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Canon Live Link Plugin for Unreal Engine

Canon Inc. - Code Plugins - Sep 27, 2024
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Plugin for a real-time calibration-less Live Link operation using precise zoom-linked distortion data.

  • Supported Platforms
  • Supported Engine Versions
    4.27, 5.0 - 5.4
  • Download Type
    Engine Plugin
    This product contains a code plugin, complete with pre-built binaries and all its source code that integrates with Unreal Engine, which can be installed to an engine version of your choice then enabled on a per-project basis.

Live Link Plugin for Unreal Engine is a plugin that receives CV Metadata transmitted using the CV Protocol from Canon lenses and cameras compatible with Canon Virtual Production System, and converts it into a data format suitable for use with a Cine Camera Actor.

CV Metadata stores frame-by-frame lens and camera data, making real-time shooting information, such as zoom, focus, and distortion, readily available to Unreal Engine.


Advantages

• CV Metadata is produced using high-precision lens data and calculated according to the camera's shooting settings, eliminating the need for lens distortion and nodal offset calibration*. Even when the lens or camera settings are changed, the changes are reflected automatically for a seamless shooting experience.

  * Note: Initial calibration of any attached tracking device is required separately.


• Because CV Metadata is calculated in real time for each frame and linked to the frame's timecode, it is possible to create natural CG composite images with no misalignments even when the camera is moved or the lens is operated.


About Canon Virtual Production System

• By using a camera and lens compatible with Canon Virtual Production System, high-precision camera- and lens information suitable for virtual production can be output frame-by-frame through a single Ethernet cable. This eliminates the need for additional devices, like a lens gear. And since the output data automatically reflects any lens changes made while shooting, this makes it very easy to use various lenses, including zoom lenses, in virtual production.


Technical Details

Code Modules: CanonLiveLinkPlugin [Runtime]


Documentation: Instruction Manual [Japanese, English] 

https://pdisp01.c-wss.com/gdl/WWUFORedirectTarget.do?id=MDMwMDA1MDE0NzAx&cmp=Y10&lang=JA


Compatible Canon Cameras: EOS C400, EOS C80


Compatible Canon Lenses

 RF Cinema Lens

 CINE-SERVO LENS: CN7x17 KAS T/R1

 PRIME LENS: CN-R14mm T3.1 L F*, CN-R20mm T1.5 L F*, CN-R24mm T1.5 L F*, CN-R35mm T1.5 L F*, CN-R50mm T1.3 L F*,

 CN-R85mm T1.3 L F*, CN-R135mm T2.2 L F*

 RF Lens: RF24-105mm F2.8 L IS USM Z*, RF35mm F1.4 L VCM*


 *: Requires a lens firmware update.


 EF Cinema Lens

 CINE-SERVO LENS: CN8x15 IAS S/E1, CN10x25 IAS S/E1, CN20x50 IAS H/E1, CN7x17 KAS S/E1

 COMPACT-SERVO LENS: CN-E18-80mm T4.4 L IS KAS S, CN-E70-200mm T4.4 L IS KAS S

 FLEX ZOOM LENS: CN-E20-50mm T2.4 L F, CN-E45-135mm T2.4 L F, CN-E14-35mm T1.7 L F, CN-E31.5-95mm T1.7 L F


Metadata: Refer to the Instruction Manual for the metadata output from compatible cameras.


 

Supported Development Platforms: Win64, MacOS, Linux

Supported Target Build Platforms: Win64, MacOS, Linux