Visit booth #907 at SIGGRAPH where motion capture company Animazoo will be showcasing its most advanced software yet. Animazoo Inertial Contact Editor is the new patent pending software with sophisticated editing and auto-cleaning tools; it delivers 80 percent of post-processing in a point and click, intuitive cleaning mechanism.
The Contact Editor has been designed specifically to work in conjunction with Animazoo's IGS-190M (Mobile) and the newly launched IGS-190H (Hybrid) motion capture suits. Together with Contact Editor the Hybrid systems can deliver optical quality motion capture data from an inertial gyroscopic system for the first time.
"Visitors to SIGGRAPH will see the step change in the quality of this software," said Ali Kord, Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Animazoo. "Contact Editor produces incredibly lifelike results, and when combined with our latest IGS-190H, is the next generation for motion capture."
The IGS-190H combines the powerful features of the existing IGS-190M (Mobile) with a new Ultrasonic system, ExacTrax, and version 9 software. It delivers highly accurate, lifelike data and a range of new features.
Animazoo recently completed a capoeira shoot for game developers Twelve Interactive using the IGS-190H. It was the first time an inertial gyroscopic system has been used to capture data from capoeira -- notoriously difficult to capture accurately due to the high speed action and movements off the ground. Learn more about the shoot at: www.animazoo.com.
The new ultrasonic tracking technology, ExacTrax, has been exclusively developed by the Animazoo team to work in conjunction with the IGS-190M and GypsyGyro-18 systems. It includes a scalable configuration of one Sonar Processing Unit (SPU) per 4 sonar sensors (up to 32 sensors per PCI slot of a standard PC). The basic system comes with a 20-sensor/5 SPU configuration. The hybrid system is designed to accommodate up to 4 IGS-190 systems without needing additional sonar gear.
The synchronized ultrasonic ExacTrax hardware collects root position data for the IGS-190M for use in operator-made post-processing and automatic editing.
It works in the following way: the sonar emitter fits onto the back of the actor. This sends an ultrasonic pulse to the sensor microphones, triangulating its position.
Powerful features of the IGS-190H also include:
--New patent pending, ground-breaking features in the joint off-setting program AutoCal--New file format with additional bones in the real-time skeleton (feet & spine)--New additional sensor for the waist--New BVH format (compatible with .fbx and Max) with additional spine--"improve calibration" feature by waving an emitter --Temperature factoring feature--No limit on the number of SPU or microphones than can be rigged together "L-shaped", "snaked", or "multi-room" capture spaces made easy--Cost-effective sensors allow multiple permanent capture spaces with one portable central processing system, reducing setup time and equipment costs--Outdoor tracking possible--Basic 20-sensor system can cover 6m X 6m space (but actor can leave tracking area without interrupting the skeleton data, only tracking data)--IGS-190 can be used without its ExacTrax at any time (for mobile applications)
The IGS-190H, inertial gyroscopic-ultrasonic tracking hybrid motion capture system, package includes:
1. Animazoo IGS-190M2. Exac-Trax:--1 emitter (plus 2 spare)--20 sensors (plus 4 spare)--2 Transmitters (plus 2 spare)--5 Sonar processing Units (SPU)--PC & monitor--New revolutionary Keyframe & Contact editing software--Cables--Tripods and T-bars for hanging 20 sensors--Comprehensive tailored training program on hardware and software
