PFHoe 2.0

PFHoe 2.0 is an extremely cost effective DV and HD tracking application for Mac and Windows, aimed hobbyists and budding CG artists. For the first time it is possible for those wanting to learn about match moving or experiment with matching computer graphics to video footage, to use cutting edge tools without price tag to match.

Using core technology developed for PFTrack - the industry leading tracking and analysis system - PFHoe provides a tremendous amount of power via a very simple to use, intuitive interface. An import Wizard guides the user through importing and setting up the DV footage by explaining the parameters that are needed to successfully track a shot, without patronising the user. The simple one click tool set provides an environment even the most inexperienced user will get great results from. Like its big brothers PFTrack and PFMatch, PFHoe solves any kind of camera motion, including zooms and nodal pans.

PFHoe also features additional tools including unique automatic lens distortion correction and focal length estimation tools, support for importing mattes from third party applications, simple edit tools to modify tracking data and quality graphs to aid the user in making data editing decisions. Distortion corrected DV resolution footage can also be exported as a QuickTime or AVI for proper matching of 3D objects into the scene in third party compositing applications.

Camera data can be exported to common CG packages with 3D support via a range of plug-ins working under an API to facilitate future support of new applications. PFHoe 2.0 ships with a comprehensive set of exporters.

PFHoe 2.0 supports the following exports:

3D Studio Max Maya
XSI
Animation Master
Lightwave
Cinema 4D (via Lightwave export)
Combustion
Blender
Pixel Farm XML
After Effects

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