A look at everything new coming to ZEISS's real-time camera tracking system CinCraft Scenario.
As we covered when the ZEISS CinCraft Scenario was first released last year, ZEISS’s real-time camera tracking system is chiefly designed for virtual productions and live compositing and VFX. And it's proving to be quite popular, which is refreshing in an industry that’s so overtaken with AI news at the moment. Glasses With Bifocal Lenses
ZEISS CinCraft Scenario combines the best aspects of NCAM’s unique tracking technology (a company that ZEISS recently acquired) with ZEISS’ expertise in lens data to provide a camera tracking system that features some cool tools and features for the world of virtual production.
However, the CinCraft Scenario system has been limited to only working with ZEISS lenses–until this new update that is. So let’s take a look at ZEISS CinCraft Scenario 2.0 and everything new coming to it.
As mentioned above, version 1.0 of ZEISS CinCraft Scenario 2.0 was only integrated with ZEISS and ARRI/ZEISS lenses. The biggest news of this new update is that CinCraft Scenario will now support third-party lenses. This 2.0 version will also feature pre-calibrated lens templates to work with these new lenses as well, plus a cool finetuner feature to further help your productions.
Here’s everything new in CinCraft Scenario’s latest update, which is technically 2.0.5.
ZEISS has also shared that CinCraft Scenario 2.0 will fix a few, mostly minor, bugs, including the following:
If you’re curious to learn more about ZEISS CinCraft Scenario definitely check it out on the ZEISS website here. Or, if you’re interested in diving in with the system and are interested in the base bundle, here are the full specs and purchase options.
The CinCraft Scenario Base Bundle from ZEISS is an economical kit comprising only the minimum hardware needed for camera tracking in all environments.
For our "Deals of the Week," we're look at some M3 chip MacBooks that would be great to bring with you on shoots.
Now, we know you don't have to have a laptop computer with you every time you go on set for every video shoot. That being said, no one has ever been super inconvenienced by someone bringing a laptop along just in case they need to download some files, review some footage, or have a back up for storage, or whatever.
So, for our "Deals of the Week" this week we're going to look at three Apple MacBooks which make use of the now outdated M3 chip and are actually on sale. And then you can decide if you want to bring one on set with you or not—it's totally up to you.
Built on 3nm process technology, this 13" MacBook Air's M3 8-Core Chip is combined with a 10-Core GPU. The next-gen GPU features Dynamic Caching, hardware-accelerated ray tracing, and mesh shading, all of which significantly increase performance for the most demanding creative apps and games.
The M3 Chip also has a 16-Core Neural Engine that can leverage the power of AI for both macOS and a growing number of supported apps. It also has 16GB of unified RAM and a 256GB SSD. Add Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) and support for two external displays, and this MacBook Air delivers performance, power efficiency, and portability.TEXT
The Midnight Apple 13" MacBook Air now features the Apple M3 chip, which has many improvements over its predecessor, the M2.
The system features the Apple M3 Pro 12-Core Chip, which provides the power and performance efficiency needed to handle all your professional workflows. Now built on 3nm process technology, the M3 Pro 12-Core Chip is combined with a 18-Core GPU. The next-gen GPU features Dynamic Caching, hardware-accelerated ray tracing, and mesh shading, all of which significantly increase performance for the most demanding pro apps and games.
The 14.2" Liquid Retina XDR display features a 3024 x 1964 resolution, 1000 nits of sustained brightness, 1600 nits of peak brightness, P3 color gamut support, and more. With 18GB of unified RAM and 1TB of SSD storage, you'll be able to load massive files and launch apps quickly, enabling you to work with photo and video libraries from almost anywhere.TEXT
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The system features the Apple M3 Pro 12-Core Chip, which provides the power and performance efficiency needed to handle all your professional workflows. Now built on 3nm process technology, the M3 Pro 12-Core Chip is combined with a 18-Core GPU. The next-gen GPU features Dynamic Caching, hardware-accelerated ray tracing, and mesh shading, all of which significantly increase performance for the most demanding pro apps and games.
The 16.2" Liquid Retina XDR display features a 3456 x 2234 resolution, 1000 nits of sustained brightness, 1600 nits of peak brightness, P3 color gamut support, and more. With 36GB of Unified RAM, 512GB of SSD storage, and improved battery life of up to 22 hours, you'll be able to load massive files and launch apps quickly, enabling you to work with photo and video libraries from almost anywhere.
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