VICON, developer of Academy
Award-winning motion capture systems, today announced Ultranet HD, a new
hardware device enabling customers to configure their VICON MX motion
capture systems more efficiently and cost-effectively.
The Ultranet HD is the new core hardware for the VICON MX systems, and
combines the functions of several separate devices into one small unit. In
addition, Ultranet HD allows connection to GigE video cameras. For
entertainment professionals, Ultranet HD comes customized with time code and
genlock options to sync reference video and audio with mo-cap data.
“Ultranet HD allows our customers to configure their motion capture rigs
more economically because a single unit can connect, power and synchronize
up to ten MX cameras,” explained Robin Pengelly, Senior Vice President,
Entertainment Division, VICON. “Our customers in entertainment often have
complex shoot requirements that employ tens if not hundreds of motion
capture cameras. With two or more Ultranet HD units connected together,
VICON motion capture systems can scale as project needs evolve and still
deliver the signature accuracy that makes our systems the top choice for
leading filmmakers and game developers.”
Ultranet HD can be tailored to meet a studio’s needs:
Ultranet HD Studio— equipped with time code and genlock options and a 4
channel audio card so that reference audio and video can be synced with
motion capture data.
Ultranet HD— a standard configuration for customers who don’t require any
additional options.
Ultranet HD not only minimizes space, cabling and power requirements during
a motion capture shoot, it also enables users to sync high definition studio
equipment at up to 23.976 fps and 24p as well as normal analog SD interlaced
standards, allowing all acquisition devices on a production pipeline to run
at the same frame rate. In addition, Ultranet HD uses GigaBit Ethernet to
ensure that the VICON MX systems have the highest data rate and throughput
efficiency of any mo-cap system available.
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