add lensdistortion (on the cost of loosing motionvectors)
TL> and many people here suggested to look into Hype (for shake)
TL> http://www.visualappliance.com/products/hype-shake/

TL> A collegue of mine has been playing with fotomodeler,
TL> I myself tried the Maya>Realviz MMTrack plugin and
TL> got useable results out of (purposedly) unknown footage.

TL> Boiling this down, I´d figure your best bet is to lend the
TL> camera and lesnes a day and shoot the gridpatterns you
TL> need for distortioncorrection plus some free movement,
TL> fixed pans and such on a visually rich location to *extract*
TL> a closely matching camera without too much effort before shoot...

TL> Cheers

TL> tim


TL> ----- Original Message ----- 
TL> From: "Francois Lord" <francoislord(at)gmail.com>
TL> To: <XSI(at)Softimage.COM>
TL> Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 5:38 PM
TL> Subject: Re: real world camera


> > http://www.xsi-blog.com/archives/65
> >
> > You will need Python installed.
> > http://softimage.wiki.avid.com/sdkdocs/abd457728.htm
> > There is a preset in the plugin called "Video HDTV 2/3" 16:9 sensor" 
> > which should
> > be pretty close to what you need.
> >
> > Frank Lenhard wrote:
> > > i could swear this was covered before, but i cant find any infos in the 
> > > archives.
> > >
> > > a project is coming up where we will do some serious et enheancements. i 
> > > know the
> > > camera which will be used
> > > on set and i will be there too. i would like to replicate the camera as 
> > > close as
> > > possible beofre the shoot,
> > > so i can work out a good animatic that will match the view angles and 
> > > FoV of the
> > > real world.
> > > the camera is a Sony DVW 970WSP,
> > > http://bssc.sel.sony.com/BroadcastandBusiness/DisplayModel?m=0&p=2&sp=11&id=79174
> > > <http://bssc.sel.sony.com/BroadcastandBusiness/DisplayModel?m=0&p=2&sp=11&id=79174>
> > >
> > > the lenses will be a Fujinon 7.8x22 and a Fujinon 4,8x10
> > >
> > > i dont really know for sure how to replicate the camera in xsi. i know 
> > > all the
> > > properties of a xsi camera
> > > and guess that the focal length is equal to the one that will be set on 
> > > the lens,
> > > but whats with the film
> > > aperture? has this anything to do with the CCD chip and its size? and if 
> > > so, how
> > > the numbers relate to each
> > > other?
> > >
> > > thanks a lot folks
> > >
> > > ciao
> > > franky
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