CameraTracker Settings


CameraTracker Errors

All errors are a result of:

  1. An issue with the footage.
  2. An issue with installation/use.

⚠️ Error Message ≠ Cause of Error

Almost always your error message will say:

RuntimeError: Error: Python: Traceback

or

Can't find scene_dense.ply

Note that any issue in feature extraction, matching, solving, densifying will eventually result in these same final errors messages.

So really:

RuntimeError: Error: Python: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/Users/yourusername/Library/Application Support/Blender/4.5/extensions/user_default/camera_tracker_macos/init.py", line 569, in invoke return self.execute(context)

tells us absolutely nothing. The problem is usually more subtle. That's why the FULL LOG is much more useful.

🎞️ Footage Issues

Generally, bad footage = bad solve.

The best Solution is always to film again!

CameraTracker uses photogrammetry under the hood, so the same principles apply. Here are the common pitfalls:

You'll find that fixing these issues will almost always fix your solve.

⚙️ Installation/Use Issues

Go to the product page for compatibility and installation instructions. Here are the most common issues:


Before contacting me (at BlenderMarket/Superhive), see if you can resolve the issue first!

CameraTracker includes the following essential components:

FFMPEG
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg
https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/blob/master/LICENSE.md

REMBG
https://github.com/danielgatis/rembg
https://github.com/danielgatis/rembg?tab=MIT-1-ov-file#readme

COLMAP
https://github.com/colmap/colmap
https://github.com/colmap/colmap?tab=License-1-ov-file#readme

GLOMAP
https://github.com/colmap/glomap
https://github.com/colmap/glomap?tab=BSD-3-Clause-1-ov-file#readme

OPENMVS
https://github.com/cdcseacave/openMVS
https://github.com/cdcseacave/openMVS?tab=AGPL-3.0-1-ov-file#readme

HUGIN
https://sourceforge.net/p/hugin/hugin/ci/default/tree/
https://sourceforge.net/p/hugin/hugin/ci/default/tree/COPYING.txt