Tracked Cam Distortion Bug?

 

Hi! I found a very strange bug regarding the video distortion in the newest Aximmetry version.

This is my video input:

Tracked Cam Distortion Bug?

The lens is set at its widest angle. Without SCENE edge expand the studio monitor view looks like this:

Tracked Cam Distortion Bug?

With a 0.06 edge expand it gets corrected:

Tracked Cam Distortion Bug?

BUT in my final output, the video signal gets cut the same as I had set no edge expand:

Tracked Cam Distortion Bug?

My solution (for now) is to edit the camera compound:

Tracked Cam Distortion Bug?

When I set the "Lens Distorter 4" to "Undistort - On", the video output looks correct.

Is this a bug and what I did is the correct way to fix it? Or will it cause some other problems that I'm not aware about right now?

We have a few productions next week, so I hope for quick feedback!

Thank you, Jan

   chinzillafilms

 
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Eifert@Aximmetry
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Hi Jan,

There is indeed a bug that occurs when the Use Billboards setting is not enabled:

This issue will be addressed in the next major version of Aximmetry.

You've found a good workaround, but you can also just disable the Lens Distorter 4 if "Use Billboards" is not being used, instead of setting Undistort - On:
Tracked Cam Distortion Bug?


If you're experiencing similar issues with the billboard when Use Billboards is turned on, it will be probably due to the scale of the billboard:
Tracked Cam Distortion Bug?

Warmest regards,

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