Vicon ships Blade 2
Mocap data-processing software gains automated fixes for marker occlusion, better real-time performance.
Tuesday, November 27th, 2012
motion capture
OptiTrack ships high-end Prime 41 mocap camera
New high-res motion-capture camera provides 4.1 megapixel precision for under $5,000.
Thursday, August 16th, 2012
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
IKinema unveils LiveAction virtual production system
Stream mocap data into Maya and preview the results on a virtual set, complete with real-time shadows.
Saturday, August 4th, 2012
iPi Soft releases iPi Motion Capture 2.0
New edition of the low-cost mocap solution improves tracking accuracy and supports Kinect for Windows.
Thursday, June 14th, 2012
The Leap: out-Kinecting Kinect for Windows?
Demo for new $70 gesture-control device for PCs even shows a glimpse of budget motion capture.
Thursday, May 24th, 2012
iPi Soft announces iPi Motion Capture 2.0
Next generation of markerless mocap software tools to support Kinect for Windows, Asus Xtion.
Wednesday, March 7th, 2012
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.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