Built from the ground up, Shōgun takes advantage of Vicon’s 35 years’ experience of motion capture and the improved technology available in Vicon Vantage and Vicon Vero cameras.
Today’s visual effects productions need to be achieved in real time and deliver the highest quality skeletal data in the shortest time possible. Shōgun 1.2 adds a set of new, groundbreaking features, including solving directly to game and film rigs, SDI video support, improved Shōgun Post workflow, prop mesh with manipulation in Live and offline subject calibration, which will further enable you to deliver final quality skeletal data by end of day.
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The time it takes from an actor putting on their suit through to when you call ‘Rolling’ can be substantial. Shōgun features a new live subject calibration, this means that you can be fully calibrated in under a minute. Initial labeling of your actors starts automatically as soon as they enter a T-pose. Shōgun then processes each frame of the ROM as it’s being captured, dynamically calibrating the subject in the background. This results in a proportionally accurate skeleton and delivers outstanding labeling results.
Shōgun’s custom subject mesh makes each actor’s appearance unique, as well as incorporating functional elements, giving you an immediate visual overview of the solving quality. The animation-inspired mesh is precisely scaled to fit to each actor during live subject calibration. Mesh features, such as X-ray mode and marker issue indicators, shows data quality as it’s captured. The mesh can be combined with the versatility of a Vicon Vue video camera, providing an X-ray of the mesh and solving skeleton overlaid with the video at the same time.
Ensuring that the system is running at its optimum is the first step in ensuring that you are capturing the highest quality data. Shōgun introduces two new real time features; camera monitoring and camera recovery. Shogun monitors each individual camera making use of the accelerometer data and temperature readings from Vantage and Vero cameras. Shōgun then displays an intuitive set of camera icons providing the ability to monitor system performance in a single view. Should a camera be knocked during the shoot or if you want to move its location, Vicon now provides you with the ability to recover that camera on the fly using your actor or prop, this removes the need to clear the volume and recalibrate the whole system.
The labeling and solving within Shōgun represent a step change in what a motion capture platform can provide in real time. Shōgun’s ability to deal with marker occlusions is unprecedented in the world of mocap and reinforces your confidence in the most challenging shoots. Some markers might be hidden but your character solve continues. Complex scenes like fight sequences and stunt work involving multiple actors all benefit from this unbreakable realtime.
All the data is written in real time directly to disk, meaning you no longer need to fully re-process your data after capture. This saves you and your productions a huge amount of time in Post. Simply drag your mocap file into Shōgun Post and review your data within seconds, knowing that it’s exactly what you saw during the shoot. Data can be reprocessed from raw, but using Shōgun’s unbreakable realtime, in many cases this won’t be necessary. Shōgun Post features a new data heat map showing the data quality across your take. The Live improvements in labeling are also available in Shōgun Post.
You can now create custom skeletons with meshes from within Shōgun Post. The custom rigs can be loaded into Shōgun Live and used as part of the capture pipeline, including recording to MCP. This enables game or film rigs to be driven and streamed directly in engines like Unreal, Unity and Motionbuilder.
Shōgun 1.2 lets you add up to two SDI video cameras to your Vicon motion capture system. This includes support for calibrating the video cameras, enabling you to overlay the motion capture data and check the solve against the video. You can also export the calibrated cameras directly into Maya via FBX.
You can now add custom prop meshes in Shōgun Live, enabling you to includes rigged props in your Shōgun workflow. You can also manipulate the prop in Live during a shoot to make sure it’s in the correct position. These updates are seen instantaneously in engines so that props and virtual cameras can be lined up correctly.
View video footage complete with motion capture data overlay as part of the MCP review process.
We’ve updated the offline subject calibrator and brought it in line with Shōgun Live. This includes adding support for offline calibration in Shōgun Post, using the same Vicon male and female characters that are available in Shōgun Live.
What is the recommended PC specification to run my Shogun?
Vicon recommends the following three specifications for use with your Vicon Shogun System. If you are using an older version of Vicon software, please contact Vicon to ensure there are no issues or driver limitations if you are upgrading your PC. Your choice depends on your application requirements and the size of your system.
