Mark Jackson ships Red9 Studio Pack 1.33 for Maya
Crytek TD's free rigging toolset gets new UIs for simplifying mocap data, adding smart noise to animation.
Monday, July 1st, 2013
motion capture
Xsens launches MVN Awinda wireless mocap system
Trim wireless-based inertial mocap system avoids need to tie up actors with cables and battery packs.
Monday, June 24th, 2013
Videos: new advances in markerless facial capture
See two impressive new tech demos: one from ILM and one from Egypt's Snappers Systems.
Tuesday, May 7th, 2013
Xsens releases mocap streaming plugin for Unity
Preview data from its inertial mocap systems directly on a character, rather than importing FBX files.
Friday, April 12th, 2013
Autodesk reveals features of MotionBuilder 2014
Watch videos of the new workflow for optical marker data, pipeline APIs, Ruler tool and light-setup system.
Wednesday, March 27th, 2013
IKinema rolls out WebAnimate 2
Updated: Free browser-based mocap editing and retargeting tool now out of beta and ready to use.
Wednesday, March 27th, 2013
Microsoft shows off hand recognition on the Kinect
Video shows gestures in use to control Windows 8 apps, but don't expect to do finger capture just yet.
Monday, March 11th, 2013
OptiTrack releases Motive motion-capture software
Mocap setup and solving system gives full-body and finger capture for less than the cost of MotionBuilder.
Wednesday, March 6th, 2013
Faceware announces Retargeter 4.0
New version of the facial motion-capture retargeting system to debut at GDC 2013 next month.
Tuesday, February 26th, 2013
IKinema ships Action 2.5
Real-time mocap solver for Maya now supports OptiTrack hardware; new, more advanced constraints.
Monday, February 25th, 2013
Lynx Laboratories creates 'point-and-shoot 3D camera'
New Lynx A camera promises all-in-one 3D scanner and mocap system for the price of a full-frame DSLR.
Thursday, February 7th, 2013
Eye candy: L.A. Noire's blooper reel
Goofs, fluffs and flubs from the facial capture sessions get put through the game engine. Hilarity ensues.
Tuesday, February 5th, 2013
Jasper Brekelmans unveils new Brekel Kinect tools
Updated: low-cost motion-capture tools Brekel Kinect Body and Brekel Kinect Point Cloud now shipping.
Monday, January 7th, 2013