Vicon Plug-ins for Autodesk® MotionBuilder® are the latest editions to the Vicon product range and are available free of charge to all customers. Vicon Plug-ins make the processing of motion capture data simpler and easier, enabling you to concentrate on the creative work.
VICON MOTIONBUILDER STREAM 2012
Quickly and easily stream data between your Vicon system and MotionBuilder 2012 with the Vicon MotionBuilder Stream 2012 Plug-In. Stream passes marker and bone data from Blade 1.7 (as well as Nexus 1.7 and Tracker 1.2) in real-time straight through to MotionBuilder. Streaming in real-time enables you to map or retarget your captured data so you can see exactly how your animated character moves, simply and easily.
Depending on how you like to work, Blade can be processing in real-time during a capture session or running offline while streaming into MotionBuilder.
FEATURES
• Stream real-time data into both 32 and native 64 bit versions of MotionBuilder 2012 giving you the freedom for larger and more complex scenes
• Emulate real-time data by streaming previously recorded data in to MotionBuilder including the use of playback controls, scrubbing and pausing.
• Stream labeled markers, unlabeled markers, joints and rigid bodies.
• Drive bones in MotionBuilder without the need to import VSKs.
For full details on how to download and install please visit your Vicon Online Support Account.
VICON MOTIONBUILDER POST
If you process your data offline, Post is the plug-in for you. Enabling you to batch import .FBX or .C3D files direct in to MotionBuilder Post makes the process of importing files quicker and easier. Post also includes a host of features to assist with managing import properties and file merging.
FEATURES
• Import .FBX or C3D files in to MotionBuilder
• Specify multiple files for import
• Specify a seed file on to which to import animation
• Merge multiple imported files into a single export file
• Resample on import
• Specify start frame
• Add appendage to file name
• Run Python script on import
• Merge files with a common naming convention into a single file
enabling multiple character takes to be split in to individual files for
offline work then recombined in to a single file when imported in to
MotionBuilder.
For full details on how to download and install please visit your Vicon Online Support Account.
IKINEMA FOR MAYA
Stream directly from Blade to Maya in real time and take advantage of its fast full body solver, retargeting tools, constraints, gravity and balance effects and more.
FEATURES
• Fast, full body IK solver for character animation within Maya.
• Retarget data into a Maya character to account for differences in scale and structure
• Apply motion constraints to selected part of character to more accurately solve the motion
• Apply gravity and balance effects to the motion capture data in the final solve
• Blend the degree of influence between the source motion capture data and the IKinema effects on the final animation
More Details http://www.ikinema.com/maya.html
*Note - This is an IKinema Product. Please contact IKinema for all product support.
For full details on how to download and install please visit your Vicon Online Support Account.
STREAMPIX5 FOR VICON BLADE
StreamPix5 video recording software is fully compatible with Vicon Blade. When synchronized with Blade, StreamPix5 complements the motion capture data, providing a video reference of the subject.
NorPix StreamPix5 supports a variety of high-performance and industrial cameras and interfaces, such as GigE Vision®, IP ONVIF cameras, USB, IEEE 1394 (Firewire), Camera Link®, and HD-SDI. It offers complete flexibility for video capture, and can be configured to acquire video at any frame rate and resolution. Now with support for VITC (as well as LTC), video captured with StreamPix5 can be added to master timing tracks, enabling perfect synchronization with Blade’s 3D data.
Note: StreamPix is not a Vicon product. For more information, sales and support contact:
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