The 3D camera tracking VFX app joins the Boris FX Suite, which already boasts Sapphire, Continuum, Mocha Pro, Silhouette, Optics and CrumplePop; live SynthEyes demos slated for IBC September 15-18.
VFX plugin and application developer Boris FX. has acquired SynthEyes from Andersson Technologies LLC, further building on its commitment to deliver best-in-class plugins and applications to feature film, streaming, and broadcast, post-production professionals.
SynthEyes' standalone 3D tracking application allows VFX artists to perform complex 3D set extensions, place CG characters into scenes, and animate them using motion-capture. Over the last 20 years, the application has been used on numerous popular movies, including Black Panther; The Guardians of the Galaxy franchise; The Curious Case of Benjamin Button; Pan's Labyrinth; and King Kong, and series such as Foundation; Stranger Things; Game of Thrones; Fringe; and Lost.
The Boris FX Suite offers an end-to-end solution with creative editing; audio; visual effects; planar tracking; motion design; and compositing tools. It also features industry-leading products Sapphire; Continuum; Mocha Pro; Silhouette; Optics; CrumplePop; and now SynthEyes.
“I’m fascinated by the technical sophistication and precision with which Dr. Russell Andersson approached one of the most challenging problems in modern post-production: the 3D camera solve,” commented Boris FX CEO and founder Boris Yamnitsky. “SynthEyes’ speed and accuracy, object tracking, and ability to deal with complex lens distortions make it a perfect complement to the Boris FX Suite. Thousands of our users worldwide will now benefit from this remarkable technology in their daily work.”
“After twenty years of serving the broad visual effect community, I’m excited to start this new chapter under the trusted Boris FX brand,” added Andersson, creator and founder of SynthEyes (Andersson Technologies LLC). “Many of our artists already rely on Boris FX products to help tackle both visible and invisible visual effects. I cannot wait to push SynthEyes forward with our combined, expert development team.”
The artists at FuseFX use Boris FX Sapphire and Mocha Pro along with SynthEyes in their pipeline.
“I have used Syntheyes since 2005 for many high-end and award-winning shows,” noted FuseFX DFX supervisor Johnathan Banta. “It is the most affordable and versatile 3D tracker I have ever worked with — central to my digital makeup and photogrammetry pipelines. Tracking pixels is the most important part of any visual effect. SynthEyes has never let me down.”
Andersson remains in leadership at Boris FX as the company seeks to develop and market SynthEyes 3D camera-solving tracking tools as its own application while leveraging the 3D technology across its product brands.
Boris FX will host a live Q&A and SynthEyes demo with Andersson on Wednesday, September 13, at 2 pm ET. Details are available here.
Join Boris FX in the Dell booth (Hall 7.A60) to see SynthEyes in action at IBC (Amsterdam, Netherlands) from September 15-18.
Source: Boris FX
Debbie Diamond Sarto is news editor at Animation World Network.
