At spherevfx we have a complete PFTrack course covering all aspects of the software.

Starting with our 'Fundamentals' course it is designed with the beginner in mind. Running for just a single day, the course covers all the main aspects of the package with a view to get the user up and tracking fast. Our second course, 'Complete' seeks to cover a lot more advanced features in a longer two day course.

PFTrack 2012: Fundamentals

spherevfx's PFTrack 2012: Complete course covers the following areas:

  • Overview of UI and Preferences
  • Working with Footage
  • Using Scene Boundaries and Working with Masks
  • User Features Tracking and Automatic Tracking
  • Camera Solving
  • Editing Camera Data
  • Checking the Point Cloud Data in 3D
  • Defining the Origin
  • Adding and Manipulating Test Objects
  • Object Tracking
  • Geometry Tracking
  • Lens Distortion and Correction
  • Estimating Camera Focal Length
  • Exporting Camera Track Data

1 days training course £500 (+VAT @ 20%)


PFTrack 2012: Complete

spherevfx's PFTrack 2012: Complete course covers the following areas:

  • Overview of UI and Preferences
  • Working with Footage
  • Using Scene Boundaries and Working with Masks
  • User Features Tracking and Automatic Tracking
  • Camera Solving
  • Stereoscopic Tracking
  • Editing Camera Data
  • Checking the Point Cloud Data in 3D
  • Defining the Origin
  • Adding and Manipulating Test Objects
  • Object Tracking
  • Reference Frames
  • Geometry Tracking
  • Lens Distortion and Correction
  • Working with Multiple Camera Movement Types
  • Using Onset Survey Data
  • Hard and Soft Constraints
  • Estimating Camera Focal Length
  • Optical Flow Analysis
  • Motion Capture
  • Z Depth Extraction
  • Image-based Modelling
  • Exporting Camera Track Data

2 days training course £1,000 (+VAT @ 20%)



Recommended course books:

  • Matchmoving, The Invisible At of Camera Tracking (Tim Dobbert)
  • The Art and Technique of Matchmoving: Solutions for the VFX Artist (Erica Hornung)