VTUBING WITH VICON
Empowering VTubers with studio‑quality, real‑time motion capture, from solo creators to global agencies.
CAPTURE YOUR MOVEMENT AND YOUR AUDIENCE
HIGH-FIDELITY AND REALISM
Vicon’s optical tracking captures every nuance – from expressive full‑body movement to subtle micro‑gestures – ensuring avatars feel authentically alive. With up to 26MP resolution, sub‑millimeter accuracy and the same technology used by global VTubing giants, your performances become cinematic, emotionally rich and built for the closest audience scrutiny.
REAL-TIME STREAMING
Vicon’s low‑latency pipeline delivers instant avatar response for live broadcasts, concerts and collaborative streams. Shōgun’s under‑1ms live output and support for up to 2000FPS capture enable seamless real‑time interaction across engines like Unreal, Unity and Warudo, empowering high‑energy content without technical compromise.
SCALE AS YOU GO
From compact indie rigs to 300‑camera studios, Vicon provides an infrastructure that evolves with your ambitions. Start with budget‑friendly Vero, expand to Valkyrie for multi‑performer stages, and maintain complete privacy with secure, closed‑studio optical capture trusted by top agencies worldwide.
SCALABLE SYSTEMS FOR EVERY CREATOR
INDEPENDENT CREATORS
Produce standout content from a small studio with compact, accessible systems that offer uncompromising realism. Vicon gives solo VTubers expressive performance quality, intuitive workflows, realistic avatar interaction, and Warudo integration with a clear upgrade path as their channels and communities grow.
VTUBING AGENCIES
Run large‑scale production environments with confidence. Vicon enables simultaneous multi‑performer tracking, fast data processing, consistent output across teams and locations, and flexible pipelines for global streaming, remote collaboration and high‑volume content production.
TOURING SOLUTIONS
Take your VTuber beyond the screen. Vicon’s portable, durable hardware is engineered for travel, offering responsive real‑time performance for concerts, conventions and immersive fan events. Achieve stable, expressive motion even in varied stage environments.
HOW IT WORKS
1. CAPTURE
Vicon’s camera ecosystem – from Vero to Valkyrie – delivers industry‑leading detail, fluid multi‑performer tracking and robust finger capture ideal for dances, music shows and fast‑paced content.
2. PROCESS
Shōgun Live and Post provide automated solving, auto‑skeleton tools and real‑time data processing. Integrated directly with Warudo, it enables instant avatar control, prop interaction and dynamic scene management.
3. STREAM
Your performance streams directly into Warudo, Unreal, Unity or broadcast tools, delivering lifelike motion, real‑time responsiveness and emotionally resonant character realism.
UNLOCK CREATIVE FREEDOM WITH MARKERLESS
Bring your avatar to life with true performance freedom.
With Vicon Markerless, the industry‑leading solution for smooth, reliable motion capture, VTubers and studios can capture natural movement without suits, markers, or complicated setups. Your talent can move freely, perform comfortably, and stay fully immersed in character.
Powered by Shōgun’s real‑time tools, Markerless mocap accelerates your entire animation pipeline, perfect for anything from daily streams to full‑scale 3D concerts. It plugs right into existing workflows, boosts efficiency, and even tracks unmarked performers alongside props or physical gear.
Whether you’re an independent VTuber, a large agency, or producing music videos, livestreams, or short‑form content, Markerless mocap helps your team iterate faster, streamline production, and visualize motion instantly, bringing your characters to life with studio‑grade performance capture.
SYSTEMS COMPONENTS
SHŌGUN
One license includes all three elements below.
SHŌGUN LIVE
- Real time capture of the performance
- Reconstructs the motion and fits the skeleton to the performer
SHŌGUN POST
- Clean & edit the marker data e.g. custom batch process, auto process, scripting (python)
- Export to game engine or animation tool like Maya or Motionbuilder
RETARGETING
- Creates mapping between the character and the performer’s skeleton
- Can be streamed to game engine
Game engine plugins
We provide plugins for the main game engines to allow you to render your character and scene in the game engine.
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Valkyrie
Valkyrie is the most powerful motion capture camera ever brought to market, offered with four different specs with four different focuses: resolution, speed, value, and strobeless.
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Vanguard
Purpose-built cameras for markerless motion capture. Designed for the needs of machine learning computer vision with optimised range, focal length, resolution and frame rates.
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Vero
Vero combines market-leading resolution and speed at an unrivalled price point. Like its bigger brother, Vantage, Vero has on-board sensors that monitor camera position and temperature to ensure optimal performance at all times.
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Additional Hardware
Lock Lab and Lock Studio are Vicon’s control boxes for connecting, integrating and synchronizing third-party devices with your Vicon motion capture system – whether analog or digital.
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CAPTURE AND STREAM LIVE
Vicon delivers ultra-high-fidelity motion capture, ensuring every gesture is tracked with precision. Seamlessly integrating with Warudo, Unreal Engine, and MotionBuilder, Vtubers can stream effortlessly and bring avatars to life in real time.
WARUDO
Designed for Vtubers, Warudo makes streaming simple and interactive. With Vicon integration, your real-time mocap data flows directly into Warudo, letting you control your avatar and engage with your audience effortlessly.
UNREAL ENGINE
Unreal delivers cinematic-quality visuals for your streams. Vicon’s integration ensures your avatar’s movements are perfectly synced in real time, so you can perform in stunning virtual environments without compromise.
MOTIONBUILDER
For those who want ultimate control over animation, MotionBuilder is the go-to tool. Vicon connects directly, allowing you to retarget and refine mocap data for smooth, natural character motion before sending it to your streaming platform.
GET STARTED WITH MOTION CAPTURE FOR VTUBING
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