We’re going to need mocap, lots of mocap…
What’s next for Mocappys? So, after launching my MotionBuilder Fundamentals Course over the summer, I decided to set myself a new challenge: How much of the iconic “Lobby Sequence” from The Matrix could I recreate at home using an Xsens MVN Animate Motion Capture System and MotionBuilder? I’d been trying to think of what to…
MotionBuilder Pipeline
In this motionbuilder tutorial I will take you through the processes involved in preparing and exporting your character into motionbuilder and then importing your lovingly crafted animation back on to your character. Because of the many different possible combination of plug-ins and software versions I will try to make this tutorial as generic as I…
How to plan a Motion Capture Shoot – Mocap Shot List
Now you have a full and extensive list of actions you want to capture, it’s time to assemble them in to some sort of order. One of the best ways to do this, if you haven’t already been doing so, is to enter them in to a spreadsheet. Begin simply by creating a column containing…
How to use MotionBuilder’s Control Rig to Edit Mocap
Following on from the walk cycle we created in the last tutorial, in this video I’ll show you how to use MotionBuilder’s Control Rig to edit the walk and give it that final layer of polish. The Control Rig is MotionBuilder’s Full Body FK/IK character rig and while it’s perfect for motion editing, the names and behavior…
A 10 Step Guide to Building a Skeleton for MotionBuilder
This simple 10 step tutorial will show you how to build a skeleton and prepare it for use in MotionBuilder. Building a skeleton for MotionBuilder or motion capture is the same as building a skeleton for any other purpose, apart from you don’t need to rig the skeleton to animate it as MotionBuiler uses it’s…
Creating an In-Place Looping Animation in MotionBuilder
This tutorial is a follow on from Creating a Looping Animation in MotionBuilder, showing you how to edit a traversing animation like a walk or run so that it loops on the spot There are two ways to do this in MotionBuilder: Using In Place Mode on the Control Rig Deleting Key Frames in the FCurve…
Retargeting Animation In MotionBuilder
A complete guide to retargeting animation in MotionBuilder. Learn how to import and connect characters, retarget animation and export files as FBX or BVH. This tutorial will teach you everything you need to know about retargeting animation in MotionBuilder: Merging and connecting Characters and Actors. Importing skeletal animation and optical motion capture. Retargeting settings. Plotting animation to control…
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