Meta Motion - Comparison of Motion Captor optical mocap and Gypsy mechanical mocap

Motion Captor™ Comparisons

Motion Captor

·	About Motion Captor
·	Applications
·	Work Flow
·	Specs
·	Comparison Chart
·	Samples
·	Pricing

Accessories

·	Datagloves
·	Cybergloves
·	Face Trackers
·	MotionBuilder

Criteria	Motion Captor	Gypsy	Comments
Time to set up	40 to 60 minutes	20 minutes	Time to set up at new location
Sampling rate	30 to 200 fps*	30, 60 or 120 fps	*rate dependent on cameras used
Realtime Performance	Excellent	Excellent	-
Range	24 foot diameter with 6 cameras. Larger areas with additional camera	.5 miles outdoors, 200 yards indoors	-
Number of cameras	Up to 64*	Not applicable	*Single actor system includes 4 cameras, dual actor system includes 6 cameras
Laptop capture	Yes	Yes	*Desktop computers required for data acquisition and processing
Time to calibrate	2 minutes	30 to 60 minutes*	*one time calibration per actor
Accuracy of data	Very accurate	Reasonably accurate	-
Transportability	More involved than the Gypsy, but still highly transportable	One box plus laptop computer	-
Outdoor use	Yes*	Yes	Direct sunlight needs to be blocked.
Positioning method	Global - relative to cameras	Relative to initialization position. System tracks hip rotation with gyroscope and tracks footstep placement	-
Sourceless	No - the source is the cameras.	Yes - source is on the body	-
Recommended usage	Anything human or animal motion you want to capture*	Puppeteering, low-cost motion capture alternative	*Custom biomechanical setups are created free of charge in 2 to 3 days.
Acrobatics	No problem	limited	-
Jumping	No problem	can be recorded*	*might require extra clean up for post-process based animation
Occlusion	minimal*	none	*Motion Captor's software use of a biomechanical skeleton offers outstanding realtime reduction of occlusion
Single actor cost	$44,995	$19,995
Dual actor cost	$58K*	$40K*	*add MotionBuilder Pro for $4,195
Simultaneous hand and face	Yes	Yes	Requires use of Datagloves or Cybergloves and face tracker (not included)
Use for on-location work	Yes	Yes*	Gypsy is a bit quicker to set up and transport, and can work in a wide variety of spaces. The Motion Captor system is the best optical system you can get for on-location work.
Live use	Yes	Yes	Alias MotionBuilder is recommended for live performance
Recording of props (swords, bats, golf clubs, etc.)	Yes	No*	*Props are not recorded with the Gypsy, but can easily be parented to the hand to animate appropriately