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The secret of Motion Capture by Inner Esteem Motion Capture Studios

01. Why should you utilize Motion Capture (Mocap) Technology?

Motion Capture gives flexibility to the animators to create human realistic animation. By using the captured performance by the actors, the animators can create a truly spectacular, artistic and human realistic animation. Besides, motion capture streamlines your production pipeline and delivers animation with photo-realistic subtlety and nuance.

Motion capture is one of the proven tools for producing photo-realistic and human realistic animation. Considering the complexity of actions like sport moves, stunt actions, horse and other animal movements – creating a key frame animation will be a real difficulty if the Motion Capture technology is not utilized. Consider the time frame taken in the key framing. With this great Mocap technology you can save you time, cost and energy spend to produce your project.

02. Why should we do our productions with Inner Esteem Mocap Studios?

The staffs at Inner Esteem - Motion Capture Studios are a blend of innovative artists, who are technically inclined and dedicated. This unique background and combination of talents ensures that a motion capture session with us will deliver a fine quality data on target while free from time costly technical problems you have experienced with other motion capture companies.

We are production and deadline focused and therefore we are involved in producing high quality animation. Simply, we deliver beyond the highest quality motion capture data and back it with a quality guarantee.

To make our studio client friendly, we have facilitated our studio with Online Viewing Technology. This means that a client can see our operations and capturing session anytime from any part of the world. This in fact will reduce your time and cost. Just Imagine you can approve your takes in the Motion Capture session right from your desk while having couple of coffees. What you need is just a good broadband Internet connection.

03. What are the facilities in Inner Esteem MoCap Studios?

Inner Esteem – Motion Capture Studios have state-of-the-art facilities available here in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Including a 30' by 15' capture space available to accommodate a broad variety of capture demands, as well as a client service area comprised of offices and a lounge.

We have the Optical Technology 16 camera setup from Motion Analysis, which is widely used in around the world by top film makers, game developers, sports and bio-mechanics. All the supporting devices like Editing, Sound Mixing and Video Capturing are available for free of cost when you do your motion capture with us.

04. Will Inner Esteem MoCap save us time, money and energy?

In a production pipeline where time is money, motion capture may have a drastic impact on your overhead, particularly with larger volumes of work. Moreover, as our studio is centrally located in Asia, we give all our American, European and Asian a very mean pricing. Moreover we encourage all the Gaming, Filming and Animation companies a fabulous discounted package pricing if they are going to do MoCap more than 5 minutes. And our Online Viewing Technology cut short all your traveling expenses. You can have fun with your family and children while directing the motion capture session. Aren’t this something interesting and a thing to ponder?

05. What are the animation software that support our output format?

Around the world, widely used current generation of animation software such as 3D Studio Max, Alias/Wavefront Maya, Lightwave, Cinema 4D and Softimage/XSI can all import a variety of motion capture file formats.

Major changes to your current range of animation tools and programs aren’t necessary to begin using motion capture data.

06. As an artist, what does motion capture brings to me?

Truly and absolutely realistic motions that in another phrase for motion capture we like to call it as "performance capture." When you capture a live performance, you don't have the burden of mimicking or duplicating the one. Adding subtlety and nuance to animated movements using only traditional techniques is difficult at best.

Performance or motion capture is a unique tool in the artist’s palette for producing photo-realistic animation. Consider the accuracy required for sport moves. Consider duplicating the weight, force and timing of a pole-vaulter or a rider on a horse. Consider life-risking actions called for in the script you are bidding. When it's realism you want, mocap really delivers!

07. How does motion capture fit into our production schedule?

Practically speaking, if it's your first time trying motion capture, we honestly advise you to get us involved as early as possible. Everyone needs a little help on his/ her initial capturing sessions. Let us guide you through the process of MoCap. We'll help and guide you to plan and integrate motion capture into your current production pipeline so that you can take full advantage and benefit of all that motion capture has to offer.

08. Is your mocap system mobile?

In fact, motion analysis optical system can be transported to and set up in a matter of hours in many locations. We can capture successfully in large indoor arenas, film studios and gymnasiums besides our own facilities.

09. Can mocap track facial or hand movements?

Facial capture is very quickly becoming one of our most specialized services. We have a number of upcoming projects that require a large amount of facial capture. Hand movement can also be captured with great detail and efficiency.

10. Can the facial, hand and body integrated?

Yes, provided if the project requires such a variety. Otherwise it is good to capture all the 3 things separately.

11. Do you sell library mocap files?

We sell our mocap files of our previous projects. Please look at our library to buy online.

12. Do you have any package pricing?

Yes, we do have a fabulous discounted packaging price. We start the basic packaging price from an output of 5 minutes.

13. How much it costs to do a one minute mocap?

Even for one minute, there will cost coverings like Studio rental, capturing charges, clean-up charges, file conversion charge for 3D software. Studio rental can be considered as an half day rent.


 

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