The software’s simplicity, flexibility and ease of use gives me the ability to track multiple people without the need for expensive suits or marker placement.”Ĭlick here to see iPi Motion Capture in action on “Death Battle” “My experience with iPi Soft was so positive we decided to build out our in-house animation department and mocap studio using it. “The affordability of iPi Motion Capture was huge for us,” Crawford says. Bayonetta (a videogame character) in which Crawford and his team needed to capture a large amount of the fight choreography and stunts. “The content is then saved and imported into Autodesk 3Ds Max where it is cleaned up and edited to fit the needs of the scene and characters.”Ĭrawford noted that iPi Motion Capture software proved essential on a recent episode featuring the character Dante (video game character from “Devil May Cry”) vs. “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. IPi Motion Capture is used as key creative tool for the popular YouTube show “Death Battle" seen by millions
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