DIY Kinect Motion Capture Studio | Blender

For ages I've wondered if low-budget DIY motion capture was possible using Blender 3D. After some exploration and experimentation, I learned that it is. Here's how...
Materials Shown:
• Kinect v2 on Amazon: www.amazon.com/Xbox-One-Kinec...
• Kinect Adapter on Amazon: www.amazon.com/Xbox-Kinect-Ad...
• Kinect TV Mount: www.amazon.com/Kinect-Mount-K...
Software and Resources:
• Kinect SDK: www.microsoft.com/en-us/downl...
• Delicode's NI Mate & Add-on: ni-mate.com/
• Remington's NI Mate Rig: remington.pro/resources/asset...
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[@RemingtonCreative]

WARNING: Due to recent updates with NI Mate, many people have reported issues with NI Mate drivers breaking their USB ports. Please be cautious and ensure your system is FULLY COMPATIBLE with NI Mate before installing it. Check the updated NI Mate and the Kinect SDK system requirements on your own behalf; do not rely on the ones I have provided in this video.

[@johnpsmith8132]

oh no, I already took 10 credits! you are not on time!

[@CAESAR_IS_GOD_mohammadisaloser]

How about with 2 kinects? I would like to use an xbox one kinect and a 360 kinect working in unison to make a decent game because the cost is nothing basically. $35kinectV2 + adapter$35 + 360kinect $13 + adapter $14 = $97. and I traded in like only 6 of the lamest old worthless games I had in my collection to a retro shop and already got the kinectV2 so would be bonus if it works..... I am a 3D artist and I can do/modify 3D animation would that help? I was doing animations myself and they look awesome but I felt I could make them a lot quicker and with more life with Mocap then stumbled onto kinect. Is there another professional option near this price range?

[@shizvayne]

Hmmmm. After installing NI mate, it asked for a restart. When my login screen comes back on, I realized that it had wiped my drivers for all my usb ports. I couldn't sign in as my keyboard and mouse were unusable. Did a reinstall of windows 10 and tried again since i thought maybe i missed something but it did it again so going to try to find another way.

[@CAESAR_IS_GOD_mohammadisaloser]

@@shizvayne I didn't have that problem it works for me and I'm using windows 10.

[@shizvayne]

@@CAESAR_IS_GOD_mohammadisaloser hmmmm🤔

[@blender_wiki]

0:25 Requirement 2:15 HW connections 3:38 Kinect SDK download and install 6:56 Ni mate download and install 8:48 install add on in blender 9:11 connect NI mate and Blender 10:30 Special Remington's Ni Mate Rig 12:55 Syncro to another rig (rigfy) 17:45 Capturing (recording)

[@lituru]

Thanks

[@AdventVFX]

2:50 Cat Cameo

[@garnetk3751]

thats really cool, I was hoping however that you were going to actually add a model to it to show us a real final of that end.

[@flavorlessquark8614]

"it's currently going for just over 45 dollars and I don't expect that to change " -Amazon : Kinect v2 35 dollars. -Amazon: Adapter, 200dollars Nice

[@StrongFreeLovin]

I guess v1 doesn't need an adapter right? Read previous comments and comments under them, you will find probably better solutions than this.

[@pakigraw]

you can simply mod the kinect, i did Kinect V2 brand new 32 euro. you need a 12V 3A power brick (i recycled a compatible fiber optic modem power adapter ) USB 3.0 A to B cable (8 euro on amazon), total 40 euro about 45 dollars. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rIK8i3R4d7N1p6M

[@AnoshMalik99]

I bought it fairly cheap, it didnt need an adapter as the USB connection just worked out of the box. Obv the software drivers from MS were free and worked

[@marcthomas4488]

But how does it work as a Moc app interface.? Is it worth it for the cost, or at least cheaper?

[@Mr.McWatson]

@@pakigraw I used an old Wii power cable and block, it's perfect voltage and amperage.

[@palmzmetal9131]

*How to get your animation into UE4* (tutorial in progress): 1. Select the Retargeted Rig skeleton. 2. Start a so-called "Animation Bake Action". 3. Your options should be: -Visual Keying (yes) the rest should be (no) -Bake Data (Pose) 4. Export. In case you don't have any geometry: You need to create a mesh-dummy and parent it to the Retargeted Rig, or else UE4 won't create a skeleton for you. *Retargeting this into a character mesh:* 1. Edit the Retargeted Rig skeleton so it is a T-Pose or whatever pose your character mesh is. 2. Place the mesh onto the skeleton, and edit the bone-lengths so it fits the character better. *Warning* : try not to change bone rotations too much, or it will mess up your resulting character when it animates. 3. And now parent the character mesh with the Retargeted Rig with "Armature Deform -> With automatic weights". It works in most situations. 4. Now follow the "Animation Bake Action" instructions. The only problem with this scenario is that your character will not be sized properly and will be facing Y-forward i the game engines.

