Vicon - Motion Capture Services
Vicon MX13 Motion Capture Rig on site at AnimMate.
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Motion Capture for Film and Television Post Production.
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360 Degree Cubic Quicktime VR Panorama of the Vicon MX13 Studio at AnimMate.
In collaboration with AnimMate, I offer Character and Facial Motion Capture Supervision services. My services cover every aspect of the Motion Capture process, from calibration, to capturing the data, character rigging, cleanup in Vicon IQ and Kaydara MotionBuilder, and delivery in any mainstream 3D package.
12 Camera Vicon MX13 Motion Capture System.
Technical Motion Capture Rig Specifications:
The Vicon MX13 High Speed Motion Capture Camera with the proven 1.3 million
pixels CMOS sensor brings a new level of performance to 3D motion capture. Together
with the revolutionary new Vicon MX platform, the MX13 offers a unique combination
of high speed, accuracy and resolution. The MX13 can record 1280x1024 full frame
greyscale pixels at speeds of up to 484 fps, and offer higher speeds to 10,000
fps. The MX13 delivers data faster and with more precision than any other system.
The Vicon MX13 Motion Capture System is able to capture up to 4 human or animal
characters simultaneously, and can even capture subtle details required for
facial animation. One of the greatest benefits of the new Vicon Motion Capture
System is that it is portable, and not bound to a dedicated studio environment.
Vicon iQ Software:
All capturing, data reconstruction, IK fit and data cleanup operations can
be done in the Vicon iQ software. Once the cameras and characters are calibrated,
capturing can be performed in Real-Time. Captured data can be processed over
night by customizable "pipeline" batch scripts.
Mapping the Optical data to a Character
in Kaydara MotionBuilder:
The Optical Motion Capture Data can be imported into Kaydara MotionBuilder
as a .C3D file. The Optical Data is transferred to an "Actor" in MotionBuilder,
which in turn drives your 3D Character. Any problems that might result from
the Motion Capture data being transferred to a Character with vastly different
anatomical proportions, can be fixed very intuitively. Age old 3D animation
problems like hand and foot collision can be corrected automatically by the
click of a button. The superb built-in FK/IK solution can be used to correct
any further problems with the motion, and simply be layered over the Motion
Capture data. The most impressive thing about Kaydara MotionBuilder is that
all tweaking can be done in real-time. The final "Baked" result can
then be exported in .FBX format, and imported into all mainstream 3D software
packages via the FBX plug-in.
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Retargeting animation in Maya:
If you don't have access to Kaydara MotionBuilder, Maya's "Retargeting"
feature allows you to transfer captured data between different skeleton systems.
Vicon .V files can easily be imported via the V-File plug-in, and applied to
new or existing 3D characters.
Motion Capture Examples:
These examples were captured at 150 frames per second, to ensure that the
fast-moving stick is captured correctly. The AB comparison video clip clearly
illustrates the accuracy of the MX13 Motion Capture Rig.
Note: As the motion is captured from all angles in a virtual 3D workspace, the 3D camera can be repositioned to view the motion from any angle. In the video comparison example, the camera is positioned at a slightly different angle to illustrate the point.
2 Character interaction (Leapfrog Jump).
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Enough Examples - Show me some work!
CGI Crowds - Making 80 000 people.
Film - No 10- Making Of (32.32 Mb Quicktime 7 - H.264 Codec - 640 x 480 pixels)
3D VFX Supervisor at Ministry of illusion, Vicon Motion Capture, Crowd Simulation, HDRI and Match-Moving.
In collaboration with AnimMate.
TV - Toyota Hilux Aliens - Making Of (17.69 Mb Quicktime 7 - H.264 Codec - 640 x 480 pixels)
VFX Supervision, Vicon Motion Capture, HDRI, Digital Set Creation & Match-Moving.
In collaboration with AnimMate.
Final "Toyota Hilux - Aliens" TV Commercial (9.42 Mb - Divx Codec - 640 x 480 pixels)
Motion Capture Split-Screen (7.30 Mb - Divx Codec - PAL)
Vicon Mocap MotionBuilder Cleanup (1.60 Mb - Divx Codec - PAL)
Shot 1 Digital Environment Reconstruction (6.06 Mb - Divx Codec - PAL)
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Clover Danone (Danino Ice) television commercial (done in collaboration with AnimMate). A great example of what can be achieved by combining Motion Capture and Animation. The job had a ridiculous deadline, but could be delivered on schedule by using Motion Capture technology (and the dedication of the 3D animation team at AnimMate). Technology Used: Vicon 12 Camera MX13 Optical Motion Capture System ; Vicon IQ ; Kaydara MotionBuilder ; Maya ; Photoshop & After Effects.
All work on this site is licensed under a Creative
Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 License.
Freelance Motion Capture Services for Film and Television Post Production.
For more information, contact:
Martin Heigan (Freelance 3D Animator / VFX Supervisor).
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