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Launched in 2001, boujou (boo-zhoo) was the first fully automated camera calibration and tracking system. Using advanced adaptive algorithms developed from vision science research, the application removes previous limitations on what is achievable in effects production by allowing 3D professionals to derive complex camera tracks and calibration data from film and video material automatically without the need for manual tracking input.

boujou has made a major contribution to high-profile television and film productions, music videos and commercials by facilitating the creation of visual effects that seamlessly combine live action and 3D. In 2002, 2d3 was awarded with a Primetime Emmy Engineering Award for boujou, which is also used for games development, architectural visualization and industrial design projects.

Products

• 2d3 boujou 4
• 2d3 boujou three
• 2d3 boujou bullet- full feature set and automated tracking
• 2d3 SteadyMove - SteadyMove Pro technology estimates and compensates for camera movement frame to frame in a shaky sequence, producing a smooth clip
• 2d3 boujou silver bullet - Robust and accurate feature tracking and camera solving engine in HD
• 2d3 boujou bullet SD - Robust and accurate feature tracking and camera solving engine without HD support
• 2d3 moujou

Feature Comparison for the boujou Product Family

Feature	boujou 4	boujou three	2d3 boujou silver bullet	2d3 boujou bullet SD	2d3 boujou bullet 2	moujou
Supported platforms	Windows Linux OS X	Windows Linux OS X	Windows Linux OS X	Windows OS X	Windows Linux OS X	Windows
Licensing	Hardware (dongle)	Hardware (dongle)	Hardware (dongle)	Software (nalpeiron)	Hardware (dongle)	Software (nalpeiron)
Enhanced automatic feature tracker	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
New camera solver for shots with known or approximate focal length	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Image proxies	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Free move shots with variable focal length	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Nodal pan shots with variable focal length	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Focal length constraints	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Graph display	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	N/A
Survey points	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Planar constraints	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Assess lens distortion (manual)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Assess lens distortion (automatic)	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Enhanced timeline functionality	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	N/A
Non-consecutive feature tracking	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Export to After Effects via the Maya ASCII format	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	N/A
Support for 16-bit Cineon, DPX Open EXR and Maya IFF image formats	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	All formats supported by Maya
Keyframeable polygon-based masks	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Target tracks	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Locators	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Zoom View for adding Target Tracks and Locators	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	N/A
Camera path smoothing	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Feature	boujou 4	boujou three	boujou Silver bullet	boujou bullet SD	boujou bullet 2	moujou
Access to advanced feature tracking parameters	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Import image-based masks	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Image size restrictions	None	None	None	Standard Definition only	None	None
Import objs as survey data Or test objects	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Fly camera (eyeballing using model)	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Optimize camera & focal using vertex-drag	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Face-based tracking	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Scene structure with precision control (Filter Structure)	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Mesh triangulation from scene structure	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No
Export meshes as objs	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No
Export meshes to Maya	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Solve from manual approximate camera path	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Solve a sub-range	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Regenerate structure	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Copy/delete individual views	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Interpolate cameras	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Optimize individual cameras	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Optimize camera & structure	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Compute key-frames *from feature tracks (key schedule)	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Embedded scripting engine	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Lasso tool for point selection	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Footage controls (brightness, contrast, HDRI)	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Feature	boujou 4	boujou three	boujou Silver bullet	boujou bullet SD	boujou bullet 2	moujou
Orthographic views	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Boolean polygonal masks control	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Shake track import	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Export 2D tracks to Shake	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Wizard embedded in main UI	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Supported export formats (see table below)	Column1	Column2	Column1	Column3	Column2	N/A

Camera Export Formats Table

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
3dS Max (.ms)	3dS Max (.ms)	3dS Max (.ms)
After Effects [Maya (.ma)]	After Effects [Maya (.ma)]	After Effects [Maya (.ma)]
boujou Animation (.ban)	boujou Animation (.ban)	boujou Animation (.ban)
Cinema 4D (.c4d)	Cinema 4D (.c4d)	Cinema 4D (.c4d)
Cineon (.jdf)	Cineon (.jdf)	Lightwave (.lws)
Combustion (.cws)	Combustion (.cws)	Maya [up to version 8 (.ma)]
Filmbox (.fbx)	Filmbox (.fbx)	Softimage [up to 3.92 (.xsi v1-3)]
Flair (.mmc)	Flair (.mmc)	XSI [Up to version 2] (.xsi v3)
Flame [v5–9 (.action)]	Flame [v5–9 (.action)]
Fusion 5 (.comp)	Houdini 4.1 (.hip)
Houdini 4.1 (.hip)	Lightwave (.lws)
Lightwave (.lws)	Maya [up to version 8 (.ma)
Maya [up to version 8 (.ma)	Mistika DVE (.fx)
Mistika DVE (.fx)	Shake (.shk)
Shake (.shk)	Softimage [up to 3.9.2 (.xsi v1-3)]
Smoke (.dve)	XSI [Up to version 2] (.xsi v3)
Softimage [up to 3.9.2 (.xsi v1-3)]	Text (.txt)
XSI [Up to version 2] (.xsi v3)
Text (.txt)