IKinema releases IKinema Action 2 for Maya
Stream motion-capture data directly into Maya for editing and retargeting with the newly rechristened plugin.
Thursday, March 1st, 2012
mocap
Mocap.nl launches new on-demand capture service
Upload a reference video and get the move recorded professionally, for around $300 per five minutes.
Thursday, February 9th, 2012
Stream Kinect mocap data into Blender with NI mate
Free tool converts Kinect motion capture data into MIDI or OSC format for export to Blender on the fly.
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012
Interview: Avatar mocap producer James Knight
The man who put the moves into James Cameron's masterpiece reveals how he brought planet Pandora to life.
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
Kinect pioneer releases new facial mocap demo
Watch Jasper Brekelmans' tech demo for Motek Entertainment's new markerless facial capture system.
Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
IKinema trials free online mocap-editing system
WebAnimate enables users to edit or retarget motion data in a web browser via a Maya-like interface.
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011
iPi Soft updates markerless mocap tool for dual Kinects
See the new twin-Kinect iPi Soft DMC in action on Little Green Dog's cute new short, Happy Box.
Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
Blender 2.60 ships
Leading open-source 3D package gets new audio and mocap tools. More bi-monthly updates to follow.
Thursday, October 20th, 2011
Blender to get brand new motion-capture toolset
Google Summer of Code work results in mocap import and retargeting, new 3D audio tools.
Friday, September 2nd, 2011
OptiTrack announces two sub-$2,000 mocap systems
Optical mocap firm to show two new budget out-of-the-box tracking systems at GDC.
Thursday, February 24th, 2011
New app exports Kinect motion data as BVH files
Japan's Actinia Software releases tool to export mocap from Kinect to 3ds Max, MotionBuilder, Blender.
Thursday, January 6th, 2011
New hack turns Kinect into low-cost mocap camera
Cool videos show US researcher demo Microsoft games peripheral as basic 3D capture tool.
Monday, November 15th, 2010