Rokoko launches free AI mocap tool Rokoko Video

Free browser-based tool generates animation in FBX and BVH format for use in apps like Blender, Maya and Unreal Engine.

Monday, December 5th, 2022

Get free Blender add-ons BlendArTrack & BlendArMocap

Try promising open-source add-ons for camera tracking and markerless facial, finger and body mocap.

Wednesday, February 9th, 2022

Download 32 free mocap moves and 4 rigged characters

Get free rigged 3D characters and mocap moves from Reallusion's ActorCore library. FBX format, for commercial use.

Monday, January 24th, 2022

Download the free Moves by Maxon iOS mocap app

Update: free app can now create 3D scans of objects in Cinema 4D, as well as capturing mocap data.

Thursday, December 16th, 2021

The FreeMoCap Project: markerless mocap for $100?

Promising open-source project aims to track bodies, fingers and faces on two consumer webcams.

Monday, July 26th, 2021

Rokoko launches Blender plugin for its mocap systems

New integration plugin lets users stream data to Blender from Rokoko's low-cost mocap suits.

Friday, February 7th, 2020

Epic Games acquires facial capture specialist 3Lateral

Buyout of Epic's tech partner from its amazing GDC demos to boost work on digital humans in UE4.

Thursday, January 24th, 2019

Eye candy: DI4D's facial performance capture reel

See the firm's markerless mocap tech in use on Far Cry 5 trailers and MPC's VFX for Blade Runner 2049.

Sunday, July 1st, 2018

Eisko launches automated online facial rigging service

Rig on Demand system generates a complete bone and blendshape based rig for any humanoid head.

Thursday, October 20th, 2016

Faceware unveils new markerless mocap solutions

Updates due to firm's Analyzer and Retargeter facial mocap software, along with a new free PLE edition.

Wednesday, March 9th, 2016

Vicon unveils VR device, Cara facial-capture system

New mobile capture technologies go on show at Siggraph, alongside Blade 2 mocap-handling software.

Monday, August 6th, 2012

Faceware launches facial animation tools line-up

Buy the facial technology used on Benjamin Button and Red Dead Redemption in off-the-shelf form.

Thursday, May 31st, 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