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What's new?

Upgrading to 23.4

Overview of Pixotope

Concepts of Pixotope

Network roles - Stand-alone, Client or Server
License types - AR/VS, XR, Control, Artist and more
License modes - online and offline licensing
Single machine and multi-machine example setups
Compositing modes

Views - START, SETUP and PRODUCTION

What is stored where

Show files - where your SETUP is stored
Permissions - affecting SETUP
Render groups - AR, VS, AR+VS, XR
Linear space compositing
HDR and color management
Compositing color space
Adjusting levels - where it reads from and sends to

Components of Pixotope

Pixotope Director - Interface

Director - Open multiple panels
Director - Input components, change indicator
Director - Keyboard shortcuts
Director - Presets

Pixotope Control Panel - Interface

Control panel - Widget types
Control panel - System actions and property types
Control panel - Keyboard shortcuts

Pixotope Engine

Compositing and rendering

Real World Reference
Chroma Screen
Compositing Plane
XR Wall - Digital Twin XR
BPE Compositing Mesh
URL Image Actor

Object types and render layers

AR Shadow, Reflection & Light Catcher

Supported media formats
Useful console commands
Third-party plugins
Unreal - Hair and Fur, Atmospheric Effects, Water
Using NVIDIA DLSS
Pixotope Engine vs Unreal Engine

Pixotope Editor - Interface

Run levels in Edit, Preview Live and LIVE mode
WYSIWYG broadcast workflow
Color managed preview in Editor
Project settings
Pixotope World Settings
Utilities panel
Place Actors panel
PostProcessHandler vs PostProcessVolume
Pixotope specific blueprints
Network status
Preview - show cameras of other engines
Licensing status
Pixotope Plugins
Bisect Actors - Level Debugging Tool

Pixotope Keyer

Pixotope Tracking Service

Lens files in Pixotope

Camera tracking setup

Mapping axis directions
Mounting and nodal offsets
Network setup
Creating a tracking calibration level

Supported Tracking Protocols

Pixotope Asset Hub
Pixotope Plotter
Pixotope Lens file editor - Experimental

How to use Pixotope

Manage users and licenses

Getting started with Pixotope

Plan your virtual production
Install Pixotope

Starting Pixotope - START

Get a license for an offline machine (air-gapped)
Create, open and manage shows
Change machine settings

Setting up a show - SETUP

Launch levels and control panels
Use Pixel Streaming
Sync projects and other files in Synced storage
Change show settings
Configure color pipeline
Configure machines
Configure camera tracking

Configure routing

Configure camera input switching
Configure timecode (LTC)
Configure using an external keyer
Configure audio output
Configure external compositing
Supported video formats and frame rates
Supported input and output types
What is NDI?

Calibrate tracking

Calibrate syncing

Configure and calibrate multi-machine syncing

Calibrate color matching

Calibrate XR alignment - Digital Twin XR

Create a Manual Twin - Digital Twin XR
Create mappings - Digital Twin XR
Create holdouts - Digital Twin XR
Check alignment - Digital Twin XR

Preparing levels in Pixotope Editor

Create level and set up color-managed viewport
Set up an AR level
Set up a VS level

Set up an XR level (virtual window)

Set up a virtual set extension with translucent holdouts
Manage asset living in both or moving between AR/XR
Playback 2D media on the LED wall
XR Projector - VIOSO

Set up Body Pose Estimation (BPE)
Set up TalenTrack
Set up a virtual camera move
Add a virtual monitor or other video feeds

Set up video playback

Set up synchronized video playback

Set up 3D Living Photo
Set up DMX lighting
Set up data integration
Output UMG to SDI
Make performance optimizations

Set up timecode synchronized levels

Syncing blueprint helper tools

Managing different level behaviour on different machines

Making adjustments - PRODUCTION

Use the video keyer
Use IO effects
Adjust composite
Adjust effects
Adjust color grading
Adjust objects
Adjust XR

Monitoring machine health - PRODUCTION

Creating a control panel - PRODUCTION

Find the property to control
Add widgets and actions
Edit and layout widgets
Trigger actions sequentially with the playlist widget
Control properties of the current show - Store tab
Replicate any Pixotope functionality - API Log tab
Create animation trigger using Blueprint functions
Art-Net / DMX control

Running live production
Recording and playback of tracking data

Using the Pixotope API

How to control a Pixotope service

How to use Pixotope Gateway

How to create your own Pixotope service
Pixotope API - Message Schema
Pixotope API - State concept

Pixotope API - Services

Pixotope CTS (Tracking) - API

Tracking API - State
Tracking API - Calls

Pixotope Daemon - API

Daemon API - State
Daemon API - Calls

Pixotope Engine - API

Engine API - State
Engine API - Calls

Pixotope Pipeline (VideoIO) - API

Video IO API - State
Video IO API - Calls

Pixotope Store - API

Store API - State
Store API - Calls

Pixotope QueryServer - API

Pixotope Gateway - API

Gateway API - State
Gateway API - Calls

Pixotope Asset Hub - API

Asset Hub API - State
Asset Hub API - Calls

Pixotope API - Examples

Driving keyer parameters with camera (or other) values

Pixotope API - Reserved strings

Using the Pixotope SDK
Using Studio Builder
Using Pixotope Pocket

Video tutorials

Pixotope Content

Calibration Project
Example projects
Pixotope Event System
Pixotope Volume Light - fast lighting tool
Pixotope Synchronized Events

System requirements

Hardware and software environment guide
Render engine maintenance guide
Nvidia driver installation

FAQ

Troubleshooting
Known bugs and limitations

Contact us

How to contact customer support

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Camera tracking setup

Mapping axis directions
Mounting and nodal offsets
Network setup
Creating a tracking calibration level

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