Overview
The CinCraft Scenario Advanced Bundle from ZEISS is a real-time camera tracking system that can be used indoors and outdoors, on film sets, with green and blue screens, and in LED volumes. It utilizes natural, reflective, and digital markers to provide camera tracking data for real-time use and post-production. With different operating modes, it offers flexibility and can be used in various applications such as VFX, live compositing, and virtual production. Its user-friendly interface and compatibility with major camera and lens systems make it easy to use.
One of the key features of CinCraft Scenario is its natural feature tracking, which allows it to be used in any environment with enough detail. It also has a reflective marker tracking option and can work with “Frame Remapping” technology used on LED walls. The system’s hardware components, including the camera bar, the central processing unit, and the link module, work together to capture, compute, and connect the tracking data.
Included in box
CinCraft Origin
CinCraft CamBar
External Power Supply Unit for CinCraft Origin or CinCraft Link
CinCraft Scenario Set of 2 Calibration Charts
CinCraft Scenario Transport Case
CinCraft Scenario /i & XD Port 4pin Lemo (m) to 7pin Lemo (m)
Pack of Filters for CinCraft CamBar (2x IR & 3x ND)
CinCraft Link
CinCraft Scenario DC plug to Y power splitter cable with 4pin XLR
CinCraft Scenario DC plug to DTap 2pin (m)
CinCraft Scenario DC plug to 3pin Fischer (m) ARRI RS
CinCraft Scenario DC Plug to 2pin Lemo (m) RED
CinCraft Scenario DC Plug to 4pin Hirose (m)
About the Zeiss CinCraft Scenario Advanced Bundle
CinCraft Scenario Advanced Bundle – Camera Tracking from ZEISS
Meet the only real-time camera tracking system that works indoors and outdoors, on film sets, with green and blue screens and in LED volumes. That uses natural markers, reflective markers, and even digital markers on LED screens. That provides camera tracking data for real-time use and records it for post-production. And that integrates lens characteristics to skip the cumbersome lens calibration process. Meet ZEISS CinCraft Scenario.
WORKS EVERYWHERE – Indoors? Outdoors? Doesn’t matter!
ZEISS CinCraft Scenario works in natural environments, on classical film sets, with green and blue screens and in LED volumes. With distinct operating modes that excel in different places, users can easily choose the mode that is best suited for their project. No other system has this flexibility.
Natural Feature Tracking
CinCraft Scenario’s biggest differentiator is natural feature tracking. This allows the system to be used anywhere where there is enough “detail” in the surrounding space, like for example brick walls, window frames and more. This is particularly useful outside or when shooting on sets that aren’t designed for virtual production.
Reflective Marker Tracking
CinCraft Scenario can track specially placed reflective markers. The system’s infrared (IR) emitter allows the markers to be seen in the darkest of stages and the consistency of the markers allows for minimal operational support.
Digital Marker Tracking
Through a powerful synchronization feature, CinCraft Scenario is able to work with “Frame Remapping” technologies that are used on LED wall setups. By using different frame rates, this technology allows for markers to be hidden from the main film camera on the LED wall.
WORKS IN EVERY APPLICATION – VFX, Live Compositing, Virtual Production
ZEISS CinCraft Scenario provides camera tracking data for use in all major applications – no matter if it is for real-time or post-production workflows – adding yet another layer of flexibility.
Traditional VFX
CinCraft Scenario allows for recording the camera tracking data during the production phase and handing it over to post-production. Having tracking data available quickly and easily in post-production can significantly reduce time and effort – especially in matchmoving. That means that camera tracking is now a major benefit to all productions involving VFX.
Live Compositing
For live compositing for previsualization or in a virtual studio, CinCraft Scenario provides real-time camera tracking data to neatly replace the green or blue screen on site. For these applications, knowing about the camera position and movement is not only an added value but a must.
Virtual Production
As with live compositing, camera tracking is an absolute must for virtual production in LED volumes. Knowing how the camera and lens are moving and behaving is vital to correctly render the visual effects in real-time, that means getting the perspective and parallax right.
EASY TO USE – Works Just Like a Charm
ZEISS CinCraft Scenario introduces a user experience designed to match the film crew’s workflow. It works with regular off-the-shelf equipment and is natively compatible with major camera and lens encoder systems to provide all the data the system needs to track properly.
Plug and Play
The integration of the ZEISS CinCraft lens characteristics database in the form of Virtual Lens Packages allows to skip the cumbersome lens calibration process: CinCraft Scenario is plug and play when used with ZEISS and ARRI/ZEISS cinema lenses. Still, CinCraft Scenario will be usable with any lens.
Operation is a Breeze
CinCraft Scenario’s self-explanatory user interface and wizards guide the user for setting up the hardware configuration and tracking on a film set in every environment and scenario. Additional tutorials will help to educate operators, that are new to the system and make it easy to learn and master.
HARDWARE – Capturing, Computing, Connecting
ZEISS CinCraft Scenario comes as a combination of several hardware and software components. Users can configure the system to match their needs or choose one of four pre-configured bundles for different demands.
CinCraft CamBar
The camera-mounted camera bar captures raw data via the Scenario software. It’s small, lightweight and includes an integrated IR emitter and synchronization technology to allow for tracking in different environments.
CinCraft Origin
The system’s center piece runs the Scenario software to set up and perform camera tracking. It aggregates raw data from CinCraft CamBar, computes position and movement in real-time and can save this data for post-production.
CinCraft Link
The small and lightweight device receives raw data from CamBar and transmits it over a wired network connection to Origin which is setup elsewhere. It can be rigged on the main camera instead of the Origin and helps keep the tracking hardware’s footprint to a minimum.
SOFTWARE – Tracking, Recording, Exporting
ZEISS CinCraft Scenario is composed of several modular software components. Users can pick exactly what they need for their task at hand. The components are available as licenses on a one week, one month or one year basis.
CinCraft Scenario
The base software that operates the CinCraft Scenario system. It aggregates info received from CamBar to compute position and movement in real-time. It requires very little setup time and is plug and play when used with CinCraft Virtual Lens Packages.
CinCraft Wrangler
Wrangler records real-time tracking data and camera and lens metadata on the CinCraft Origin’s internal drive. Data is recorded with a proprietary file format (herd file) that can be extracted using CinCraft Export.
CinCraft Export
Export is a separate, free of charge software running on the VFX artists’ workstations. It translates recorded herd files into formats readable by most common post-production VFX software (Nuke, Maya, Unreal, etc.).
CinCraft UE Connect
UE Connect provides an easy-to-configure interface to Unreal Engine, enabling the use of real-time tracking data provided by CinCraft Scenario. UE Connect is available for free via the Epic Marketplace.
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