Hi Everybody!
After a long time trying to find the best options for mocap, I finally decided to go for Ipisoft, rather than a mocap suit.
But, before I buy all the needed pieces, I have some questions :
I plan to use 4 Pseyes on a 4,5 x 5 meter ( 14.7 x 16 feet ) room. (If I substract the furniture, it made a 4 x 3,5 meter (13,1 x 9.8 feet) usable area for my movement.)
-here is a "plan" of the room :
https://imgur.com/ojjavYHDo you think this setup can offer proper mocap ?
alternatively, I could do a three camera setup, and place them on C,F and D (on the plan), if the space for a 4 camera setup is a issue.
I can't use 2 kinect One (only have one fulltime accesible computer, and pricey), and 2 kinect V1 seem good (I read somewhere on this forum that they offer the precision of 4 Ps Eye), but they have a way smaller area of capture, so it's not my n°1 choice.
Of course, the best scenario is 6 PSeye but when I check my USB ports in the System information, I only have two Controller (respectively : "Intel(R) USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller" and "ASMedia USB 3.1 Host Controller" )...
So, I can't have more then 4 cameras, right ? :/
I'm pretty confused on that point, because, on the FAQ, it say :
"
With 2 controllers you've got enough bandwidth to record with:
2 depth sensors (first generation Microsoft Kinect)
or 4 cameras at 640x480 (raw Bayer format) at 60 FPS
or 6 cameras at 640x480 (raw Bayer format) at 40 FPS.
"
But, I'm pretty sure I have read somewhere that is not recommended to connect more than 2 Ps Eye to a single Controler...
If that's so, would any PCI-E to USB 3.0 ( or 3.1) card would work for reaching a 6 Ps Eye configuration ?
This one look great : (french description, but it seem to be the same as the one recommended on the "Accessories and Hardware Required" part of the website)
https://www.amazon.fr/CSL-contr%C3%B4le ... B014JGHCAQSpeaking of USB, this "Active" kind of cable extension is the one I need to use, right ?
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004A ... VGU1&psc=1 Another question, more about the Mocap quality to expect.
-I prefer Ipisoft over other mocap solution for the price, but also the freedom of action it offer.
I want to be able to use the Mocap for a lot of different situation, like talking,walking,seating, gripping something, etc. but I also want to be free to fight, throw, jump, run, crawl, and fall freely.
Crawling and falling are good examples I think, because it's typically the types of movement you don't want to do on mocap suit because of the risk of breaking the components and disconnecting cables.
So, does 4 or 6 PSeyes will allow me to do fast and "complex" movements, without (to much) risk of bad tracking (as long as I use it properly, and use a proper setting (cloth, light etc)) ?
Finaly :
Do you recommande Iclone7 or Ikinema WebAnimate with Ipisoft ? I plan to use it for refine and alter my animations before integration, finger and face animation, second pair of arms, or animate some non-humanoïde creature for exemple...
Ikinema WebAnimate is very affordable... Maybe to much... (99 dollars seem really really low cost for that kind of product to me)
But videos I have see look promising, here is some of them, if you're interested :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btvGftEnHgchttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HY9oPig ... e=youtu.beThank a lot for your time!
I know it's a lot of questions, but all of this is pretty new to me, so I want to be sure about those things before buying anything and then come asking "Why is this not working ?!?" ! :P
Note : I'm french and my English writing is a bit rusty, but I hope I'm clear ^^
Thanks again !