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glTF 2.0 perspective cameras carry only aspectRatio, yfov, zfar and znear, so converting a physical camera (focal length, apertures, offsets) to glTF keeps only field of view and ratio; recovering focal length from glTF needs sensor size supplied out of...

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glTF 2.0 perspective cameras carry only aspectRatio, yfov, zfar and znear, so converting a physical camera (focal length, apertures, offsets) to glTF keeps only field of view and ratio; recovering focal length from glTF needs sensor size supplied out of band. Curator qualifications: UsdGeomCamera attribute list, Alembic unit mix, axis-convention comparison and HdCamera distortion fields (F0, F3-F6) not reinspected (OpenTrackIO axis convention verified separately in CA-B042). Static reading only. Limitations: Static reading only. Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.

Structured fields

{
  "citations": [
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/pixaranimationstudios/openusd",
      "note": "cited at https://github.com/PixarAnimationStudios/OpenUSD; glTF camera.perspective.schema.json at 7cee0fcd"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/PixarAnimationStudios/OpenUSD",
      "note": "observed URL (dated/alias form of the cited catalogue source; canonical identity retained)"
    }
  ]
}

Evidence claims

[sourced_fact] glTF 2.0 perspective cameras carry only aspectRatio, yfov, zfar and znear, so converting a physical camera (focal length, apertures, offsets) to glTF keeps only field of view and ratio; recovering focal length from glTF needs sensor size supplied out of band. · locator: cited at https://github.com/PixarAnimationStudios/OpenUSD; glTF camera.perspective.schema.json at 7cee0fcd source

Rights

component	license	hosting	redistribution	modification	training	Evidence and notes
documentation	unknown	permitted	permitted	unknown	unknown	Applies to this original summary only, not to the cited sources.

Linked records

cites → https://github.com/pixaranimationstudios/openusd

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