“I have been using the software to lay down base animations for all realistic and sometimes non-realistic movements, stunts and actions,” Crawford explains. From there it’s time to rumble, with videogame style animation showcasing the often intricate fight sequences.Ĭrawford noted that the Austin, TX-based production has used iPI Motion Capture in concert with 6 PlayStation Eye cameras and 3 PlayStation Move controllers on ten episodes in the new season, featuring enhanced use of 3D animation. Told in a tongue-in-cheek, comedic way, the show features a “pre-game” section in which (much like a typical boxing broadcast), a hyper-sounding announcer outlines each fighter’s strengths and weaknesses. IPi Motion Capture is now part of the creative arsenal at Screw Attack on the popular YouTube Show, “Death Battle”Įach episode of “Death Battle” imagines a fight to the death between pop culture’s deadliest characters. The multi camera setup has also proved to be a great tool for creating non-motion capture animation references.” “It’s made making animation for humanoid characters a lot easier and provides a great base for any adjustments. “Using motion capture is a relatively new addition to the overall production process behind our 3D fights,” Torrian Crawford, Lead 3D Animator/Action Director for the hit online show, says. Season Three of the show, which attracts millions of views per episode, recently premiered featuring a new, more sophisticated post production workflow anchored by iPi Soft’s game-changing mocap tool. MOSCOW, RUSSIA – iPi Motion Capture, the leading markerless motion capture solution created by iPi Soft, has been added to the creative arsenal of the hugely-popular YouTube show “Death Battle” seen on ScrewAttack!, the production studio/entertainment brand under the Rooster Teeth umbrella, which creates content focused on gamer culture for YouTube and their website. Read more about the new features in iPi Macap Studio 3.5 and 3.IPi Motion Capture is used as key creative tool for the popular YouTube show “Death Battle" seen by millions
The Pro edition costs $1,995 or $995/year – down $200/year – and supports up to four depth sensors or 16 cameras, and also adds support for tracking up to three actors simultaneously and for dual-GPU processing.įurther add-ons provide automation and biomechanical analysis tools. The Express edition now costs $195, and supports a single depth sensor sensor the Basic edition costs $695 or $345/year, and supports up to two depth sensors or six cameras.
The update reintroduces perpetual licences for the software, previously dropped in version 3.0. IPi Mocap Studio 4.0 is available for Windows 7+ only. IPi Recorder can also now load unsynchronised videos from multiple cameras and sync it automatically. In addition, the update adds support for action cameras with wide-angle lenses, making it possible to track actors closer to the camera, and to enable tracking at frame rates of up to 120fps. Support for action cameras makes it possible to track wide-angle footage up to 120fps The update also introduces the option to fix problem tracks by retracking individual body parts – the head, the torso, or any individual limb – while retaining the original track for others.