Camera Tracking Settings

Use the settings in the Camera Solving section to perform an automatic 3D track.

Camera Tracking button

Displays the Camera Tracking menu, where you can track based on the settings of the camera.

Not shown in the screenshot above.

Analyze button

Click to analyze the image (when complete, Analyze button changes to Update).

Update button

Click to delete all previous 3D points, and start tracking based on new information.

Not shown in the screenshot above.

Analyze Progress field

Displays the progress of analyzing or updating. Non-editable.

Refine button

Click to use the current results of the track analysis as a starting point, and refine from this point. Click Refine again to stop the process.

Pixel Error Value field

Displays a representation of the distance of 2D tracks from repositioned 3D points. Non-editable.

Forward & Backward button

Enable to track the image sequence backward after the forward tracking has completed.

Size field

Displays the size of the trackers. Editable.

Number field

Displays the number of 2D tracks created by the analysis. Editable.

Add 2D Tracker button

Click to enter the Stabilizer to add manual trackers.

Reset Tracker button

Resets all tracker data in the Analyzer menu.

Not shown in the screenshot above.

Tracker Display Settings

The settings help you view your trackers in the image window.

Tracker Display button

Enable to display 2D tracks in the image.

Tracker Display colour pot

Displays the colour of the trackers. Editable.

Point Cloud Display button

Enable to display 3D tracker points in your image.

Points Display colour pot

Displays the colour of the points. Editable.

Transparency field

Displays the transparency level of the trackers and points in the image. Editable.

Point Size field

Displays the size of the 3D points in the image. Editable.

Grid box

Select the type of grid to display in the scene. Use to position objects in the scene more accurately.

Select:	To:
Grid Off	Disable the grid.
Grid XY	Use a grid constructed on the X and Y planes.
Grid XZ	Use a grid constructed on the X and Z planes. The XZ grid is visible only when the camera is moved from its default position.
Grid YZ	Use a grid constructed on the Y and Z planes. The YZ grid is visible only when the camera is moved from its default position.

Note: The Action grid is independent from the global grid in the Grids and Guides menu.

You can change the display of the perspective grid with the following settings (available when Perspective Based is selected in the Focal Length box in the Analysis tab):

Show Perspective button

Enable to display the grid corners in the Analyzer view.

Grid button

Enable to display the perspective grid in the Analyzer view.

Grid Colour pot

Displays the colour of the grid lines. Click to change the colour.

Magnifier button

Enable to display the magnifier while dragging a corner of the perspective grid rectangle.

Zoom field

Displays the zoom factor of the magnifier. Editable up to 5x.