VFX New Zealand mocap http://www.vfx.co.nz A kiwi compers scrapbook of vfx and film making info Sat, 17 Jun 2017 06:30:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.13 Free mocap conversion utility http://www.vfx.co.nz/free-software/free-mocap-conversion-utility/ http://www.vfx.co.nz/free-software/free-mocap-conversion-utility/#comments Sat, 07 Mar 2015 10:43:01 +0000 http://www.vfx.co.nz/?p=2456

Take One, a motion capture studio in Belgrade, has decided to release it’s in house tool for converting mocap data from one format to another, free for anyone to use.

To quote their website:

It is often the case that different softwares handles motion capture data differently. Specially when it comes to reading and writing mocap formats such as (TRC, C3D, cap …) Even if the formats is readable sometimes it happens that data is not containing timecode data or it’s writen in a wrong format. Mocap free tool is designed for converting all existing formats so that the data is readable in most post processing mocap softwares (motion builder, blade, cortex…)

On top of it this tool is design to add certain functionality with batch operations.

Sounds like a useful tool for those in the mocap game. The software is in alpha but they are looking for people to give feedback as to how they can improve it. Check it out here.

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]]> http://www.vfx.co.nz/free-software/free-mocap-conversion-utility/feed/ 0 Weta Digital Motion Capture on “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” http://www.vfx.co.nz/nz/weta-digital-motion-capture-on-rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes/ http://www.vfx.co.nz/nz/weta-digital-motion-capture-on-rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes/#comments Sat, 05 Apr 2014 14:22:04 +0000 http://www.vfx.co.nz/?p=194

This is a video from E-Asylum, that has  Nick Uhas headed out to Weta Digital in to experience the role of an ape with the mocap team and then have a chat with Weta Digital’s Senior Visual Effects Supervisor, Joe Letteri and actor Andy Serkis as he talks about taking on the role of Caesar in Rise of the Planet of the Apes.

 

 

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