Deborah R. Fowler
Motion Capture Resources
Posted prior to 2013
Updated on June 7 2018
NEWS! NEW CAMERAS and SHOGUN!!!
- required reading on mocap
Documentation
Current
- SHOGUN
- Houdini with
Motion Capture Files
- MOTION BUILDER
- For general crowd information see Crowd Resources
Student Contributions
- camera POV in Motion Builder by Lubomir Kocka and Shirui Zhang (F14)
- introductory Unreal Character Creation by Maxwell Mecimore (W17)
- introduction
to
Unreal from a VFX perspective by Dhruv Shankar (W17)
Archived
Facial Capture Examples
- SCAD alumni helped with MAZ at Profile Studios.
- Sorya Serei's results exploring Facial Capture using Faceware. Thanks to Rachel Gelfeld, Performing Arts Department (acting) and Kate Kirby O'Connell, Animation (rigging).
- Butting Heads by Connor Burke
- Dynamixyz student
project be Serena Lechner
Note - vicon blade has tutorials on youtube https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxtdgDam3USUHOYPE6Hw8_0cK5K2WB7wb
Maya's Human IK video
overview for 2017
I would still encourage you to use MoBu (Motion Builder)
Autodesk has been slowly integrating their Motion Builder
features since Maya 2013. It is currently recommended to continue
to use Motion Builder.
1. import fbx then Create Character Definition
2. select the fbx in outliner and then Load Skeleton Definition / Match all bones / OK
It's that simple (this is like characterizing in motion builder).
Motion Capture
Suits
If you wish to participate as an
actor during motion capture you
must purchase a suit (minimum requirement two students in
the class). These are available online at several websites.The website that the uni-body suit that has been used successfully in previous quarters was purchased at:
http://www.discountdance.com/dancewear/style_8999.html?pid=714&Shop=Style&&skey=&search=true&SortOrder=N&SID=776668454
The expense of each suit (Bal Togs Complete Body Unitard) currently listed is 65.60 USD (May 30/2018). Amazon also lists them.
NOTE: These suits fit small (order one size larger than what you normally wear).
The above site only supplies S to XL. If you wish to purchase an XXL they cost a bit more (94.95 USD) and are available at:
http://www.onstagedancewear.com/PD-2832.aspx