Reallusion releases iClone 8.53 with timecode support
Check out the new motion-capture workflows enabled by the free update to the real-time animation tool and its paid Timecode plugin.
Tuesday, April 15th, 2025
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Check out neat AI-trained hand mocap tool HandCraft Pro
Animator Tal Minks' promising Maya plugin extracts hand animation from a standard webcam and bakes it to any five-fingered Maya character.
Monday, March 10th, 2025
iClone 8.52 adds new AI-assisted character posing system
Major update to the real-time animation app adds new AI-based AccuPose system, plus motion trails and non-destructive clip editing.
Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024
Movella launches new mocap product bundles for indie artists
Indie artists buying Movella's inertial mocap systems get six months' free access to its $11k/year Xsens Animate Pro software.
Thursday, October 12th, 2023
Move.ai releases its AI-based mocap app for iOS
Promising new app aims to capture production-quality mocap for games and VFX on 2-6 iPhones.
Wednesday, March 1st, 2023
Red9 releases major update to Red9 ProPack for Maya
Suite of rig management and character animation tools brings AAA workflows to indie artists.
Monday, July 4th, 2022
SideFX releases Houdini 19
Check out the key tools in this big update to the procedural 3D app: from muscles, multiphysics and Pyro simulations to Karma XPU.
Wednesday, October 27th, 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
Reallusion launches Motion Live for iClone
Updated: Nifty plugin lets users mix data from multiple mocap systems - and now iPhone X facial tracking.
Sunday, August 12th, 2018
Xsens releases MVN Animate 2018
Firm claims that its new software lets inertial motion capture match optical systems for data accuracy.
Monday, November 13th, 2017
Xsens ships MVN Studio 4.4
Update to motion capture software lets users record directly from Xsens' inertial suits to an on-body data pack when working outdoors.
Thursday, April 13th, 2017
Xsens ships MVN Studio 4.3
Update to software lets users of Xsens' inertial suits record mocap data over a standard Wi-Fi network.
Saturday, May 28th, 2016
Xsens updates MVN inertial mocap line-up
Motion-capture suits and software redesigned to provide true VFX-quality data; price cut by up to 30%.
Thursday, November 6th, 2014