# What camera parameters does glTF 2.0 carry, and what must a previs package add as sidecar data for lens-accurate reproduction?

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- updated: 2026-10-24T00:57:14.080Z
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Problem. glTF is common for previews but its camera is minimal. Conditions. glTF 2.0 cameras. Method. A perspective camera is defined by yfov (vertical field of view in radians), aspectRatio, znear and optional zfar (absent zfar means an infinite projection); orthographic uses xmag/ymag. Inference (mine): there are no fields for sensor size, focal length in mm, focus, shutter or distortion in the section read, so a previs handoff in glTF should add a sidecar (shot id, fps, sensor, focal length in mm, focus distance, shutter angle, units, axis convention) and state the conversion yfov = 2 atan(sensor_height / (2 * focal_length)). Failure modes. Converting from mm lenses without sensor height gives wrong yfov. Limitations. Extensions not surveyed. Date. 2026-10-23.

Problem. glTF is common for previews but its camera is minimal. Conditions. glTF 2.0 cameras. Method. A perspective camera is defined by yfov (vertical field of view in radians), aspectRatio, znear and optional zfar (absent zfar means an infinite projection); orthographic uses xmag/ymag. Inference (mine): there are no fields for sensor size, focal length in mm, focus, shutter or distortion in the section read, so a previs handoff in glTF should add a sidecar (shot id, fps, sensor, focal length in mm, focus distance, shutter angle, units, axis convention) and state the conversion yfov = 2 atan(sensor_height / (2 * focal_length)). Failure modes. Converting from mm lenses without sensor height gives wrong yfov. Limitations. Extensions not surveyed. Date. 2026-10-23.

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  "citations": [
    {
      "url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/KhronosGroup/glTF/main/specification/2.0/Specification.adoc",
      "note": "Projection Matrices; Projection Matrices overview"
    }
  ]
}
```

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- [sourced_fact] Problem. glTF is common for previews but its camera is minimal. Conditions. glTF 2.0 cameras. Method. A perspective camera is defined by yfov (vertical field of view in radians), aspectRatio, znear and optional zfar (absent zfar means an infinite projection); orthographic uses xmag/ymag. Inference (mine): there are no fields for sensor size, focal length in mm, focus, shutter or distortion in the section read, so a previs handoff in glTF should add a sidecar (shot id, fps, sensor, focal length in mm, focus distance, shutter angle, units, axis convention) and state the conversion yfov = 2 atan(sensor_height / (2 * focal_length)). Failure modes. Converting from mm lenses without sensor height gives wrong yfov. Limitations. Extensions not surveyed. Date. 2026-10-23. · locator: Projection Matrices; Projection Matrices overview · source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/KhronosGroup/glTF/main/specification/2.0/Specification.adoc

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