𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗢𝗖𝗔𝗣 𝗠𝗔𝗙𝗜𝗔 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗚𝗢𝗧 𝗠𝗨𝗚𝗚𝗘𝗗

Last year, I needed an astronaut to wave, point, and gesture for a tight-deadline event in Austin. Mixamo didn't have the moves. A traditional mocap studio? £5K minimum, two-week turnaround.

So I acted it out myself in my living room using Move.ai, applied it to Cinema 4D, and had production-ready animation in an afternoon.

 • Total cost: £30.

 • Time saved: 10 days.

 • Equipment required: Two smartphones and questionable acting skills.

𝗛𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗸𝗲 '𝗻' 𝗯𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱: 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗽 𝗽𝗶𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲

Three years ago, motion capture meant one of two things: compromise with Mixamo's library, or bankrupt yourself with a Vicon rig and a studio that cost more per hour than my first car.

The markerless revolution didn't just lower the barrier to entry - it bloody well evaporated it.

But here's what nobody's talking about: 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗔𝗜 𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗽 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹, and choosing wrong will cost you time, money, and your sanity.

The question isn't "do we still need traditional mocap?"

It's "which tier of this mad new world actually fits your project?"

I've written the full breakdown - from jewels to algorithms, T-poses to occlusion headaches - covering what works, what's overhyped, and why your bedroom might just beat a motion capture stage.

Read the full article here 👇

What's your mocap horror story? Or have you cracked a workflow I've missed?

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