Pioneering Performance Capture Companies to Host Los Angeles Open House Event
Leading motion- and facial-capture companies Animatrik Film Design, Dimensional Imaging (DI4D), and Technoprops to host Open House events January 19-22 in Del Rey, CA.
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Saxxy Award-Winning Short ‘Together We Stand’ Taps iPi Motion Capture
NoxStudio’s epic animated fantasy short wins Valve-sponsored award in drama category.
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Microsoft’s 343 Industries Deploys OptiTrack Tech for ‘Halo 5: Guardians’
Microsoft Studios’ 343 Industries builds a new 50-foot by 50-foot motion capture stage outfitted with 50 Prime 41 cameras for character animation and camera tracking.
New Coldplay Video Features Motion Capture by Andy Serkis’s The Imaginarium
Directed by Mat Whitecross and produced by My Accomplice’s Hannah Clark, new video employs performance capture by Andy Serkis’s The Imaginarium and animation and VFX by Paris-based Mathematic.
Reallusion Upgrades Mocap Plug-in for New Kinect Xbox One
Real-time motion capture plug-in for high definition Kinect Xbox One turns iClone 6 Pro into an instant motion capture studio solution.
NFTS, The Imaginarium Launch Performance Capture Course
Ten-week certificate course from the National Film and Television School offers one guaranteed paid job contract at the studio and production company co-founded by Andy Serkis and Jonathan Cavendish.
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Animatrik Breaks World Mocap Record with Lightstorm’s Giant
Motion capture, previsualization and virtual production provider adopts advanced performance capture technology from Lightstorm Entertainment to capture 21 performers in a live capture volume at one time.
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metricminds Extends Mo-Cap Arsenal with New OptiTrack System
Alongside a Vicon system, Frankfurt-based motion capture studio acquires new 68 camera-OptiTrack System.
Review: Microsoft’s ‘Halo 5’ Opening Cinematic
The animated opening to ‘Halo 5: Guardians’, while technically proficient, is mostly sizzle with little drama.
Xsens Mocap Helps Deliver Hard-Hitting Spot for Amnesty International
Brazil’s ParaRaio Filmes and Hero Live Studio tap Xsens motion capture to help shed light on the black youth homicides that are plaguing Brazil.
OptiTrack VR Tracking Powers Interactive 3D Mural at SIGGRAPH 2015
‘Holojam’ virtual reality experience enables participants to collaborate on sculptural artwork in virtual space.
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Xsens Boosts ‘The Inheritance’ Real-Time Live! Performance at SIGGRAPH 2015
Innovative visual sculpture piece to be shown for first time in the U.S. at SIGGRAPH 2015 alongside presentations from Autodesk, Dynamixyz, Morph3d and Unity.
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Edit 1 Creates New Music Video for Electropop Songstress BECA
NYC-based previs studio stretches creative boundaries with ‘Bayonet’ music video tapping company’s strengths in motion capture, 3D animation, visual effects, editorial, and more.
Vicon Vantage to See U.S. Debut at SIGGRAPH 2015
Attendees will see Vantage in action with presentations by Vicon customers including ILM, Digital Domain and Epic Games, and virtual reality demos powered by Vicon systems.
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Imagination Studios Creates Immersive Experience for DreamHack Summer 2015
Team captures data from more than 160 attendees in four days with OptiTrack motion capture technology.
Vicon Debuts Intelligent Camera Platform for Motion Capture
Vantage combines industry-leading motion capture technology with intelligent, accessible design.
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Taiwanese Dancers Project Memories with Xsens Motion Capture
Hsin-Chien Huang’s performance art piece creates visual sculptures from dancer movements with 3D printed keepsakes made from motion capture data.
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IKinema LiveAction and Unreal Engine Create Interactive Experience for The Met
Interactive art installation combines digital puppetry, motion capture and live action.
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Xsens’ MVN Wearable Motion-Capture System Helps Push 'Ted 2' VFX to New Heights
Lightweight inertial capture suits allow production company MRC to lay down Ted’s performance live on set.
iPi Soft Partners with The Mocap Vaults
Live workshops teach actors, producers, directors and animators the art of emerging motion capture technology using leading markerless mocap developer’s tools.
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OptiTrack Motion Capture Powers Al-Baydha World Building Project
5D Global Studio to showcase project at 2015 FMX Conference.
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Xsens and Mindride Help ‘Love Has No Labels’ PSA Reach Over 85M Viewers
Viral ad’s x-ray skeleton effects brought to life with wireless motion capture system.
Vicon’s Motion Capture Bears Fruit for ‘Paddington’
Vicon T40 cameras enable VFX house Framestore to carry out quality previsualization for marmalade loving bear Paddington.
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Chapman University Showcases Xsens Motion Capture Solutions at CTN 2014
Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts showcases the new Xsens MVN motion capture system live on the show floor at CTN 2014.
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USC Taps OptiTrack Mocap Technology for Next-Gen Filmmakers
Ahead of the Fall 2014 semester, USC School of Cinematic Arts installs OptiTrack motion capture and tracking systems in three key locations within the Robert Zemeckis Center for Digital Arts.
