Dear Friends of 3DE,

today a new major release version of 3DEqualizer4 has become available. Among some other things, Release 8.1 comes with the following additions:

- We added some new features for supporting post-vis workflows (thanks to Helder for the original idea!). To be more specific, there is a new control pane for computing a main camera's transformations out of an attached (potentially 360 degree) piggyback camera. This new pane also allows to calibrate the static transformation between both cameras from special calibration- or regular production shots. In addition to further streamline the onset workflow, there is a new script for importing footage from movie files. To demonstrate this entire new workflow, we made a little video again:

Tracking Piggyback Cameras for PostVis

- A new "high pass filter" feature has been added to image controls, since the demand for this seems to be very popular!

- We also added "Start Frame" features to the "Export Project Data as USD" and "Export Project Data as Alembic" scripts. Again, quite a popular request.

- There is a new Attribute Editor plugin which showcases how to construct a "reference 3D model from USD file" feature. This scripting solution can be used as a basis for integrating such a feature into client specific production pipelines. Pl. get in touch with us in case of any questions!

- Finally, we developed a new Blender export script from scratch, matching the complexity and style of R8.0's Maya exporter.

As usual, below you will find a detailed change log of everything we did in 3DE4 Release 8.1...

Cheers, Rolf

r8.1

• added a new script for computing a main camera out of an attached piggyback camera
• added a new script for importing footage from movie files
• added a new attribute editor plugin for referencing 3D models out of USD files
• added a new feature to image controls (high pass filter)
• introduced a new script for exporting project data to Blender (v2.0)
• added a new python method for converting OpenCV style distortion to 3DE
• added a new python scripting tag for defining the position of attribute editor plugins
• added a new "start frame" feature to script "Export Project->USD"
• added a new "start frame" feature to script "Export Project->Alembic"
• added a feature to "decimate 3d model" for handling UV coordinates correctly now
• added a new python method for clearing image buffers
• added a "prefs" feature to script "Export Project->Maya"
• added a new option to script "filter curves" (selected CVs only, better handling of edge cases)
• added a new feature for displaying file sizes in "human format" (file requester)
• added a new feature to script "object pgroup z distance tool" (transfer motion path from point)
• added a new python method for better session management
• streamlined function "add distance constraint" (allow create with not calculated points)
• updated runtime environment to python 3.11
• "export 2d tracks to flame", fixed a bug in situations where tracks were valid in the last frame
• fixed a bug which caused 3DE to crash python method "saveRenderCacheFrame" ("no GUI" mode)
• "script db installer", fixed a bug which could cause ssl related errors or warnings
• "reel in points", fixed some minor bugs
• fixed a display bug in curve editor (rotational curve values as length units)
• fixed a bug with 3DE's long-lat conversion engine which could cause crashes and reduced performance
• "import 2D tracks", fixed some minor problems
• "image warp", fixed a bug when exporting in "apply rolling shutter" mode