BOUJOU BRINGS NEW INNOVATION TO VICON

Matchmoving pioneer joins motion capture leader

26 March 2009, Oxford UK: Vicon, developer of motion capture and image understanding systems, for the entertainment, life science and defence industries, has today announced that boujou, formerly a product of sister company 2d3, will now become part of Vicon.

The move follows the increasing alignment in markets seen by 2d3 and Vicon, both subsidiaries of Oxford Metrics Group Plc (OMG). boujou will continue to benefit from cutting edge vision science development as 2d3 technology feeds back into boujou evolution. 

Douglas Reinke CEO and President at Vicon said: “As both 2d3 and Vicon grow and develop, we can feed off each company’s strengths and improve the way in which we serve our customers.

 “This is an exciting time for Vicon, and we’re pleased we can offer our Vicon customers the benefit of the amazing technology developed by 2d3 inside the market leading boujou product.” 

For more information please visit www.2d3.com or www.vicon.com/boujou 

-Ends-

 

About boujou
Launched in 2001, boujou (boo-zhoo) was the first fully automated camera calibration and tracking system. Using advanced adaptive algorithms developed from vision science research, the application removes previous limitations on what is achievable in effects production by allowing 3D professionals to derive complex camera tracks and calibration data from film and video material automatically without the need for manual tracking input.

boujou has made a major contribution to high-profile television and film productions, music videos and commercials by facilitating the creation of visual effects that seamlessly combine live action and 3D. In 2002, 2d3 was awarded with a Primetime Emmy Engineering Award for boujou, which is also used for games development, architectural visualization and industrial design projects.

boujou 4.1runs under Windows, Mac OSX and Linux, silver bullet and bullet SD run under on Windows and Mac OSX under standard PC hardware.

About Oxford Metrics Group
Oxford Metrics (LSE: OMG) is a group of technology companies producing image understanding solutions for the entertainment, defence, life science and engineering industries. Be it for capturing the movements of actors (for the movie industry), sportsmen (for video games or improving team performance), children with Cerebral Palsy, rehab patients and animals (for medical, life science and research industries) or virtual reality displays (for engineering and development), the Group has the world leading market position and a strong international reputation for precision instruments.

Founded in 1984, the Group's headquarters are in Oxford, UK, and has offices in California and Colorado, USA. It has customers in over 50 countries and is a quoted company listed on AIM, a market operated by the London Stock Exchange. The Group trades through three operating subsidiaries - Vicon, the world's biggest motion capture and movement analysis company, 2d3, a manufacturer of specialised image understanding software for entertainment and defence applications and YottaDCL, our 3D mapping business.

Oxford Metrics' global clients in science, medicine, sport, engineering, gaming, film and broadcast include major hospitals and research facilities such as Guy's Hospital, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre and Loughborough University, engineering industry leaders including Ford Motor Company, BMW, Airbus, Caterpillar, and Toyota, and in the entertainment sector, Sony, Industrial Light and Magic, The Moving Picture Company (MPC), Sega, Nintendo, UbiSoft, EA, Square Enix and many others.

For more information about OMG and its subsidiaries, visit www.omg3d.com, www.vicon.com, www.2d3.com or www.yotta.tv.

About CIS
CIS Visual Effects Group is an award winning international visual effects entity with facilities in Hollywood and Vancouver. The company services high-end feature film, television, commercial and gaming clients in the global marketplace. CIS Hollywood, founded in 1984, is one of the industry's most respected visual effects facilities. In early 2008, the company expanded by acquiring Rainmaker Visual Effects, rebranding it CIS Vancouver. With its boutique accessibility, the company has the capacity to service its clientele wherever production is situated. CIS Visual Effects Group is a division of Deluxe Entertainment Services Group Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc. www.cishollywood.com

Press contact:
Hayley Roberts / Sean Fleming
Clarity Public Relations
Tel: 0118 946 9260
Email: press@claritypr.co.uk