Miguel benitez from mobile game developer kaio interactive has just posted a method of streaming data from brekel kinect pro straight into 3ds max, without the need for motionbuilder. Download cad files and utilities 3ds max, maya, mudbox, motionbuilder, vred. November 1st will be the release date of the new brekel pro pointcloud 2 and pro body 2 applications. Mesh online says that there are no plans to port the project to macos or linux, but it should be possible to compile from the old source code on github, which was actually developed for macos. Kinect 3d viewer allows you to plug your usb kinect into your computer and view a 3d visualization of the depth data you can also map rgb values onto the depth image. Heres a step by step guide on getting it up and running. Smackall games, an indian game design studio for mobile devises just released their 3d scanning software to use the microsoft kinect scanner to capture 3d models. We use 3dsmax, cat, motionbuilder, a kinect and brekel. Brekel kinect pro face 64bit is a shareware software in the category miscellaneous developed by brekel kinect pro face 64bit. I used it last year and it was a complete nightmare. The 3d scanning capabilities of the kinect have been front row in terms of displaying its numerous realworld applications.
The latest version of brekel kinect pro body 64bit is currently unknown. In addition, we provide full support for a number of products when used on the mac in. Additionally, you can zoom and rotate the visualization. Some of the details of kinect v4 v1 xbox 360, v2 xbox one, v3 embedded in hololens. Im trying to use the brekel kinect with my kinect xbox 360 editon on my windows 8. Create filter effect with face mesh, retouching and lighting.
The screenshot shows the os x interface including meshlab which can be used to clean up and stitch together multiple scans including patching holes. The kinect other hardware like the asus wavi xtion open up a world that was not available at this price before, but they really arent the same as the more expensive traditional motion capture solutions. Brekel kinect pro body 64bit is a shareware software in the category miscellaneous developed by brekel kinect pro body 64bit. Oct 31, 2012 downloads for brekel face are available within brekels website, just search for it at the right panel. Freeopen source kinect motion capturing software unity forum.
Kinect motion capture windows and mac os x duration. How i turned my xboxs kinect into a wondrous motion. After many months of development and beta testing the time has come for an official announcement. As you may know it, kinect is a product manufactured by microsoft. How to use a kinect to import mocap into a 3dsmax character cat motionbuilder and brekel pro body duration.
Nov 17, 2012 an affordable, crossplatform kinect based markerless facial motion capture system. In this video tutorial you learn how to use brekel pro face data in 3ds max. Face animation mocap, kinect v2 for windows, usb 3. Can i run 3ds max 2016 on my macbook pro 15 retina. I want to have 3ds max on my mac, because my adobe master collections contract is licensed under apple products. Oct 17, 2011 smackall games, an indian game design studio for mobile devises just released their 3d scanning software to use the microsoft kinect scanner to capture 3d models. Miguel benitez from mobile game developer kaio interactive has just posted a method of streaming data from brekel. Color image, depth, and ir sensor output in many pixel formats. This list with alternatives to 3ds max for mac will provide you with various utilities that can help game developers, visual effects artists, and.
May 28, 2016 as you may know it, kinect is a product manufactured by microsoft. Published on mar 20, brekel kinect pro body v1 realtime mocap in autodesk. The most popular mac alternative is blender, which is both free and open. It was initially added to our database on 03212014. Microsoft kinect for xbox 360 3d model electronics on hum3d. This guide was created by reuben fleming, a freelance animator and 3d artist. Im a bit weary of this as i installed it on my imac late 2015 which is one down from the highest spec model but 3ds max wouldnt run and would constantly crash because the amd r9 m390 is not supported.
How i turned my xboxs kinect into a wondrous motioncapture. I do not need new mac pro for max but am used to mac environment and want it. This free mac application is an intellectual property of mihoo. Autodesk 3ds max is not available for mac but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on macos with similar functionality. Download the free kinect mocap toolkit for windows cg channel. The kinectother hardware like the asus wavi xtion open up a world that was not available at this price before, but they really arent the same as the more expensive traditional motion capture. The brekel software crashes on startup, which i assume is happening because the kinect isnt detected properly by windows. Fortunately, there are many programs with similar capabilities and functions on the market. Kickstarted by a bounty from, the diy community was very quick to respond with open kinect drivers. Brekel pro face v2 is a windows application that enables 3d animators to record and stream 3d face tracking of up to 6 people from your living. Mar 26, 20 brekel, but you need tons of free hdd space to record moderate scenes. This leads to a lack of support for other operating systems like linux or macos. Going back into the brekel kinect pro face in the devices filter, i had to make. These 2 videos are part of my thesis about human motion capture as a character animation technique using low cost equipment.
