The Pixel Farm lifts feature restrictions on PFTrack Solo
PFTrack Solo, for freelancers and individual artists, now includes all of the nodes available in the Studio and Enterprise editions of the software, including the complete photogrammetry toolset.
The Pixel Farm has lifted many of the feature restrictions on PFTrack Solo, the edition of its camera tracking and scene reconstruction software for freelancers and individual artists.
From PFTrack 26.09.30 onwards, Solo users get access to all of the nodes available in the Studio and Enterprise editions of the software, including photogrammetry and stereo tracking.
According to The Pixel Farm: “For everything an individual artist does inside the application, Solo and Studio are now the same PFTrack.”
The price of perpetual licenses of PFTrack Solo has risen from £699 to £999, but there is new rent-to-own pricing, plus an indefinite save-disabled free trial mode.
A powerful 3D camera tracking tool for VFX and visualization work
Originally released over two decades ago, PFTrack is a well-regarded matchmoving tool for visual effects and visualization work.
It has a node-based architecture, providing access to range of automated and manual tools for tracking cameras and objects, plus a built-in a lens distortion toolset.
Its scene-reconstruction tools include a native photogrammetry toolset for reconstructing scene geometry from still images or video.
Users listed on The Pixel Farm’s website include VFX facilities like DNEG, Framestore and Sony Pictures Imageworks, and architects Foster + Partners.
Solo edition now includes all PFTrack nodes, including photogrammetry and stereo solving
PFTrack is available in three editions: PFTrack Solo, aimed at individual artists, and PFTrack Studio and PFTrack Enterprise, aimed at companies.
Previously, Solo users were restricted to the software’s core functionality: camera tracking, solving, lens calibration, point cloud generation, and scene geometry.
The Pixel Farm has now lifted those restrictions, providing access to 37 nodes that were previously only available in the Studio and Enterprise editions.
They include the software’s full photogrammetry pipeline, and its toolsets for tracking and solving stereoscopic and spherical/equirectangular footage.
Solo users also get access to PFTrack’s nodes for generating, importing and processing Z-depth data; to the Optical Flow and Mocap Solver nodes; and to utility tools like video retiming.
Still some limitations to the Solo edition
Solo remains a single-user, single-computer edition, so you still need the Studio or Enterprise editions for “pipeline-scale work”.
Features exclusive to the other editions include command-line processing, the Python API, and RED and ARRI RAW debayering: you can see a feature comparison on the product webpage.
Changes to PFTrack Solo pricing
The cost of a perpetual PFTrack Solo license also rises, from £699 to £999.
However, The Pixel Farm has introduced new rent-to-own pricing, with users getting a perpetual license after six months at £184.99/month, 30 weeks at £39.99/week, or a mixture of the two.
It is also possible to use PFTrack Solo indefinitely in a new save- and export-disabled demo mode, which replaces the old seven-day free trial.
Price and system requirements
PFTrack is compatible with Windows, macOS, and Rocky Linux.
Node-locked Solo licenses cost £999 (around $1,323). Floating Studio licenses cost £1,699 (around $2,250). Enterprise licenses are priced on enquiry.
Read more about the changes to PFTrack Solo on The Pixel Farm’s website
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