Realviz S.A. announces Matchmo

REALVIZ S.A. has announced the availability of its MatchMover software
solution for animation and special effects professionals on Microsoft,
Windows, NT and GI IRIX platforms. Using MatchMover, computer-generated 3D
images can be easily integrated with video or film to create Simulated
Reality. Using computed 3D coordinates and geometric constraints,
MatchMover transforms original live-action footage into an accurate 3D
space. The transformed 3D live-action space can be precisely matched to 3D
animated scenes and new virtual 3D objects can be created or imported into
the space to compose a scene. By capturing 3D points from this scene and
exporting them to animation software, mattes can be accurately constructed
for occlusions. Using MatchMover, virtual 3D objects can be easily inserted
into live-action footage at the proper scale, position and orientation. In
addition, MatchMover captures 3D coordinates of moving real objects from
the original footage. Using these dynamic coordinates, computer-generated
3D objects can be attached and synchronized with moving real objects in the
original live-action footage to create special effects. With its fast,
accurate tracking features and robust editing features, MatchMover enables
animation and special effects personnel to create image sequences of mixed
live-action footage and computer-generated 3D animation. MatchMover can be
installed for an initial investment of $200 for the Windows NT platform and
$350 for the IRIX platform. Export keys can be purchased at $1,000 each or
$5,000 in packages of ten - Full Use Licenses may also be purchased for
$10,000. The Full Use License provides unlimited export of projects to
animation software. MatchMover fits into current production and
post-production software environments and workflows, as projects can be
directly exported to commonly-used animation software including 3D Studio
Max, SOFTIMAGE|3D, Maya and LightWave 3D.