I have a question about my setup. I have yet to have located a space for this setup and I am advertising for a 48x48 foot area with no obstructions. Here is why:

My setup is 8 PS3 eyes on tripods, in a circle, one camera every 45 degrees.
If a person who is 5'10" stands in front of the camera with their hands raised over their head they would need to be 9 feet from the camera to capture them without clipping feet or hands.
I layout a 20 foot diameter circle. Then I layout 38 foot circle from the same center point. The reasoning being that the first 9 feet in front of each camera has the potential to clip off parts of the performer.
Is this a reasonable setup?
How much light is needed for this setup?
what if I added 8 more cameras at a different height along the circumference of the 38 foot circle for a total of 16 cameras? I have the Pro subscription.
What are the recommended heights for the cameras?

Leaving a 5 foot area outside the largest circle means we need a 48x48 space.

So far my experience has been great. I just have to clean up wobbly feet and arms and legs that wander.

Steve

Hello,
first, we do not recommend to get out of sight in any camera during tracking.
This often leads to tracking errors that require manual clean-up, which takes time.
So just use "inner" circle. In you case it can be up to 30 by 30 feet (48 - 9 - 9 = 30).

We ourselves tested setup with maximum distance from camera to actor around 30 feet.
With bigger distance (you have around 40 feet) there is a risk that actor image on video become too small for tracking. But you can give it a try.

For single-actor capture 8 cameras is quite enough. Circle setup you described is perfect, but we recommend to place 3-4 cameras at increased heights (8-10 feet).

Adding more cameras is always good, but this increase processing time. If you plan to track multiple actors, you'd better use 12-16 cameras. Circle setup with 1/3 of cameras at increased heights is the best option.

Lighting ideally should be ambient. Actor clothes colors should be clearly distinguishable, and look the same in all cameras.

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