1 Introduction
1.1 Welcome to CineCAT
The CineCAT Cinema 4D plugin offers a full automatic and robust solution for camera tracking. CineCAT
estimates camera parameters and reconstructs 3D points of the scene from image sequences. The
estimated camera parameters and 3D points are inserted into the Cinema 4D scene. The CineCAT
plugin is running on Windows and Mac OS X systems.
1.2 How CineCAT Works
The process of camera parameter estimation, which is also known as match moving, can be divided into
two steps: feature tracking and camera tracking. The automatic feature tracking consists of detection
and subsequent matching of 2D feature points in consecutive images. In the camera tracking step these
so called 2D feature tracks are used to estimate the camera parameters focal length, camera position
and camera orientation for each image of the sequence. Thereby also the positions of 3D points of the
scene are estimated. A final refinement step increases the accuracy of the camera parameters and the
3D points. The obtained camera parameters and 3D points enable the perspectively correct compositing
of virtual 3D objects into the real image sequence by a 3D animation package, so that the virtual 3D
objects appear as part of the real scene.
1.3 Features
Supported systems: Windows (32 and 64 bit versions), Mac OS X (Intel or PPC)
Seamless integration into MAXON Cinema 4D
Fully automatic match moving
Very fast multi-threaded tracking engine, which employs up to 4 processors
Image sequences in the format: JPEG, PNG, GIF, CIN, DPX, PNM, TGA, TIFF, BMP
Arbitrary image resolution including SDTV and HDTV up to 2048x1156
Flexible Auto Feature Detector options
Solves free and nodal pan camera motion
Solves constant and variable focal length shots
Lens distortion correction tool
Polygon mask tool
Extensive scene modelling tools
Fast and easy access to scene orientation
Locator tool for adding manual points where needed
Controllable number of exported 3D points and scene objects
Export of image sequences with compensated lens distortion - exported image sequences can be
automatically imported as scene backdrops
1.4 Requirements
Maxon Cinema 4D Release 10.5 or greater on Windows or Mac OS X systems
1.1 Welcome to CineCAT
The CineCAT Cinema 4D plugin offers a full automatic and robust solution for camera tracking. CineCAT
estimates camera parameters and reconstructs 3D points of the scene from image sequences. The
estimated camera parameters and 3D points are inserted into the Cinema 4D scene. The CineCAT
plugin is running on Windows and Mac OS X systems.
1.2 How CineCAT Works
The process of camera parameter estimation, which is also known as match moving, can be divided into
two steps: feature tracking and camera tracking. The automatic feature tracking consists of detection
and subsequent matching of 2D feature points in consecutive images. In the camera tracking step these
so called 2D feature tracks are used to estimate the camera parameters focal length, camera position
and camera orientation for each image of the sequence. Thereby also the positions of 3D points of the
scene are estimated. A final refinement step increases the accuracy of the camera parameters and the
3D points. The obtained camera parameters and 3D points enable the perspectively correct compositing
of virtual 3D objects into the real image sequence by a 3D animation package, so that the virtual 3D
objects appear as part of the real scene.
1.3 Features
Supported systems: Windows (32 and 64 bit versions), Mac OS X (Intel or PPC)
Seamless integration into MAXON Cinema 4D
Fully automatic match moving
Very fast multi-threaded tracking engine, which employs up to 4 processors
Image sequences in the format: JPEG, PNG, GIF, CIN, DPX, PNM, TGA, TIFF, BMP
Arbitrary image resolution including SDTV and HDTV up to 2048x1156
Flexible Auto Feature Detector options
Solves free and nodal pan camera motion
Solves constant and variable focal length shots
Lens distortion correction tool
Polygon mask tool
Extensive scene modelling tools
Fast and easy access to scene orientation
Locator tool for adding manual points where needed
Controllable number of exported 3D points and scene objects
Export of image sequences with compensated lens distortion - exported image sequences can be
automatically imported as scene backdrops
1.4 Requirements
Maxon Cinema 4D Release 10.5 or greater on Windows or Mac OS X systems