On this case study, a motion capture system was created using a pc with windows7 32bit os, a kinect for xbox 1st version, brekel pro body and motionbuilder. Blender addon for brekel kinect face pro 2 bvh facial motion. For that you need to install the driver for kinect compatible on mac. Brekel kinect pro face 64bit runs on the following operating systems. May 21, 2014 learn how to use brekel pro face data in 3d max.
So i thats why i was wondering how would mac pro run 3ds mac in bootcamp mode, essentially being windows machine. Brekel kinect is an application using a microsoft kinect for xbox360 sensor, and primesenses openni and nite. Brekel kinect face importer addon for blender marwinsthings. Kinect for xbox 360 is the latest buzz in the gaming world. It is free for personal and commercial use and will remain so, just dont expect any new updates, bug fixes or official support.
Being able to fully scan a 3d model of practically anything and then importing it into a 3d modelling solution or gaming engine lends itself to so many diy projects that are cheap and practical. Brekel kinect pro body 64bit runs on the following operating systems. How to use a kinect to import mocap into a 3dsmax character. Release date for kinect v2 apps and new pricing structure. Its really just time to stop supporting gaming on mac. Im doing a small python script addon that imports kinect facial animation data into blender. Jul 04, 2016 you will get the best answer from someone working for autodesk but being 3ds user since dos version and long time administrator of max and maya renderfarm my. We use 3dsmax, cat, motionbuilder, a kinect and brekel pro body to map motion onto a dota2 model. Markerless facial motion capture opensiuc southern illinois. Maya, 3ds max, and motionbuilder cadavid concepts, inc.
Developer toolkit sample programs run properly showing the kinect is working. Brekel pro face plugin for kinect in autodesk motion builder. You will get the best answer from someone working for autodesk but being 3ds user since dos version and long time administrator of max and maya renderfarm my. There is a group working on reverse engineering the protocol to make it cross platform, but its nowhere near ready yet. Yes, you read that right, now you can use kinect with your mac. Theres a conference call recently setup with autodesk. Using microsoft kinect with max within mere weeks of microsoft releasing their kinect camera for the xbox, excited developers have been racing to add support for different platforms. How to use a kinect to import mocap into a 3dsmax character cat. Brekel kinect a place to discuss all things related to the brekel kinect applications. Jan 24, 2011 kinect 3d viewer allows you to plug your usb kinect into your computer and view a 3d visualization of the depth data. The latest version of brekel kinect pro face 64bit is currently unknown. An affordable, crossplatform kinectbased markerless facial motion capture system. Brekel kinect free brekel kinect is an application using a microsoft kinect for xbox360 sensor, and primesenses openni and nite.
Kinect is the motion sensor camera which captures your movement and lets you play games. Brekel openni kinect auto installer developer edition v1. My workflow to import mocap data into a fully rigged 3dsmax character with cat. Brekel body v1 is a windows application that enables 3d animators to do body motion capture of up to 2 people from your living room or office using a microsoft kinect sensor. In addition, we provide full support for a number of products when used on the mac in virtualized environments including parallels desktop and vmware fusion. As for me, i was lucky enough to aquire a licence straight from brekel for doing this script. It is free for personal and commercial use and will remain so, just. Download the free kinect mocap toolkit for windows cg. Autodesk provides many native mac products for 3d modeling, cad, rendering, animation, vfx, and digital imagery. Another example is yakit, a kinect 2 app that puts your face onto people in photos.
The thing is, there isnt much that of a difference in price between dell t5610 workstation and the new mac pro. We use 3dsmax, cat, motionbuilder, a kinect and brekel pro. Im a bit weary of this as i installed it on my imac late 2015 which is one down from the highest spec model but 3ds. Where the kinect does shine is in motion capture mocap.
We ended up buying pro made motion captures and sourcing the rest free from the. See workflow demonstrations for autodesk maya autodesk max autodesk softimage autodesk. Would be nice to see what you get in a side by side raw capture with brekel s new pro body version vs ipi basic which both only support 1 kinect. As expected, the max community has been bitten by the kinect bug too, and some dedicated members of the forum community have already got a working jitter object called eenect. Jul 10, 2014 my workflow to import mocap data into a fully rigged 3dsmax character with cat. Being able to fully scan a 3d model of practically anything and then importing it. Its difficult to move over to 3ds max windows because the cost transfer under adobe bulk contracts would be three times the cost. As some of you may have heard microsoft actually alex kipman the man behind kinect12hololens himself recently may 7th 2017 announced their plans for the future of kinect through the following article. Kinect viewer is based on the hard work of the people from openkinect.
Brekel kinect face importer addon for blender marwin. You can then export the model to software like mixamo, autodesks mudbox or 3ds max to. Brekel kinect pro body v1 realtime mocap in autodesk. And even with fullon pro mocap the best results still require a fair bit of manual tweaking etc.
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