Animazoo Launches the Revolutionary IGS-190H
Animazoo announces the launch of the IGS-190H (Hybrid), the new optical quality hybrid motion capture system. This next generation system delivers highly accurate, lifelike data and a range of new features.
The IGS-190H combines the powerful features of the existing IGS-190M (Mobile) with the new Ultrasonic system, ExacTrax, and Animazoo Jump Injector, the patent pending editing and auto-cleaning tools. The new editing tools do 80 percent of post-processing in a point and click cleaning mechanism.
ExacTrax ultrasonic tracking system has been exclusively developed by the Animazoo team to work in conjunction with the IGS-190 and GypsyGyro-18 systems. It includes a scalable configuration of one Sonar Processing Unit (SPU) per 4 sonar sensors (up to 96 sensors per standard PC) and the basic system comes with a 20-sensor/ 5 SPU configuration. The hybrid system is designed to accommodate up to 4 IGS-190 systems without needing additional sonar gear.
What sets the IGS-190H apart from usual motion capture technology is the five SPUs, each controlling four microphones. The synchronized ultrasonic ExacTrax hardware collects root position data for the IGS-190M for use in operator-made post-processing and automatic editing.
It works in the following way: the sonar emitter fits onto the back of the suit, it plugs into a specially modified IGS-190 MPU. This sends an ultrasonic pulse to the sensor microphones, triangulating its position. The SPU receiver modules process the data for the PC.
Powerful features of the IGS-190H also include:
· New patent pending, ground-breaking features in the joint off-setting program AutoCal
· New file format with additional bones in the real-time skeleton
· New additional sensor for the waist
· New BVH format (compatible with .fbx and Max) with additional spine
· New patent pending hardware attachment for vastly improved clavicle data
· One-time “improve calibration” feature by waving an emitter
· Temperature factoring feature
· No limit on the number of SPU or microphones than can be rigged together (but one PCI card can handle 32 microphones (8 SPUs)
· IGS-190H PC has 3 PCI slots
· L-shaped”, “snaked”, or “multi-room” capture spaces possible
· Cost-effective sensors allow multiple permanent capture spaces with one portable central processing system, reducing setup time and equipment costs
· Outdoor tracking possible
· Basic 20-sensor system can cover 6m X 6m space (but actor can leave tracking area without interrupting the gyroscope data, only tracking data)
· IGS-190H can be used without its ExacTrax at any time (for mobile applications)
· Comprehensive, easy to use hardware; when calibrated, can exit sonar software
completely, and have tracking on or off in the capture software.
The IGS-190 H, inertial gyroscopic-ultrasonic tracking hybrid motion capture system, package includes:
· Animazoo IGS-190M
· Exac-Trax:
- 1 Emitter (plus 2 spare)
- 20 Sensor System (plus 4 spare)
- PC and Monitor
- Software: new patent-pending "Keyframe Editor"
- Cables
- Tripods and T-Bars for hanging 20 sensors.
For further information please contact:
Paul Collimore on +44 (0)1273 417 440 or
email paul@animazoo.com