Leap Motion controller to track individual joint motion
Free update to $80 gesture controller will deliver more precise mocap data to indie hand-tracking systems.
Thursday, June 5th, 2014
MotionBuilder
Craft Animations releases Craft CameraFx
New MotionBuilder plugin lets users pilot realistic virtual camera moves with a mouse or Xbox controller.
Tuesday, May 13th, 2014
See an R&D preview of V-Ray RT for MotionBuilder
See real-time path tracing in the MotionBuilder viewport on the set of Kevin Margo's short, Grounded.
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2014
Autodesk announces 2014 Extension releases
Updated: Max, Maya and Mudbox extensions now available: nothing for Softimage or MotionBuilder this time.
Tuesday, October 1st, 2013
Autodesk posts Leap Motion plugin for MotionBuilder
Free R&D plugin lets users of the Kinect-like device puppeteer characters live inside MotionBuilder.
Thursday, September 26th, 2013
Faceware Technologies announces Faceware Live
Markerless facial-capture specialist announces new real-time system for broadcast and on-set pre-viz.
Thursday, July 18th, 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
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
Watch the classes from Autodesk University 2012
Lots of free tutorials for 3ds Max and Maya, but only a couple for Mudbox, MotionBuilder and Softimage.
Thursday, January 24th, 2013
Autodesk to raise cost of upgrades for its software
If you're using one of the last three releases, at any rate. Some SRPs and maintenance prices also up.
Monday, January 14th, 2013
Autodesk denies intent to kill off 3ds Max, Softimage
Both teams affected, but end of life rumours "totally false". Updated with further commentary from Autodesk.
Wednesday, September 5th, 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