VICON AND HOUSE OF MOVES BUILD MOTION CAPTURE FACILITY WITH WORLD-LEADING PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, SUPPORT AND PRODUCTION SERVICES ON SITE

25,000-Square-Foot Studio in Los Angeles Provides End-to-End Resources for Real-Time Film, Television and Game Motion Capture Under One Roof

Los Angeles, CA (June 1, 2006) – VICON, developer of Academy Award®-winning motion capture technology, and House of Moves, the company’s motion capture service division, announced the opening of a new 25,000-square foot facility in Los Angeles, CA. The studio brings together House of Moves’ motion capture production services with VICON’s world-leading hardware and software development, product support and consulting to uniquely provide film, games and television customers end-to-end motion capture resources and services under one roof.

Located at 5419 McConnell Avenue in the Marina Del Rey area of Los Angeles, the facility offers multiple stages for real-time simultaneous full-body, hand and facial capture with VICON MX40s, the state-of-the-art in motion capture cameras. Stage 1 measures 150 by 70 feet with a 25-foot ceiling and is designed for large-scale, high character count real-time capture. The stage is currently set up to provide a 45 by 35 foot capture volume and can be expanded beyond 100 by 50 feet for massive volume motion capture.

Stage 2 is of the same size and is being designed to record studio-quality audio during performance capture sessions, capturing face, finger and full-body motion of multiple actors simultaneously and at high resolution. Client confidentiality is completely maintained between the two main capture stages. In addition to the VICON and House of Moves motion capture production services team, VICON product developers and engineers are also on site, guaranteeing access to the very latest technology and industry knowledge.

“The stakes are higher than ever for the film, television and game industries. Motion capture is becoming a huge integral part of today’s movies, game titles and commercials, all of which are demanding multiple actor, real-time pre-visualization and complete performance capture.” said Gary Roberts, Vice President of Production for the VICON Feature Unit and House of Moves. “Customers and prospects at the new studio will reap the benefits of a facility where manufacturing, development and production are steps away from each other and there is no such thing as a camera going down. Clients can work with a company that is completely professional in a studio that is built with production in mind.”

The building offers an array of customer-focused amenities such as dedicated client areas, green room, client offices and workspaces, separate wardrobe rooms for talent, wireless and wired secure Internet access, complete kitchen and food preparation facilities, screening room and conference areas. “We want our building to feel like your building,” Roberts said.

For customers interested in acquiring a VICON system, the new facility provides a unique opportunity to demonstrate, use and test on a production scale prior to purchasing – something other motion capture companies simply cannot provide. Added Jon Damush, Vice President and General Manager of VICON’s entertainment division: “Potential customers will have the chance to capture data in a production environment and talk to production and development staff to better understand how VICON solves their own production challenges. We are also able to offer our customers the ability to use our stage when their own capacity is exceeded.”

About VICON
VICON Motion Systems is a subsidiary of OMG plc (LSE: OMG) with global headquarters in Oxford, UK, and US headquarters in Lake Forest, CA. OMG subsidiary 2d3 Ltd. produces innovative visual geometry software deriving 3D data from moving images. Since 1984, VICON has been providing professionals with the latest tools to accurately capture the subtleties of three-dimensional human motion for research, medicine, sport, engineering, game development, broadcast and film. For more information about VICON, or to view a comprehensive list of worldwide distributors, visit www.vicon.com or contact +44 (0) 1865-261800 in the UK or (949) 472-9140 in the US.

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