Please note the following:
mATX 4 drive bay chassis
INTEL® CORE™ i9-7900X PROCESSOR
Corsair Hydro H100i Cooler
32GB (2x16GB) 2666MHz RAM
GeForce 1050Ti
2 off 250GB SSD Boot Drive Read 530MB/s
1 off 3TB WD Black 7,200RPM HDD
650W 80 PLUS Platinum PSU
Asus X99 MOBO
1 off 4 Port Intel I350-T4 Gigabit network Card
64 bit Windows 10 operating platform
mATX 4 drive bay chassis
INTEL® CORE™ i9-7900X PROCESSOR
Corsair Hydro H100i Cooler
32GB (2x16GB) 2666MHz RAM
GeForce 1050Ti
2 off 250GB SSD Boot Drive Read 530MB/s
1 off 3TB WD Black 7,200RPM HDD
650W 80 PLUS Platinum PSU
Asus X99 MOBO
1 off 4 Port Intel I350-T4 Gigabit network Card
64 bit Windows 10 operating platform
mATX 4 drive bay chassis
INTEL® CORE™ i9-7900X PROCESSOR
Corsair Hydro H100i Cooler
32GB (2x16GB) 2666MHz RAM
GeForce 1050Ti
3 off 250GB SSD Boot Drive Read 530MB/s
1 off 3TB WD Black 7,200RPM HDD
650W 80 PLUS Platinum PSU
Asus TUF X99 MOBO
1 off 4 Port Intel I350-T4 Gigabit network Card
1 off i210 NIC
64 bit Windows 10 operating platform
Shogun _1.2.1
Abstract
File Name: Shogun_1.2.1.109386h_x64.zip
Shōgun 1.2.1 includes a number of bug fixes and adds the ability to control Live Subject Calibration using the Live API.
Fixes include:
Shōgun Live:
Shōgun Post:
Requirements
N.B. – The licensing system for Shōgun differs from Blade and other Vicon software applications. Although there are two executables (Live and Post) there will only be one licence type = Shōgun (as opposed to Shogun Live and Shōgun Post). Shōgun Post is seat-licensed and requires one free seat of Shogun per instance of the software that is desired to be used simultaneously. Shōgun Live however uses a new ‘catch and release’ concept. Shōgun Live does perform a licence check during launch and must find a valid Shōgun licence, but does not ‘check out’ this licence.
Shogun _1.2.0
Abstract
File Name: Shogun_1.2.0.108131h_x64.zip
Shōgun 1.2 introduces a number of new features including
Live:
Custom skeleton support in Shōgun. SDI video support. Prop mesh with manipulator in Live. Vue and SDI video is now part of MCP Review. Live subject calibration feedback. Camera rays are now visible. Marker co-variance is now visible. Improved 3D overlay with opacity slider. Reload Subject button. Removed the idea of Y/Z up in Shogun.
Post:
Offline subject calibration. Brighten video files as part of your batching in Shōgun Post. Batch export video files as image sequences in Shōgun Post. Print timecode to videos in Shōgun Post. Zoom the Shōgun Post time bar and easily set range handles. Populate updated subjects across MCP files via batching. Ability to set primary selection color and improved visual representation.
275 bug fixes including: Improved finger-solving using new subject models. Workspace axis is larger and off to the side. Origin in clearly marked on the grid. Improved alias folder management. Improved booting during subject calibration. ExportFBX.hsl no longer has the wrong defaults. Exporting subjects to a folder now only requires one click and defaults to the Subjects folder. Removed ‘Keep existing labels’ dialog when removing a subject. Aligned workspace menu in Live and Post. Added a warning window when modifying joint lengths in Post. Added option to remove single frame trajectories from MCP files.