[@WolframSaga]

Personally, I use IPI Soft Recorder and rigger and it includes the UE4 mannequin skeleton for easy exporting.

[@chrishatfield2855]

For Those using Kinect V1 with Remington's rig you have to delete the unused Empties and Set the "Stretch" constraints to the correct corresponding empties, as the default setup targets will still be set to the uneeded empties (on second layer)

[@burkenater1]

Good job, for those using Windows 10 and Xbox 360 v1, disable driver signature enforcement before installing Delicode NI Mate 2 Follow this to do so. If you don't do this it will not install the proper drivers needed. Hope this saves you some time. Click the Start Start menu and select Settings. Click Update and Security. Click on Recovery. Click Restart now under Advanced Startup. Click Troubleshoot. Click Advanced options. Click Startup Settings. Click on Restart. On the Startup Settings screen press 7 or F7 to disable driver signature enforcement. Your computer will restart and you will be able to install non-digitally signed drivers. If you restart your computer again the driver signature enforcement will be re-enabled.

[@msunardi]

Additional note. Ni Mate will give the instructions on how to install the unsigned Kinect driver. If your computer has a dedicated graphics card, you may run into a " Spout error “Cannot create DirectX/OpenGL interop”" I have an Nvidia card, so I had to do: - Open Control Panel (hit the keyboard Windows button, type: "control panel") - Click on Hardware and Sound - Open the "Nvidia Control Panel" - Click on "Manage 3D Settings" - Under "Global Settings" tab, under "Preferred graphics processor" choose "High-performance NVIDIA processor" - Click Apply - Close/restart Delicode Ni Mate 2

[@msunardi]

There something wrong with the rig in the Blender plugin. The plugin does receive messages from Ni Mate since the rig is moving, but the armature gets deformed and moving like the skeleton joints from Kinect are not mapped correctly to the rig. The skeleton looks fine in Ni Mate.

[@msunardi]

I figured it out. The rig was made for the skeleton from Kinect v2 which has a few more joints than Kinect v1. To make the rig work for Kinect v1: - Open the Blender model - Select and delete the following: - Delete Left_Collar and Right_Collar - Delete Left_Hand and rename Left_Wrist to "Left_Hand" - Delete Right_Hand and rename Right_Wrist to "Right_Hand" - Delete Left_Foot and rename Left_Ankle to "Left_Foot" - Delete Right_Foot and rename Right_Ankle to "Right_Foot"

[@megguenther9901]

@@msunardi thanks for the instructions youre a real life saver

[@msunardi]

@@megguenther9901 Glad it was helpful!

[@FuchstraumYT]

So sad that on the official NI mate download page they say that "This product is no longer for sale". But at 4:18 you hover over the button and on the left bottom there is a link to the software. Type it in by hand and you'll still be able to download the software. :D

[@ianbennett8730]

legend

[@SoMeSue]

what an absolute chad you are!

[@sarahhirsch8919]

I couldn't get it to work, but I found an install file by searching for the complete name of the install file Delicode_NI_mate_v2.14_Installer.exe

[@theshawnmccown]

This no longer works.

[@Joseph-sc7mi]

@@theshawnmccown I just got it working today.

[@RemingtonCreative]

ATTENTION: Since this videos release, the price of an Xbox One Kinect (AKA Kinect v2) has skyrocketed. If you're interested in trying this out still, I'd recommend checking eBay or other similar resale sites for used Kinects. Theyre usually in relatively good condition. Good luck!

[@xxDeath99Starxx]

so if I wanted a human model to do this would I weight paint the bones to the model normally and it would work? also why isn't it at 0,0,0?

[@coleschubert9868]

Remington Graphics do you know any other methods

[@thesacredsword7230]

Can it also track my face?

[@thesacredsword7230]

or is it possible to make it work with face rig,

[@decisionviewer]

Does someone know a method with Intel Realsense?

[@normacenva]

This video is a STANDARD that even the NI Mate guys were recommending. Unfortunately, I had used this technique successfully four years ago. Now NI Mate is not selling its software and the rig is giving trouble in Blender 2.93. Hope you could try with the latest add-on and post another video with the updated one. Also, still not able to rig it to a standard rigify model. A tutorial on that would be great too!

