Hm...

[Gunleik Groven]

Hm...

 

[Terry VerHaar]

OK, I'll bite... what are those things?

 

[Jake Wilganowski]

Wha dat

 

[Gunleik Groven]

Jarred cannot have all the fun playing with breadboxes.

 

[Terry VerHaar]

Haha - that really does look like a "Weapon." :smiley:

 

[Kwan Khan]

HUmmm..... Keeping Bread Fresh?

 

[Gunleik Groven]

The table is basically full of "prototype". But now it works in its most basic form...

 

[Andre W.]

I like the duct-tape, makes for a small bounce...

 

[Gunleik Groven]

Yup. The duct-tape is definitely a stayer in this lack of design...

If we pull it off, beauty is in the making...

 

[Gunleik Groven]

 

[Martin Stevens]

Part of a focusing system perhaps?

 

[Gunleik Groven]

Nope.

But something that won't leave my cam once it's done... in a year or so...

Even though I have now seen it work...

 

[Terry VerHaar]

My guess is some sort of system to "map" the scene in 3D as you shoot.

 

[Christoffer Glans]

Yes, my thought too... something like a Kinect type of depth mapping?

In principal, if it's per pixel mapping it would mean that you could shoot something on the street and key out a character like on a green screen... please tell me that is it, it's something I've been waiting for

 

[Gunleik Groven]

Like this, you mean?

http://www.mrpt.org/list-of-mrpt-apps/application-kinect-3d-slam/

Nice idea.

There are a few issues with SLAM, and precision, though.

So we wouldn't like to mess that up, would we?

And those small babies could really point wherever at any angle and still do their magic.

But I kinda like the idea...

 

[Björn Benckert]

This is my guess.

You are working on a: camera / 3D tracking system / External lens control Data system.
Possibly something that can work with not only red cameras but with most cameras.
Possibly something that work together with PFtrack.
Possibly EU funded.

Am I right

 

[Gunleik Groven]

hm... You need to be visited...

PFtrack is your tracking tool of choice?
Over 3d equalizer and Syntheyes?

Remember when PF was opensource free magic...

 

[Christoffer Glans]

Like this, you mean?

http://www.mrpt.org/list-of-mrpt-apps/application-kinect-3d-slam/

Nice idea.

There are a few issues with SLAM, and precision, though.

So we wouldn't like to mess that up, would we?

And those small babies could really point wherever at any angle and still do their magic.

But I kinda like the idea...

Yeah, I think that the technology will develop to a higher and higher resolution with better cycles per second until the point that it's pixel mapped against the pixels of the 2D image and updates just as fast as 25 fps 2D. When that happens you would be able to key out a person without green screen or create 3D mapping onto the 2D image without complicated 3D conversion.

I think that this will be the the near future of VFX and 3D movies

 

[Björn Benckert]

We use Syntheyes.

If my guess is right you guys should talk to them.
Also talk to https://www.xsens.com/ and get their developer kit. One of their sensors on the camera would do magic.

 

[Gunleik Groven]

Thanks, that makes sense...

Hm...

That orange thing... looks a bit like...

And Syntheyes seems like a friendly place...