Vicon has announced the latest in motion capture technology - Vicon 8Rt. The final reduction in the production pipeline has been achieved with the Vicon 8 system, producing accurate optical motion capture in real-time. This marks a significant breakthrough in motion capture technology as Vicon 8Rt is not a previewer, but actually produces full body motion capture data without the wait. This system provides the highest standards of accuracy that Vicon 8 is famous for, and will render live characters in popular commercial animation packages including Avid, Softimage, Discreet, 3D Studio Max, Alias|Wavefront's Maya· and Kaydara's Filmbox·. This leap in technology optimizes the production pipeline for traditional motion capture use in film, episodic animation and gaming and now offers broadcast professionals a viable mo-cap solution for virtual sets and live broadcast entertainment .
"Real-time motion capture puts optical mo-cap under the directors complete control. On the set, rendered character animation allows instant performer feedback and in-plate direction of the animated character." Commented Julian Morris, Chairman, Vicon Motion Capture, "Real-time motion capture dramatically speeds up production time by putting motion data directly into an animation package for immediate project integration."
For more information on Vicon browse to www.vicon.com or contact Brian Nilles, Product Manager, Vicon at (714) 259-1232 or via email, Brian@vicon.com or Karen Raz, Raz Public Relations at (310) 450-1482 or Karen@RazPR.com.
Dan Sarto is Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Animation World Network.