Requirements
N.B. – The licensing system for Shōgun differs from Blade and other Vicon software applications. Although there are two executables (Live and Post) there will only be one licence type = Shōgun (as opposed to Shogun Live and Shōgun Post). Shōgun Post is seat-licensed and requires one free seat of Shogun per instance of the software that is desired to be used simultaneously. Shōgun Live however uses a new ‘catch and release’ concept. Shōgun Live does perform a licence check during launch and must find a valid Shōgun licence, but does not ‘check out’ this licence.
Shogun _1.1.0
Abstract
File Name: ShogunLive 1.1.0.103309h.zip
Shogun 1.1 introduces a number of new features in LIVE and POST.
LIVE:
POST:
Shōgun 1.1.0 Features
Along with a series of addressed issues
Live:
Post:
Vicon Shogun – Final Quality Skeletal Data by Day’s End. Vicon Shogun is a new motion capture software platform for entertainment users that introduces an exciting new set of innovative features unique to Vicon. Shogun’s new feature set will change the way you work by improving efficiency at each stage of the motion capture workflow, saving you time and delivering the highest quality data in record time. Shogun supersedes the current industry-leading Vicon Blade software. The Shogun platform consists of two executables: Shogun Live and Shogun Post. Shogun allows you to do more than ever possible before in Live. Our new software allows you to:
Requirements
Shogun _1.0.1
Abstract
File Name: Shogun_1.0.1.101150h.zip
Shogun 1.0.1 fixes a number of bugs including
LIVE: Subject calibration being slow when lots of clusters are in the system Labeling Cluster Mode is off by default and now warns the user when it’s active. This improves subject labeling performance. Markers in the data stream now have occlusion fixing turned on.
POST: Improved object interaction in the 3D workspace. Fixed crash when importing in FBX files getLastFile HSL now returns correct value
Vicon Shogun – Final Quality Skeletal Data by Day’s End. Vicon Shogun is a new motion capture software platform for entertainment users that introduces an exciting new set of innovative features unique to Vicon. Shogun’s new feature set will change the way you work by improving efficiency at each stage of the motion capture workflow, saving you time and delivering the highest quality data in record time. Shogun supersedes the current industry-leading Vicon Blade software. The Shogun platform consists of two executables: Shogun Live and Shogun Post. Shogun allows you to do more than ever possible before in Live. Our new software allows you to calibrate your subject in Live; monitor your camera health frame by frame; see a step change in labelling and solving quality; provides a functional and scaled subject mesh; overlays 3D and calibrated video; directly streams to game engines; all while writing your real-time data directly to disk. Load data into Post in seconds, address issues in a file automatically as it loads, see the overall quality of data presented on your time bar, then make use of the most powerful tools in mocap to polish your take.
Highlighted Features:
A New Streamlined GUI Live Subject Calibration Scaled Subject Mesh with Video Overlay Unbreakable Solving Camera Health Monitoring and Recovery Write Real Time to Disk Drag and Drop to Post Direct Game Engine Streaming Data Health Time Bar
Requirements
Shōgun 1.0 SafeNet License
Shogun _1.0.0
Abstract
File Name: Shogun_1.0.0.100110h_x64.zip
Vicon Shōgun – Final Quality Skeletal Data by Day’s End.
Vicon Shōgun is a new motion capture software platform for entertainment users that introduces an exciting new set of innovative features unique to Vicon. Shōgun’s new feature set will change the way you work by improving efficiency at each stage of the motion capture workflow, saving you time and delivering the highest quality data in record time. Shōgun supersedes the current industry-leading Vicon Blade software. The Shōgun platform consists of two executables: Shōgun Live and Shōgun Post.
Shōgun allows you to do more than ever possible before in Live. Our new software allows you to calibrate your subject in Live; monitor your camera health frame by frame; see a step change in labeling and solving quality; provides a functional and scaled subject mesh; overlays 3D and calibrated video; directly streams to game engines; all while writing your real-time data directly to disk. Load data into Post in seconds, address issues in a file automatically as it loads, see the overall quality of data presented on your time bar, then make use of the most powerful tools in mocap to polish your take.
