MARKERLESS MOTION CAPTURE FOR FILM, TV, AND GAMES
Maximize flexibility and speed with Vicon Markerless motion capture for entertainment, empowering smarter creative decisions early on.
Capture performance without suits, markers or setup time
Vicon markerless motion capture lets performers step into the volume in their own clothes and start capturing. No suit, no marker placement, no lengthy setup — just fast, repeatable data for previs, animation and virtual production.
Markerless runs on Shōgun Markerless, an add-on to Shōgun, using Vanguard cameras alongside your existing Vicon optical system.
Designed for game studios, film productions and TV creatives, Vicon markerless integrates with your optical system so teams can iterate faster, streamline workflows and visualize motion in real time. Capture unmarked performers and marked props in a single environment, with data that flows into the pipelines you already use.
New to markerless capture? Start with our guide to markerless motion capture.
TRUSTED BY LEADING GAME STUDIOS, VFX HOUSES, AND ANIMATION TEAMS
Designed for game studios, film productions, and TV creatives, Vicon Markerless integrates with optical systems to empower teams to iterate faster, streamline workflows, and visualize motion in real time.
How studios are using markerless motion capture
“We use Vicon Markerless for pretty much everything at this point – previz, production and everything in between. We get unmatched flexibility. It allowed me to answer any requirements that came in from internal teams in the last six months. It has completely changed the dynamics, allowing creative teams to hop in and capture on the spot. Because it’s one integrated system of Markerless and Optical, we get unmatched flexibility. We’ve tested it with everything, and it just works.”
Joselito Duric, Technical Animation Director, Ripple Effect Studios
Markerless motion capture for previs and creative iteration
Empower greater experimentation and iteration during the early stages of production.
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“We use Vicon Markerless as a creative sketchbook, testing ideas instantly before committing to a full shoot. It shortens the feedback loop, giving directors a tangible hand in the previsualizations. This empowers our team to make smarter, faster creative decisions – driving better results.”
Real-time markerless capture, straight into your game engine
Consistent real-time streaming and recording
Real-time animation precisely matches the recorded playback data.
Instant capture playback
Playback your capture in Shōgun Markerless and stream it into your game engine for enhanced early-stage interaction.
Interactive Shōgun post-processing
Optimize Shōgun data before FBX export by selecting specific frames to enhance pipeline performance.
Real-time hybrid mocap visualization
Capture and animate markerless performers and marked props in one environment with real-time review.
HOW FRAMESTORE ACCELERATE CREATIVE DECISIONS WITH VICON MARKERLESS
Integrate Markerless into your existing mocap pipeline
Integrate Vicon Markerless into your existing motion capture pipeline. Increase team efficiency with a single motion capture ecosystem across calibration, capture, data cleaning, and proven pipelines.
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“The new markerless system from Vicon has significantly accelerated our creative process, enabling us to reach results faster. We now receive mocap data much more quickly than before, which allows our artists to experiment with new ideas in a fraction of the time. This streamlined workflow not only fosters creativity but also enhances our ability to iterate efficiently and fine-tune performances.”
Production-ready markerless capture, calibration and data cleaning
Real-time full body tracking
Machine learning leveraging human motion capture data with advanced, proprietary solving algorithms refined over years.
Efficient System calibration and monitoring
Maximize system uptime and successful captures with Active Wand calibration and proactive monitoring alerts.
Genlock integration supported
Prevent costly disruptions and reshoots with Genlock synchronized cameras.
Data-cleaning tool suite
A comprehensive suite of clean-up tools for both manual and automated data cleaning.
HOW DIMENSION STREAMLINED VIRTUAL PRODUCTION WITH VICON MARKERLESS
Capture multiple performers and marked props in one volume
Vicon introduces a markerless volume that enables optical systems of any scale to deliver on agile, creative demands. Capture performances with props in a single real-time 3D mocap environment. Make ideation and iteration at scale, easier than ever before.
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“At Dimension, we’re all about streamlining the filmmaking process, and Vicon’s Markerless system lets us iterate quickly. It’s all happening in real time, capturing performance nuance while blending perfectly with our existing tracking setup for props and cameras. That allows us to get the best of both worlds.”
Hybrid markerless and optical capture on a single stage
Capture unmarked people with marked props
Capture people and props in one real-time 3D mocap environment.
Compatibility with Vicon Optical Camera Systems
Vicon Markerless and Vanguard cameras are fully compatible with supported Vicon Optical systems.
Established motion capture pipelines
Seamlessly integrate Markerless capture into your existing Motion Capture workflows.
Scalable functionality with optical mocap systems
Expand your Markerless capture capabilities to include props and optical mocap systems.
Why studios choose Vicon markerless motion capture
Capture more motion with less friction
Rely on industry-validated pipelines
Capture multiple performers and props
Built on 40 years of mocap measurement
CUSTOMER VOICES
“Vicon’s Markerless Motion Capture is like magic – providing Gearbox incredible flexibility and speed in the development and storytelling of our games. Any one of us at Gearbox, including me, can quickly jump into our Vicon Markerless Motion Capture volume – even in our street clothes – to quickly get the data we need as we work to bring exciting potential future projects to life, including Borderlands!”
Randy Pitchford, Founder and President
Gearbox Entertainment
Markerless motion capture cameras, software and support
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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Shōgun software empowers studios of any size to capture the highest quality motion data whilst allowing for manual and automated control and data cleaning.
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Markerless motion capture FAQs for film, TV and games
Do performers need to wear a mocap suit?
No. Markerless capture works with performers in their own clothes, so anyone can step into the volume and start recording. This removes suit fitting and marker placement from the session, making it practical for directors, designers and studio staff to capture ideas themselves rather than booking a shoot.
Can markerless motion capture be used for game development?
Yes. Studios use markerless capture for rapid prototyping, blocking, and early animation passes, streaming data directly into a game engine for real-time review. Recorded playback matches the real-time stream, so what a team sees during capture is what they take into the pipeline.
Is markerless motion capture suitable for previs?
Previs is one of the strongest use cases. Because sessions require no suit or setup, teams can test ideas the moment they arise and give directors a tangible view of a sequence before committing to a full shoot. This shortens the feedback loop and reduces costly rework later in production.
Can you capture multiple performers at the same time?
Yes. Vicon markerless supports multiple performers in a single volume, captured together in one real-time 3D environment. This makes it suitable for interaction, group blocking, and crowd work without the marker management a multi-performer optical shoot would normally require.
Can markerless capture props as well as performers?
Yes, using a hybrid setup. Markerless captures unmarked performers while your Vicon optical system tracks marked props and cameras in the same volume, in real time. Both data streams come together in Shōgun, so you get suitless performance capture without giving up precise object tracking.
Does markerless work with an existing Vicon optical system?
Vicon markerless for entertainment is built to run alongside supported Vicon optical systems, sharing calibration, capture and data-cleaning workflows in Shōgun. Vanguard cameras are fully compatible with supported optical setups, so markerless expands what your stage can do rather than replacing it. It can also be used as a stand-alone system.
What software do I need for Vicon markerless motion capture?
Markerless capture runs on Shōgun Markerless.