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Review By Jeff McIntosh
ipi Desktop Motion Capture
Product Overview
iPi Desktop Motion Capture™ is a markerless motion capture technology that literally puts motion capture at animator's desktop. You can record a video right at your workplace using a webcam or inexpensive digital camera and have it converted to 3D animation on your PC. The technology is accurate, easy to use and affordable.
Software components:
iPi Studio™ is the key component of iPi Desktop Motion Capture™ system.
http://www.ipisoft.com/downloads/iPiStudioSetup.exe - It is recommended to download the 30 days trial before purchase.
iPi Recorder™ is a free multi-camera video recording tool. It works with Sony PlayStation3 Eye cameras and DirectShow-compatible webcams (USB and FireWire).
http://www.ipisoft.com/downloads/iPiRecorderSetup.exe
Product Features
Technology: Optical Markerless
Input Formats: AVI, MPEG1, MJPEG, MPEG2, MPEG4, WMV
Output Formats:
• Biovision .BVH
• COLLADA
• 3D MAX Biped-compatible .BVH
• iClone-comaptible BVH
• Valve Software's Source Engine animation .SMD
• Other formats coming soon
Video Recording Conditions and Environment:
• Indoor and outdoor
• Normal lighting conditions
• No markers required
• Video can be recorded at 320x240 at 30 frames per second
Actor Clothing Requirements:
Actor can wear reasonable casual clothes.
Tight-fitting solid-color clothes recommended.
Jeans and T-shirts are supported.
Product Requirements
- Host Applications :
- Stand alone
- Operating Systems :
- Windows
- System Requirements :
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At a minimum, iPi Desktop Motion Capture software requires a system with the following:
• CPU: x86 compatible (Intel Pentium 4 or higher, AMD Athlon or higher)
• Operating system: Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP
• Video card: Direct3D 10-capable (SM 4.0) gaming-class graphics card (GeForce GTS 250 or Radeon HD 4850 or better recommended).
• Cameras: Webcams or DirectShow-compatible USB or FireWire cameras. The recommended camera is the Sony PlayStation3 Eye.
