As the exclusive U.S. Ncam provider for feature and episodic production, VER is excited to see the benefits of this AR/VR real-time camera tracking technology. It’s no wonder that it was chosen for high profile projects like: Thor, Independence Day: Resurgence, Marvel’s The Avengers, and the mega hit episodic Man in the High Castle. The system delivers live pre-visualization of environments, set extensions, and CGI elements directly in-camera, while shooting. It easily integrates into existing workflows without interruption and provides accurate on-set framing tools. Ncam consists of a multi-sensor camera bar and a tethered server system, attaching to any type of camera quickly, without requiring modifications to the set or location.

Ncam enables virtual production through real-time camera tracking, providing live previsualization of environments, set extensions and CGI elements directly in-camera whilst shooting.

• Visualize your VFX shots in real-time while shooting.
• Provide the Director and DoP with accurate on-set framing tools for set extensions, environments and CGI, by replacing blue and green screens.
• Give the whole crew, including the actors, incontext visual communication of the intended shot, helping with timing and realism.
• Deliver rapid post-vis/temps to editorial, improving quality and shortening the VFX post-production cycle.
• Supply accurate tracking and camera metadata to VFX vendors, saving both time and money.

Ncam consists of a multi-sensor camera bar and a tethered server system. The camera bar attaches to any type of camera quickly and simply, whether handheld, Steadicam, dolly or crane mounted. It takes minimal alignment time, and is scalable to work simultaneously over multiple cameras. Ncam doesn’t require any special fiducials or tracking markers as it automatically tracks the environment. Importantly, this means there are no modifications required to the set or location to allow Ncam to work.

The automatic “take” system captures the camera position, rotation, metadata and timecode into an industry standard file whenever the camera is recording.

The system is highly mobile and relocates rapidly – both indoors and outdoors – allowing it to track instantly on each new set-up.

Ncam integrates easily into existing workflows without interruption, providing high quality visualization and decision support without delaying the shoot.