Highlighted Features:
A New Streamlined GUI Live Subject Calibration Scaled Subject Mesh with Video Overlay Unbreakable Solving Camera Health Monitoring and Recovery Write Real Time to Disk Drag and Drop to Post Direct Game Engine Streaming Data Health Time Bar
Requirements
Shōgun 1.0 SafeNet License
You can find the latest documentation for all current versions of software at here:
Vicon Core Software will also install documentation/help guide when you install the software.
Once installed, launch the software and select Help > View Installed Help
The following software will install Help:
Nexus 2, Shōgun, Tracker 3, Blade 3, Pegasus, CaraLive, CaraPost, Polygon 4
Vicon recommends the following three specifications for use with your Vicon Shōgun System. If you are using an older version of Vicon software, please contact Vicon to ensure there are no issues or driver limitations if you are upgrading your PC. Your choice depends on your application requirements and the size of your system.
Please note the following:
Minimum specs include:
mATX 4 drive bay chassis
INTEL® CORE™ i9-7900X PROCESSOR
Corsair Hydro H100i Cooler
32GB (2x16GB) 2666MHz RAM
GeForce 1050Ti
2 off 250GB SSD Boot Drive Read 530MB/s
1 off 3TB WD Black 7,200RPM HDD
650W 80 PLUS Platinum PSU
Asus X99 MOBO
1 off 4 Port Intel I350-T4 Gigabit network Card
64 bit Windows 10 operating platform
2 Vicon Vue reference video recording. Minimum specs include:
mATX 4 drive bay chassis
INTEL® CORE™ i9-7900X PROCESSOR
Corsair Hydro H100i Cooler
32GB (2x16GB) 2666MHz RAM
GeForce 1050Ti
2 off 250GB SSD Boot Drive Read 530MB/s
1 off 3TB WD Black 7,200RPM HDD
650W 80 PLUS Platinum PSU
Asus X99 MOBO
1 off 4 Port Intel I350-T4 Gigabit network Card
64 bit Windows 10 operating platform
4 Vicon Vue reference video recording. Minimum specs include:
mATX 4 drive bay chassis
INTEL® CORE™ i9-7900X PROCESSOR
Corsair Hydro H100i Cooler
32GB (2x16GB) 2666MHz RAM
GeForce 1050Ti
3 off 250GB SSD Boot Drive Read 530MB/s
1 off 3TB WD Black 7,200RPM HDD
650W 80 PLUS Platinum PSU
Asus TUF X99 MOBO
1 off 4 Port Intel I350-T4 Gigabit network Card
1 off i210 NIC
64 bit Windows 10 operating platform
The most powerful processing algorithms and electronics, combined with industry-leading tracking and data fidelity, means motion capture cameras just took another major step forward. Advances in Vicon’s technology IP allow Vantage to hit resolution and speed sweet spots that make it truly unique.
With the best resolution/speed/price offering on the market, Vicon Vero is the latest optical camera from Vicon. Building on the success of Vantage, Vero combined market-leading resolution and speed at an unrivaled 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.
Vicon are here to support you on your Motion Capture journey. We’re happy to provide more information, answer questions and help you find the solution you need. Get in touch with our experts today.
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| Small | Medium | Large | |
| Chest | 78.7cm / 31in | 85.1cm / 33.5in | 87.6cm / 34.5in |
| Waist | 63.5cm / 25in | 68.6cm / 27in | 78.7cm / 31in |
| Hips | 81.3cm / 32in | 86.4cm / 34in | 91.4cm / 36in |
| Inside Leg | 66cm / 26in | 69.9cm / 27.5in | 77.5cm / 30.5in |
| Small | Medium | Large | Extra Large | |
| Chest | 86.4cm / 34in | 94cm / 37in | 103cm / 40.6in | 114.3cm / 44.5in |
| Waist | 71.1cm / 28in | 83.8cm / 33in | 90cm / 35.4in | 99.1cm / 39in |
| Hips | 88.9cm / 35in | 94cm / 37in | 100cm / 39.4in | 109.2cm / 43in |
| Inside Leg | 66cm / 26in | 69.2cm / 27.3in | 71cm / 28.3in | 81.3cm / 32in |
