Technabob » naturalpoint http://technabob.com/blog Cool Gadgets, Gizmos, Games and Weird Science Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Arena: Motion Capture for the Masses http://technabob.com/blog/2007/08/06/arena-motion-capture-for-the-masses/ http://technabob.com/blog/2007/08/06/arena-motion-capture-for-the-masses/#comments Mon, 06 Aug 2007 13:09:49 +0000 Technabob http://technabob.com/blog/2007/08/06/arena-motion-capture-for-the-masses/ Budding 3D graphics and animation buffs, there’s a new reason to get excited this morning. A company called NaturalPoint has just announced a complete motion capture systems that only costs about $5,000.

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Traditional (if you can call them that) MoCap systems usually start around $30,000, and often much more. The OptiTrack ARENA system uses anywhere from six to twelve digital cameras to capture 3-dimensional body movements in real time, then store them in a data format that can be used by 3D animation systems.

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The ARENA foundation system costs $4999 and will come with everything you need to make your own animations (other than the actor’s motion capture suit and markers, which will set you back around $400 to $500 extra.)

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