OptiTrack shall be at SIGGRAPH in Vancouver displaying its new simultaneous markered and markerless movement seize answer. Made attainable by means of the just lately launched Duplex Mode in OptiTrack’s Motive monitoring software program with a Physique or Physique-Limitless license tier, the patent-pending answer aligns the high-precision marker-based monitoring capabilities of OptiTrack cameras with Captury’s real-time markerless monitoring know-how pushed by machine studying.
With OptiTrack cameras and Captury software program, animation groups can monitor characters and props in actual time, with out particular mocap fits, to shortly previz a posh scene, shoot real-time skeletal knowledge or stream MetaHumans into Epic Video games’ Unreal Engine for function movies, episodic collection, video games or different digital content material. The identical OptiTrack setup may also be used for conventional markered movement seize when greater precision is required.
“Props are an enormous a part of the mocap course of, and OptiTrack’s Duplex Mode with Captury is the one manner you’ll be able to monitor marker-based props and markerless actors all utilizing the identical cameras. With this workflow, you’re in a position to maximize the advantages of markerless mocap and in addition monitor something you’ll be able to put markers on,” explains Anthony Lazzaro, director of software program at OptiTrack.
Now out there, Duplex Mode permits customers to reap the benefits of the velocity and adaptability of markerless efficiency seize whereas additionally exactly monitoring props with passive or lively markers. The function helps a number of performers, permits for shut interactions and doesn’t require a high-contrast background or particular clothes. It really works with all present technology OptiTrack X collection monitoring cameras, together with SlimX for lively monitoring, PrimeX for high-resolution and long-range monitoring, and the just lately launched VersaX line, which is designed for rugged, outside environments.
By enabling OptiTrack cameras to concurrently stream object mode (marker knowledge) and MJPEG video knowledge (for markerless), Duplex Mode eliminates the necessity for a number of setups and any sacrifices to high quality. Packaging a number of modalities right into a singular workflow, the versatile answer can be straightforward to function with out mocap experience.
