Brighton, UK 01.07.2010 - Animazoo UK Ltd is pleased to announce the release of its latest professional motion capture system, the Gypsy 7. The Gypsy 7 is the latest incarnation of Animazoo’s state of the art Gyspy exo-skeletal gyroscopic hybrid technology. Fitted with military grade gyroscopes and no lag and no noise joint sensors the Gypsy 7 is ideal for any motion capture environment.
Gypsy 7 supersedes the Gypsy 6 (released in 2008) and offers increased data accuracy through its new ball-bearing shafts and ease of use as well as a 3x cost reduction on it's predecessor. The standard Gypsy 7 comes complete with Animazoo's unified version 10 operating software which combines all the necessary tools for system calibration, online streaming, multi-actor synching, key frame editing and dynamic capture features with the ability to preview capture data in real-time. New drag-n-drop actor-calibration features mean faster and more efficient system set up times, with minimal need for bio-mechanical knowledge.
Animazoo also offers real-time driver packages for MotionBuilder as well as Unreal, Unity and Panda 3D game engines allowing live visualization of data on characters. Captured BVH data from the Gypsy 7 can be imported into all leading desktop animation packages making the Gypsy 7 a powerful motion capture tool for animators, game developers, engineers and ideal for teaching the fundamental concepts behind motion capture.
As well as increased performance on previous models, the Gypsy 7 provides 18 new non-mocap control triggers in the form of buttons and thumb sticks. Located on joysticks at the end of each arm these controls add triggering capabilities which can be captured in addition to BVH data. This new Extended Event Control (EEC) will prove indispensable for real-time animation, online streaming, bio-mechanical, robotics, medical and computer game development applications opening new dimensions for motion capture.
“This system marks a big leap in bringing motion capture equipment to the creative and educational masses. By manufacturing reliable, affordable systems we can increase the scope of the need for motion capture products in areas we didn't even venture into a few years ago. Soon school kids will be doing mocap.” Ali Kord – Director of Technology, Animazoo.
The Animazoo Gypsy 7 will be shipping in August 2010 with packages starting at USD $8,000.
For any further enquiries regarding Animazoo products, please contact:
Animazoo UK: +44 (0)1273 417440 or contact feedback@animazoo.com
About Animazoo
Animazoo manufactures the IGS-190-M, IGS-190-H, IGS Mini and Gypsy 7 inertial motion capture systems. Based in Brighton, UK. Animazoo's head office contains administration, marketing and assembly departments for some of the manufactured equipment. All Animazoo systems are assembled and tested by UK qualified engineers ensuring quality and performance.
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