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Imaging/Image processing software/VR
News Release from: OMG | Subject: Vicon MX
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 04 August 2006
Motion capture production software
solution.
New software speeds up motion data processing and delivers scalable tools to support the demands of real-time and full performance capture, on-set visualisation and more
Vicon, a leading developer of Academy Award-winning motion capture systems and part of Oxford Metrics Group, has announced the development of a new software package combining the best motion capture functionality based on the industry-leading systems development and motion capture service experience of Vicon and House of Moves The product of years of real-world production and engineering, the software provides a single unified and future-looking toolset that supports the growing demands of real-time motion capture, full performance capture, on-set visualisation and makes processing and applying motion capture data for the 3D animation pipeline simpler and more direct than ever before
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 18 Jan 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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"The power and productivity of Vicon MX has made use of motion capture more integral to tackling complex film and game animation production challenges," said Tom Tolles, Product Manager, Vicon.
"This package will be the first to put into one software environment all of the crucial tools to ensure that what you capture is what you deliver".
"It will be customisable and future-scalable and the first to combine House of Moves' field expertise and Diva software with the engineering and product minds of Vicon systems and Vicon iQ.
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In fact, its core functionality has already been pressure-tested at House of Moves and on other large-system projects in the entertainment space".
The software includes the following capabilities and advancements:.
* Scalable real-time motion capture - Connect and scale up systems to handle today's ever-increasing camera counts and amounts of data.
Manage multi-person capture shoots and realise radical improvements for real-time capture.
* Fast and efficient, kinematic solving and re-targeting - Bring clean and accurate motion data rapidly to a 3D application with the flexibility of House of Moves Diva software and the intelligent fitting algorithms of Vicon iQ.
* Post-processing for full performance capture - Batch and farm.
Handle large quantities of facial, finger and body marker information derived from multiple performers and longer scenes.
Tap into a completely customisable motion capture scripting engine that is deeply entrenched in the industry.
* On-set playback and visualisation tools - Immediately visualise and verify results and how they work with other elements with real-time display of rendered characters meshes and lighting effects, video synchronisation, audio, and video camera overlay.
* Enhanced system setup - Streamline everything from system configuration to troubleshooting with enhanced intuitive management and control.
"We are connecting more cameras and capturing more detail on more performers than ever before," stated Brian Rausch, Manager of Motion Capture, Animation, and Scanning, Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA).
"We are using motion capture not just to feed the animation pipeline but as a real-time rendering and pre-visualisation tool".
"Vicon has already launched a revolution in motion capture with its Vicon MX cameras and hardware".
"Now, we can look forward to a single software package that supports these new levels of innovation, and brings together the best in post processing, management and adaptable tools sets".
Nick Bolton, CEO of OMG commented: "Earlier this year, we physically combined the House of Moves services and the Entertainment system sales aspects of our business".
"This allows us to exploit more than 30 combined years of systems and service expertise in motion capture to design motion capture software using the knowledge of day-to-day client productions and product engineering".
"This new software release is just the first step in a completely new approach to developing and delivering world-class motion capture software".
The new Vicon software can be configured as a simpler tool for smaller motion capture departments, or as a highly customised and hardware-scalable tool for very large studio uses.
Key enabling capabilities include support for real-time playback of video and motion capture data, with fully rendered and lit digital characters either side-by-side with or composited over video.
The software will also enable customers to replicate the point of view of video or reference cameras.
The Vicon software will be available as an upgrade to existing Vicon customers, and to new Vicon MX customers.
Vicon will be providing customers and prospects with a sneak peek of the new software at SIGGRAPH 2006 from Booth #2215.
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