import 3d tracking data in houdini

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Hello.

I have a question about 3d trackers. Which is best and is it possible to import data from boujou 5 in houdini 15??

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best tracker is the one that gets the job done - most have trial/demo versions…

I haven't used boujou in years but IIRC you could export to a variety of file formats, pretty sure one or more could be imported into Houdini
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We had great experiences with syntheyes, which even exports houdini scripts and is way more affordable. I don't know about boujou, but if it can export anything in text format ( ASCII ), then you can write your own importer with python.

If you want a free alternative, then there is Voodoo Camera Tracker. It's very limited and you can't tweak much, but it may be enough for simple stuff.
It also exports text files and Erik_JE made a converter from maya to houdini for it which might still work:
http://www.sidefx.com/forum/topic/18142/ [sidefx.com]
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We had great experiences with syntheyes, which even exports houdini scripts and is way more affordable. I don't know about boujou, but if it can export anything in text format ( ASCII ), then you can write your own importer with python.

If you want a free alternative, then there is Voodoo Camera Tracker. It's very limited and you can't tweak much, but it may be enough for simple stuff.
It also exports text files and Erik_JE made a converter from maya to houdini for it which might still work:
http://www.sidefx.com/forum/topic/18142/ [sidefx.com]

I am using syntheyes for years now and it never let me down. The development is always active and innovative and the variety of formats it exports is unrivaled. I am not getting paid for writing this
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3DEqualizer4 is amazing.

Export to Houdini is simple -
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works great. boujou 5 has fbx export.

thanks for answers.
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