Tag Archives: Motion Capture

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OptiTrack Shows $4999 4.1 Megapixel Mocap Camera

OptiTrack announced the new Prime 41 motion-capture camera at SIGGRAPH this week. At $4999, it represents an upmarket move by the company, which hopes to make high-end motion capture affordable for the customers who have adopted its inexpensive mocap systems.The … more »

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Vicon Brings Blade 2′s Axiom Real-Time Motion-Capture to SIGGRAPH

Motion-capture system maker Vicon will be showing the latest revision of its Blade software, which puts a new emphasis on real-time processing, at SIGGRAPH next week. Blade 2, which has been in alpha-testing mode since last October, includes a new … more »

Sony Imageworks: Down the Rabbit Hole with Alice in Wonderland

Audiences have responded positively to Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland 3D, which has enjoyed strong box office. The movie—which was shot in 2D—got its visual effects and its 2D-to-3D conversion at Sony Imageworks. Recently, Sony Imageworks opened its doors to … more »

Academy Bestows Sci-Tech Awards

The 2010 Scientific and Technical Awards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences were bestowed at a gala event atthe Beverly Wilshire Hotel on February 20. The event was introduced by visual effects pioneer Richard Edlund, ASC, and … more »

Henson's Creature Shop and Real-Time Animation

At an event at Jim Henson’s Creature Shop, on the old Charlie Chaplin lot in Hollywood, Brian Henson greeted an enthusiastic group from the L.A. chapter of Siggraph and the Visual Effects Society. The topic was the real-time animation that … more »

Henson’s Creature Shop and Real-Time Animation

At an event at Jim Henson’s Creature Shop, on the old Charlie Chaplin lot in Hollywood, Brian Henson greeted an enthusiastic group from the L.A. chapter of Siggraph and the Visual Effects Society. The topic was the real-time animation that … more »

More Markerless Mo-Cap (in your own home?)

Just as I finished glowing about Mova as a revolutionary, one-of-a-kind motion capture system, I found another markerless mo-cap system from a company called Organic Motion. The OM requires no markers or even makeup, simple walk onto the stage and … more »

Mova Moving On Up

Since wowing attendees at last year’s SIGGRAPH, news about the Mova motion capture system has been suspiciously quiet. Too quiet. Leading one to draw one of two conclusions: either the system was not ready for production and still needed R&D … more »