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Rolling Shutter Plugin for Digital Cinema Camera
Posted by gbalaji in Digital Cinema, Plug-ins on August 7, 2009
Foundry launched Rolling Shutter plugin for Digital Cinema Camera for After Effects and Nuke.
RollingShutter
RollingShutter is a brand new plug-in tool for After Effects and Nuke which tackles image-distortion problems often experienced by users of CMOS cameras. Check out the following introductory video for more information:
Rolling shutter effects are commonly found with video cameras employing CMOS image sensors, which record every frame line-by-line from top to bottom of the image, rather than as a single snapshot of a point in time.
As parts of the image are recorded at different times, fast-moving objects, or objects that pass quickly through frame during camera whip-pans, become distorted with diagonal skews. Other typical distortions include image wobbles created when cameras are hand-held, and exposure problems with flashing or strobing lights.
Along with being ungainly and unwanted, these image distortions also increase the difficulty of 3D tracking during VFX post production, as the tracking points themselves can be equally affected or not deliver accurate results.
Using Local Motion Estimation technology, we can individually correct parts of the image that are moving relative to the camera, even if they are moving in different directions or at different speeds.
“The CMOS camera is becoming an increasingly important and popular tool in filmmaking,” said Tom Cowland, plug-in product manager at The Foundry. “Our new RollingShutter product will provide a helping hand to artists working with affected footage during post production. The demonstration of our initial idea, developed by The Foundry’s chief scientist Simon Robinson, received a lot of attention at NAB 2009, and encouraged by this feedback we have been working hard to productise it in a timely fashion.”
Whilst we’ve been using this tool in house here, we’ve found that the following are good correction amounts for some of the cameras we’ve been shooting with:
- RED One: 0.32
- Canon 5DmkII: 0.56
If you have any values for other cameras, please send them along.
Please note, these should be treated as a ‘guide’ as changes in camera firmware, or specifics of each shot may require some tweaking of the correction amount.
Boris FX Plug-ins support for Final Cut Studio 2
Today i received mail from Boris FX Support team for their support for Final Cut Studio 2 immediately.
“Boris FX plug-ins are immediately available for the new Apple Final Cut Studio 2 release. Owners of Boris Continuum Complete 4.1, Boris RED 4.1, Boris FX 9.1, and Boris Graffiti 5.1 can move to Apple Final Cut Pro version 6 and begin working immediately. Boris projects and presets are seamlessly transitioned to Apple Final Cut Pro 6; no additional software updates are needed.
The new Apple Final Cut Studio 2 release improves Boris plug-in integration and adds several key updates including support for Boris FX transitions. ”
- Boris FX Support Team
Trial version download are available here.
Boris Red 4.1 review from Videography
“A big advantage of RED is its emphasis on 3D functionality. One new feature is vector trace, which enables you to automatically trace any rasterized object, like a JPEG logo, and turn it into a spline object. This vector-based spline can be filled, extruded and turned into a 3D object complete with textures, shading and lighting. Other new features include paint and cloning tools. ”
One particularly nice set of filters is the Time group, which includes Optical Flow, commonly used for slo-mo. Optical Flow is able to create smooth, film-style motion because it computes and creates new in-between frames.”
- Videography review.
Boris Red 4.1 upgrade is available at $295.