[@g0th1cs1th]

Isn't that ironic: smart guy with nice voice asks if the audience would see more of him? Who doesn't want to see more? ^^ Good job! *thumbsup*

[@abiyyupanggalih854]

yeah :)

[@chrisedwards3866]

I cannot thank you enough for this. It would have taken me days to learn all this on my own - and I probably wouldn't have gotten it to work at all without a lot of guidance. Your guide reduced that to an hour. This is easily one of the best, clearest, and most straightforward guides I've ever seen. And you have a minimum of faffing about, and (after the first 15 seconds), you never take a needless tangent or get sidetracked. Simply put, you are amazing! There is a company selling aftermarket-modified Kinects on Ebay that can plug into the computer via USB, without the conversion kit. They install the power cable into the unit, and supply a Kinect-USB cable. do have a warning about plugging the system back into an XBox One, as apparently the modification changes some of the power supply electronics, so you shouldn't use the power cable if attaching to the XBox. I bought one of these modified units and it works, and it's a lot cheaper than the current prices for either the Kinect or converter. And a week or two ago, Microsoft announced that it was reviving the Kinect program for AR.

[@MarkJPerry]

Very excited about this post - more power to you Grant for your approach: pacey detailed instructions, bits of wisdom and tips along the way, crips recording and editing - if you can keep this stream of enlightenment coming, you're on a real winner. Thanks!

[@VIIIAxelGraal]

It works! If your goal is to move the skeleton, that is just great! The downside is when you import the animation into blender 2.8 it flips the bones around, so they look like they are working properly, but they really aren't. This becomes visible when you assign them to a model. I am pretty sure it has something to do with the inverse scaling that occurs at 16:06. I will look into a possible solution.

[@ParkerHD]

same here

[@MacCoyzkie]

Hey man this is awesome! saves money and time for my projects! thank you very much for this tutorial!

[@billijiran5995]

Same here!

[@allanalbrecht3112]

Finally got a hold of a Kinect 2 today and followed your steps. It works great. Thank you so much for this video and the rig you provided.

[@rahavendrant5101]

This is literally one of the best videos on the Internet. This is a life saver. Thanks a lot buddy. Definitely gonna try it. Will keep you posted on the results. Cheers!!!!

[@Jabrils]

You sir, are my fucking hero. Driving to my local electronics store now to get this set up! 😍😍😍

[@vgaggia]

What did you end up using this for?

[@loop5720]

@@vgaggia Doesn't he still uses Mixamo or something, lol

[@vgaggia]

@@loop5720 Yeah i got this working once only to read the warning and had to reinstall my windows basically in the end, almost a super cool piece of software

[@infinitygames4754]

absolutely brilliant. We appreciate everything you do for the community

[@ling6701]

I'm a.beginner in Blender, and your videos blow my mind every time. You're a genius!

[@neiltsakatsa]

The KINECT (v1) also works on older versions of Windows such as Vista/7/8/8.1

[@hacksmith]

Very good video! Thumbs up!

[@Pop4484]

Hi there i love your videos

[@Kriskey_]

Ayeeeewwww

[@TitansOasis]

Fancy seeing you here

[@CHGOfficial512]

Whoa, didn't expect you to comment on this video. I am huge fan of you.

[@RebelPixels]

I've been wondering if Blender and the Kinect projects were still viable. It's been a few years since I'd heard anything. Thank you so much for this straightforward, no nonsense introduction to the system! Will definitely be checking it out!

[@moldoveanu8]

Wow, the possibilities for indie devs are amazing with your help. Thanks

[@blenderratt3692]

NI Mate, I thought you were about to plug a dating site whike we waited lol. This s**t is gold right here. Just around $85 for a mocap studio? Bravo dude, bravo.

[@juhada]

Hey Grant! I work with mocap on a daily basis @ Digic Pictures, our system is a large scale 24 VICON camera setup system that's obviously an overkill for indie projects, but I've tried both the Xsens and the Neuron (in-suit sensors) mocap systems and they hold up quite well for previs purposes. Tried this kinect DIY solution about 4 years ago then it was pretty bad, so glad you did this video, I really beleive in small scale solutions, and hope to use them sooner than later.

[@swanee]

What do you think of the Valve Lighthouse tracking system and some cheap or DIY trackers that could be strapped on? I think it would be a viable solution and have been wanting to give it a go. Some interesting github repos. github.com/ShadowApex/liblighthouse-mocap github.com/ashtuchkin/vive-diy-position-sensor

[@EmpathP]

As a gentleman who works with Mocap on a regular basis, what system would you recommend for a small-budget indie project which is seeking to create dance motions? I am the manager of a holographic concert project, and for the last year we've created our concerts via motion-trace rather then motion-capture. Now that we're ready to start out Stage 2, I'm hoping to get our first motion capture system, but money and quality are an issue. I've considered the Neuron system, but have heard a LOT of mixed things. And kinect doesn't seem nearly as precise as I'd like. What would YOU recommend?

