In this past two lessons, we started working on 3DEqualizer, it was shown to us how to navigate on the interface, set up the correct settings, import the footage, learn the different windows, different tracking points and how to use them.
We have started tracking a plate with lots of tracking markers on the wall, some on the floor and a few on the table, computer, and blue box.
But firstly, we imported the plate as an image sequence, since 3DEqualizer can read .jpg, .png, .dpx and .tiff extensions. When pressing play on the timeline, the playback will feel like it's shuttering or feeling slow. that means the software is trying to cache the data from the clip but to make it faster each time we open the software we can cache the playback data.
We have learned how to set the camera settings as well as project settings, as they are important for the software to learn the data we have given to it to read the plate correctly. Sometimes, we might not get any information at all, so tracking the footage with the minimum of 6 Tracking points we can figure it out an almost close accurate representation of the settings used during the filming.
Normally, we will find marking points on the plate and we can help the software to distinguish it by using the Tracking type to marker. Close to the timeline tab, we can find a button with a text saying "gauge marker" by clicking it we are saying to the software to check the marker and follow it along the process.
In some other times, we might have no visible marker on the shot so we will need to say to the software to use a different tracking type, that is Pattern. While placing the tracking point in a good location the point will try to make a pattern to follow along the footage to get an accurate track.