Fraunhofer IAIS: Motion Capture @ Fraunhofer IAIS

Introduction

Fraunhofer IAIS has developed software plug-ins for AUTODESK software package MAYA and MOTIONBUILDER in order to use tracking data provided by tracking systems developed by Advanced Realtime Tracking GmbH. The plugin for AUTODESK modelling software MAYA is called "MadTrack". The plugin for AUTODESK software solution for motion capture and motion editing MOTIONBUILDER is called "ModTrack". Both software plugins are distributed by our partner Advanced Realtime Tracking GmbH. Both plugins have been used in the Institute to build a prototypic motion capture studio within our display system iCONE in which we have placed 5 ARTtrack1 and 4 ARTtrack2 cameras.

ModTrack

: Motion Capture @ Fraunhofer IAIS

A plugin for A.R.T. DTrack and Autodesk MOTIONBUILDER

Requirements

Autodesk MOTIONBUILDER 7 or 7.5 on Windows XP Professional 32 bit
A.R.T. system and software DTrack (recommended: 8 cameras, 11 6-DoF targets)

ModTrack Components

Software-Plugin for Windows XP realizing a mocap device in MotionBuilder
Example DTrack data file
Example FBX-data file
Documentation

Purchase

Buy from A.R.T. GmbH

MadTrack

A plugin for A.R.T. DTRACK and Autodesk MAYA Requirements

Autodesk MAYA 8 on Windows XP Professional 32 bit
A.R.T. system and software DTrack (recommended: 8 cameras, 11 6-DoF targets)

Components

Software-Plugin for Windows XP 32Bit (x86_32)
Example DTrack data file
Maya Binary Scene file
Documentation

Purchase

Buy from A.R.T. GmbH

Examples

Film

The Media Production Department of Fraunhofer IAIS has produced a film showing the capabilities of the studio and its components:

In case you want to burn a DVD, use these files:

Film as Nero Image project (228MB)
Booklet picture (810 KB)

Examples movements

Various articulated hand- and body gestures had been recorded with this system for the BMBF research project VIRTUAL HUMAN. We plan to publish all moves on this website as soon as possible. Please take a look at some examples in which we plotted data recorded with our A.R.T. equipment to our character "Nick":