How to Set Up an iPi Mocap Studio with PS3 Eye

The beauty of using iPi Mocap Studio is that it's markerless and doesn't require any specific equipment. Instead, you can use a Kinect or Kinect-like sensor such as Primesense's camera. This allows for greater flexibility when setting up your rig, bones, blendshapes, and controllers.

One advantage of using the iPi Maya plug-in is that it gives you all the benefits of the standalone app right inside of Maya. While the standalone app is great, exporting and importing data out of your actual animation package can be a bit of a pain. However, if you're not using facial motion capture, I highly recommend Faceshift.

For 3dsmax users, biped and CAT make it easy to dump animation onto your rig, with some decent mocap clean-up tools. While these tools are useful for cleaning up mocap data, they're not ideal for use as an animation rig. If you have Maya, take advantage of HumanIK's re-targeting systems, which provide similar functionality to Motion Builder within Maya.

It's worth noting that the iPi Mocap Studio can be a bit finicky to calibrate, record, and process video data. It may not work perfectly on the first try, but with practice, you'll become more comfortable working around its quirks. One major advantage of using the system is that it allows for smooth motion tracking without losing track of your arms or legs.

To improve performance, consider setting up a second sensor to help fill in shadow areas where a single sensor may struggle. Keep in mind that if you only have one sensor, any data that falls outside its range will be lost. Additionally, crossing your arms on your chest can cause the system to become confused about which arm is doing what.

Overall, while iPi Mocap Studio may not be perfect, it's a powerful tool for generating motion capture data and can produce high-quality results with practice and patience.

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