Radical’s AI-powered mocap platform fits Autodesk’s cloud strategy. Autodesk knows a good investment in technology when it sees it. And it sees it with New York-based Radical and its “born in the cloud,” AI-powered motion-capture solution. So much so, Autodesk is making an undisclosed financial investment in the company. The major attraction? Autodesk has made no secret … [Read more...] about Autodesk makes ‘Radical’ investment
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Faceware Technologies releases Faceware Studio 1.5
The Faceware Studio users community asked the company to decide indie pricing eligibility as per the earnings of the individuals and companies. Today, Faceware Technologies has released Faceware Studio 1.5, an upgrade to its Faceware Studio software for creating high-quality facial animation in realtime. In May 2020, Faceware Studio was released. The company built it from … [Read more...] about Faceware Technologies releases Faceware Studio 1.5
Create facial animation in realtime with Faceware Studio
Faceware Live gets replaced with Studio. Faceware Technologies has released Faceware Studio, a new platform for creating high-quality facial animation in realtime. The company says that Faceware Studio has been built from scratch to completely replace Faceware Live product. In future updates, Studio will serve as the platform for all of Faceware’s technology and product … [Read more...] about Create facial animation in realtime with Faceware Studio
Vicon releases latest update to its motion capture software
Shōgun 1.2 offers SDI video support, custom prop and skeleton solving, and an improved Shōgun Post workflow. At FMX 2018 in Stuttgart, Germany, Vicon has released latest update to Shōgun, its motion capture software for film, broadcast, and games. The company claims that Shōgun 1.2 will enable motion capture data to be used to animate a game or film rig in … [Read more...] about Vicon releases latest update to its motion capture software
Faceware reveals 2018 pricing for its facial motion capture software and hardware
Reduced price of products, new services, additional licenses in bundles at no extra cost. Faceware Technologies has announced new pricing of its 3D facial motion capture solutions for 2018. The company says that it has reduced prices on popular software licenses, new services, new hardware/software bundles. Effective immediately, the new pricing will benefit both indie … [Read more...] about Faceware reveals 2018 pricing for its facial motion capture software and hardware
Faceware Live extends face motion capture to other developers
The new Faceware Software Development Kit extends the ability to use real-time, markerless face tracking in media and entertainment projects. Faceware Technologies today announces a software development kit (SDK) for its real-time facial motion capture (mocap) and animation technology, Faceware Live. The company says its Windows Native C++ SDK will enable developers and … [Read more...] about Faceware Live extends face motion capture to other developers
Faceware Technologies upgrades entire line of markerless facial mocap
New products and bundles are a response to high demand for a shortcut to creating VR content. Faceware Technologies today upgrades its markerless facial motion capture product line with new software and hardware, creating new bundles, and introducing a free version of its facial motion capture software. “The past year and a half has seen our software and hardware used … [Read more...] about Faceware Technologies upgrades entire line of markerless facial mocap
Faceware, Vicon form mocap partnership
Faceware software and Vicon hardware will be cross-compatible. Two leaders in the emerging motion capture market have decided to form a partnership to advance their joint cause. Faceware Technologies, a maker of markerless 3D facial motion capture (mocap) solutions, and mocap equipment specialist Vicon will align their products to support the other. The two vendors say … [Read more...] about Faceware, Vicon form mocap partnership
Faceware upgrades facial motion capture product line
Processing facial motion now takes minutes, not hours; no more paying by the second to export data. One of Hollywood’s top makers of 3D facial motion capture technology is now shipping updates to its entire product line. Faceware Technologies develops markerless 3D facial motion solutions to capture, analyze and transfer human emotion into digital facial performances. Most … [Read more...] about Faceware upgrades facial motion capture product line
New browser-based animation service enters free public beta
WebAnimate offers free production-level tools for mocap rework and animation retargeting. Referring to their new browser-based product as “animation on the go,” UK-based IKinema has released a free public beta of WebAnimate, an all-in-one platform to retarget and customize animation through the browser. WebAnimate is based off the same IKinema technology currently used … [Read more...] about New browser-based animation service enters free public beta