ZEISS has acquired UK-based camera tracking pioneer Ncam Technologies Ltd. With this acquisition, ZEISS is expanding its technology portfolio specifically for the cinema, broadcast, and visual effects industries.
   

Ncam's multi-award-winning hybrid camera tracking technology makes it possible to spatially track the camera indoors and outdoors by utilising different tracking methods. The acquired tracking data is essential for virtual production and live compositing and offers a huge added value for postproduction. This technology is an excellent complement to ZEISS' cinema product lineup which includes Supreme Prime and Supreme Prime Radiance, Cinema Zoom and CP.3 lenses as well as recently introduced lens data related services in the CinCraft ecosystem. Together, ZEISS and Ncam are aiming to deliver outstanding, easy to use tracking and VFX solutions for professional production workflows.

"We are happy to be combining Ncam’s unique tracking technology with ZEISS' longstanding expertise in cinema lenses, lens data and the cinema market," said Christophe Casenave, responsible for the cine portfolio at ZEISS. "This enables us to think beyond current camera tracking capabilities to offer innovative solutions especially for visual effects, virtual production and other applications."

Brice Michoud, Head of Research and Development at Ncam added: "The team is excited to be working together with our new colleagues at ZEISS on the next step in camera tracking technology and making it available to more users than ever before."