SIGGRAPH: OPTITRACK EXHIBITS VIRTUAL CAMERA SOLUTION
The solution was designed to be compatible with a range of production pipelines and is interoperable with any existing optical motion capture systems from Vicon and Motion Analysis, as well as OptiTrack. Users can track marker-based rigid bodies and stream data to Autodesk MotionBuilder or Autodesk Maya.
The Insight VCS is a two-part system that consists of a hardware camera rig and a software interface. As the hardware rig is tracked through the motion capture volume, absolute 6 DOF position and orientation data is streamed live via the software plug-in to either MotionBuilder or Maya, driving the virtual camera within the 3D application. Realtime reference video is streamed out of MotionBuilder or Maya back to the VCS display, creating a low-latency visual feedback loop.
OptiTrack is offering different versions of both the hardware rig and software plug-in to meet different production requirements. VCS:Pro is designed for professional production work and includes a 1280x768 HD LCD display for realtime feedback, mappable buttons and joysticks for camera control, and a Redrock Micro shoulder mount kit.
VCS:Mini is a low-cost, lightweight kit that includes an anodized aluminum mount preinstalled on a wireless Xbox 360 game pad, as well as markers and posts.
Customizable software plug-ins are available for camera work in MotionBuilder and Maya for control over scripts, button mapping, scaling and camera properties. Universal versions of each plug-in are also available for use with non-OptiTrack motion capture systems. The Insight VCS will ship late this summer. Pricing for the camera rig ranges from $199 to $5,000. Software plug-ins to MotionBuilder and Maya for OptiTrack systems are $1,000.