SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. - May 31, 2000 - Meta Motion, a new company offering motion capture hardware, software, and services, has formed to address the growing demand for mocap solutions in the visual effects, gaming, Internet and entertainment communities. Strategic partnerships with industry-leading motion capture hardware and software developers such as Kaydara, FAMOUS Technologies, and Analogus allow Meta Motion to provide competitively priced motion capture systems, solutions and services for enhanced 3D character animation.

"3D character animation is the driving force in computer games and visual effects for television, film, web cyberhosting and location-based entertainment," says Lee Dickholtz, president of Meta Motion. "Increasingly tighter production deadlines have many studios relying heavily on mocap to reduce production times and quickly bring their 3D characters to life."

Justin Chin of Infinite Machine in Berkeley, Calif. is a Meta Motion client using motion capture to effectively streamline animation projects, "In just 15 hours, I was able to capture enough motion for 30 minutes of cut-scene animation. The motion capture data saved me months of setting up animatics and produced enough motion-capture animation for a final render. I'm sold."

"Our goal is to help our customers understand the productivity benefits of adding mocap technology to their production environment by offering customized system configurations and specialized training and services," says Dickholtz. "Motion capture technology is an excellent way to streamline the animation process and save time and money in the process."

As an extension of its motion capture offerings, Meta Motion has partnered with Animazoo of San Francisco and Paris to offer motion capture rental services throughout the U.S. and Europe. Animazoo utilizes the Gypsy Motion Capture system, a skeletal and character motion capture system that supports Maya, 3D Studio MAX, Softimage, LightWave 3D, Life Forms Studio, Poser, Mirai, FiLMBOX, Movido, and Typhoon. Animazoo also offers facial motion capture using FAMOUSfaces Animator and vTracker for FiLMBOX, 3D Studio MAX, Maya LightWave 3D and Softimage.

ABOUT META MOTION Meta Motion is a privately held company in San Francisco, California. Founded by industry veteran Lee Dickholtz, former VP of Multimedia Development at ID8 Media, Meta Motion is dedicated to providing powerful, cost-effective motion capture solutions for the visual effects and entertainment industries. For more information on Meta Motion, please visit the company web site at www.MetaMotion.com

 

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