Take Converter

Take Converter is a separate program supplied by Lightcraft to groups working with Previzion take data. It converts the custom Collada take data format written natively by Previzion into a variety of other post production formats, including:

• Other forms of Collada

• Maya ASCII

• Nuke .chan

• Syntheyes object/camera input format

• boujou input tracking format

Download

The Downloads page has the current version of Take Converter.

GUI Operation

• Under the Input Directory tab, click Browse and go to the desired take file directory.

• The valid Previzion/Collada .dae take files in that directory will be displayed. Select the desired take file.

• Take Converter will read the beginning and end timecode values, and calculate the total number of takes in the frame. These will be displayed under the Frames to Convert tab.

• Enter the desired in and out timecodes in the first and last frame counters.

• Select the desired output format.

• Optional: add a node name prefix to identify the camera node, which will otherwise be labeled PrevizionCamera0.

• Select Browse under the Output Directory tab, and browse to the desired output directory.

• Click Convert at the top of the application to create extracted take data file.

Command Line Operation

Typing TakeConverter –help in a command line will bring up the command line options for all of the commands in the GUI interface, enabling Take Converter to be run automatically in batch mode.