Motion Capture Final Verdict (Patreon)
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So, after doing lots and lots of research I think I've figured out what we're gonna do. We're going to invest in Iclone7 (https://mocap.reallusion.com/iClone-motion-live-mocap/buy.html). Now there are a few reasons:
-1st, is because it's a software I trust. It's been around for years, and has only gotten better since I first found it.
-2nd, is because the software specializes in animation at a AAA level. Which means, it's reliable, intuitive, and efficient.
-3rd, because it's compatible with all the most common motion captures you would want, and has compatibility with upgrades like hands, and facial recognition in addition to body mocap that we can upgrade to later.
That being said, there are two ways we can go about this. We can start with Kinect
The Iclone7 specific version, which would be $200 for Iclone, and $100 for the Kinect set-up. https://www.reallusion.com/store/product.html?l=1&p=ic#kinectmocap
Or, we can save our money and instead of Kinect we can purchase the Neuron body suit in a few months for $1000. Which, I guarantee you will save you hundreds of hours on clean-up and foot jitter.
From there, eventually when we save up another $1500, we'll be able to buy the gloves for hand motion capture: https://neuronmocap.com/content/product/perception-neuron-studio-gloves
And, once we save up another $1600, one day we'll be able to buy the facial motion capture that goes along with it here: https://mocap.reallusion.com/iClone-motion-live-mocap/buy.html
Either way, if we're gonna do animation seriously, eventually we will need the full suit: body, hands, and face. But, what I like about clone7 is you can do things 1 piece at a time depending on available equipment, and it's render engine is built to handle live motion capture for the whole body.
So, I leave the decision to you guys. What would you prefer we do?