Basefount releases Animcraft 5.0
Unusual tool for creating software-agnostic animation libraries gets new AI-based markerless full-body motion-capture system
Tuesday, July 23rd, 2024
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Move AI launches AI-based real-time mocap solution Move Live
Markerless motion-capture software streams data live to Unreal Engine, or can post-process it to a 'AAA quality' Blender file.
Thursday, June 27th, 2024
DeepMotion launches DeepMotion Animate 3D 5.0
Big update to the browser-based AI mocap system makes it possible to capture up to eight characters from a single video.
Wednesday, October 11th, 2023
Wonder Studio now does standalone AI motion capture
Check out the AI-based VFX tool's new option to extract body and hand mocap data from video, and its new credit-based pricing.
Friday, September 15th, 2023
Check out free browser-based AI mocap tool Rokoko Vision
Successor to Rokoko Video lets users extract full-body animation from video captured on two cameras or smartphones. Still free for single-camera capture.
Monday, September 4th, 2023
Rokoko unveils Coil Pro
Nifty new electromagnetic field generator will reduce drift when used with Rokoko's Smartsuit Pro II and Smartgloves mocap systems.
Monday, June 19th, 2023
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
OptiTrack ships Motive 3.0
In beta: optical mocap software's new 'Quantum Solver' can track 10 actors simultaneously. See all of its new features and new pricing.
Tuesday, July 13th, 2021
Xsens cuts the price of its pro inertial mocap systems
New entry-level MVN Awinda Starter system and MVN Animate Basic software cost under $5,000.
Wednesday, April 7th, 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
Neat new tool Glycon lets you record mocap in virtual reality
Low-cost app lets users record full-body motion capture in FBX format using an HTC Vive or Oculus Rift.
Monday, January 7th, 2019
Faceware Technologies announces Shepherd
New mocap sync software to link firm's headsets to OptiTrack and Vicon full-body capture systems.
Thursday, October 11th, 2018
OptiTrack ships Motive 2.0
Mocap software for firm's optical tracking systems gets neat ability to 'self-heal' calibration drift, support for OptiTrack Active VR solutions,
Friday, November 17th, 2017