Programming and animation

A little about Optitrack SDK and TrackIR

In this post I’ll tell you a little about the experience of working with Optitrack SDK and connecting the TrackIR.

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MoBu device plugin for TrackingTools has updated

I have updated MotionBuilder’s device plugin for streaming data from the Tracking Tools. If anyone wants to try it, just write to me – mocap<at>neill3d<point>com

Capturing Facial Animation in Tracking Tools

This post is intended for all users of the Tracking Tools. If you desire to capture a facial animation and you captured it, then you may be surprised a large scale markers, permanent jittering and other adverse effects, all of which reduce the quality of capturing in the literal sense to zero.

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MoCap for entertainment

I had an idea to experiment with MoCap equipment and make simple game for entertainment. Indeed, opportunities may be obtained from the same device as a Nintendo Wii console. I have built a game-like range of those that were at the Dendy console, coming complete with a pistol. The challenge to shoot a mouse in the monitor on a red square (the enemies) and do not shoot on the green (the hostages). For this game it was enough a three cameras and two rigid bodies(the gun and monitor).

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MotionBuilder device “Optitrack Tracking Tools” plugin UPDATED

Hi,

I have updated device plugin. In this version I fix some bug with rigid bodies markers position, and some minor bugs.
Also I have recompiled it without connection to MS c++ distribution pack. It’s now bigger in size, but You don’t need to have disribution pack installed on your system.

MoBu device plugin for Optitrack Rigid body tool

I’ve made up beta version for transfering MoCap data from Optitrack Rigid body tool to MB scene in real time.
At the moment the plug-in works with rigit body only and transfer its markers’ position as optical markers in MoBu scene.

In case anyone is interested in this plug-in, I can send beta version.