The FaceTracker is a very lightweight, easy to use, head-mounted facial expression tracker that is already being used for productions, education and research by leading companies across the globe. The FaceTracker allows realtime data transfer of the actor's facial movements to any application or animation workstation like VuppetMaster, Kaydara MoCap and many more.

After only a few hours of training, you are able to produce life like characters with lip sync facial animation or study facial expressions for research. Now facial animation is a matter of minutes and hours, instead of days and weeks.

The FaceTracker enables actors and designers to work in a natural way as opposed to puppeteering or keyframing. As the actor performs facial movements for your character, the software simultaneously records or transmits the tracked movements in realtime. Because of this ability you can not only animate with the FaceTracker, you can also do realtime performances with characters interacting on live television, talk shows and virtual hosts at trade fairs and conferences.

FaceTracker Hardware:

Adjustable, lightweight headset with removable cushions in various sizes for a perfect fit
Adjustable lever arm
Near infrared sensitive camera with CCIR 600 TV lines video output
Rotatable camera, adjustable camera focus
Near infrared dimmable light source built into camera
PCU (desktop power supply and light control unit)
MATROX CronosPlus framegrabber card
One main FaceTracker cable (4 meters) from headset to PC
Infrared reflective marker tape (self-adhesive)
Serial cable
Parallel port dongle, manual, software CD
Additional tools, standalone Motion Data Player

FaceTracker Software:

Realtime tracking software for Windows XP Professional or Windows 2000
36 trackable xy markers including slippage control
10 random channels and realtime mouse channel
Fully automatic marker assignment based on user-defined facial templates
Single marker teach mode with visible search areas
Scalable and overlapping search areas
Headset slippage autocorrect function and slippage warning
Adjustable tracking rates in 25/50 fps (PAL) or 30/60 fps (NTSC)
Individual adjustable smoothing levels for each marker
Project files store all settings including user-defined background
Data output to file, serial port, ethernet and shared memory
Motion Data Converter to FBX file format
Realtime feedback of marker motion in preview and tracking mode
Integrated motion playback mode with range mode, single step mode and loop mode

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