Shotoku will show its new Free-d2 tracking system at NAB

Using advanced video processing algorithms and ceiling markers, the system is able to accurately determine the exact position and orientation of each camera.

Shotoku will exhibit at NAB 2016 its new Free-d2 tracking system, which is characterized by not requiring physical encoders or complex elements attached to cameras, dollys or cranes.

Using advanced video processing algorithms and ceiling markers, the system is able to accurately determine the exact position and orientation of each camera in up to 8 axes in the studio allowing for constant position tracking by augmented reality applications and virtual studios.

Free-d2 is compatible with any camera mount, including Steadicam, or even handheld cameras.

The ceiling markers are made of simple refractory material and can be placed anywhere on the lighting grid. Once an initial study map is created, the system does not require new calibration.

James Eddershaw, director de ventas de Shotoku. destaca que “durante muchos años hemos proporcionado a las emisoras de todo el mundo una gama de soluciones de seguimiento de VR, desde cabezas P&T de a sistemas de 2D o 3D de tamaño estándar basado en pedestales, grúas y horcas. Estos sistemas brindan datos de seguimiento VR basadas en hardware, fiables y fáciles de usar. Ahora, el Free-d2 es la última incorporación a la línea de soluciones de seguimiento, pero difiere en el concepto de seguimiento por hardware basado en codificador”.