[@ubestbegood]

have you discovered any worthwhile small scale solutions since?

[@tomsimonis]

Wow! I like this one! Nicely done with all the needed info and 'behind the scene' info. Really appriciated!

[@znaigardz9876]

TNice tutorials is the channel that made start actually creating instead of being intimidated by the software. Thanks for a new form of therapy

[@sdhpCH]

Woah... THAT is interesting! I'd like to see more from you on that. Well done and thank you for sharing this!

[@isaackershnerART]

When I do the part where I parent the rig with my character armature, the part where I need to flip the character along the y axis really screws everything up... Does anyone know how to apply this to characters?

[@Kahnsumi]

Could you remake this with the new blender?

[@knotnatthasit]

Yass

[@DrSulfurious]

Dude! Been checking for a solution for several months now! Thank you! This is such a coincidence I can't believe it.

[@toluabisola]

Dude, this video is amazing! And I have the perfect project for all of this :) Many thanks for putting this together, very detailed and well explained.

[@csicee]

Please do one for blender 2.8

[@omgtntlol]

it works for 2.8

[@Marco18363]

@@omgtntlol how? I cant find the NI mate toolbar in Blender

[@marcellhrabovszky6949]

Same

[@haydenrice649]

When in the main viewport press n and it will open up a tab on the right. And one of the tabs on that should say NI Mate

[@BooneyianLogic]

@@haydenrice649 thank you so much.

[@damianwyrebiak8143]

2:11 Where are the eggs though?

[@1mikhaelone]

exactly my thoughts :D

[@JimGiant]

Was going to post the same thing.

[@fallenredn9990]

I was just about to say the same thing I thought he was bout to pull that

[@isaacdontworry2033]

Damian Wyrębiak Lol i just clocked

[@kellIID]

how to basic :D

[@miloslazovic]

I almost threw out my kinect because I never used it, I didn't know you could hook it up to a PC this easily and that the motion capture is so good. Thanks a ton!

[@ukmonk]

Awesome tutorial. Thanks and subscribed. Clear, easy to understand, fun, informative and although it was quick, you covered everything we need to know including every step on what to install and what not to.

[@1963fram]

I just tested in Blender 2.79. First, the bones in the armature from Rigify are setup a bit different in 2.79. If you want to see the same armature (Human Meta-Rig) shown in this video, you have to enable 'Rigify Legacy Mode' in the Rigify addon. Another thing is when you add the Rigify armature, the armature is way smaller than the rig that transfer data (the one on layer 2). Is it because I use 2.79 and not 2.78 that the scale is different? Are you going to make a video with the new armature in 2.79? Thanks for this great video btw - I'm totally impressed that my setup worked the first try!!!

[@josepmariallubescliville4684]

Thank you for post your solution !

[@username-wu3rk2aj4n]

thanks!!

[@damiencalloway]

Have you considered mocapping that cat?

[@RemingtonCreative]

+Damien Calloway Haha! I totally would if he'd cooperate.

[@joshuacohen5618]

Meta rig now has 4 legged animal rigs that would make this a lot easier.

[@TCMabe]

Mocat

[@jackwhitenoise3943]

Thank you ,this is amazing ,considering what people can do with this possibility are truly endless

[@joshuaknight6551]

Great video! Been looking at this for getting at least the gross movements into unreal engine. V1 is $11 on eBay as of now and handles all the major bones. Figure that $11 will save me HOURS of trying to fine tune large movements and your video was direct, short and covered all the important stuff. Thank you!

[@rekored_8831]

Great tutorial! Although I was wondering if there were a few additions to be done to get this to work with Kinect v1?

[@Ares9323]

I've tried but the first Kinect is just terrible (no face capture, terrible resolution, depth is badly perceived, etc)

[@nishantnarayan2690]

What about the spine movements? and why does the torso bone not rotate like a spine?

[@bibbisbibbis]

This is absolutely amazing! I can't wait to try it out!

[@MUNENESHADRACK]

OMG!! Thankyou!! This is going to be a fun experience for me. The retargeting will be a pain but a welcomed pain.

[@lokeshreddy1608]

Awesome tutorial! But can we use this for Mocap for cutscenes in the games, Like is it good enough for that? Also, can we capture the facial expressions with this? Thanks, Loki

[@maskedredstonerproz]

well , the ni mate side of things has everything needed for facial expression capture , however transferring that to blender may not be the easiest thing in the world

[@Jabrils]

I am very sad to report NI Mate is not working properly for me. My kinect just came in the mail.

[@alexavenue703]

Wow it's really you, I just bought a kinect too. I hope mine will work.

[@njokuizuchukwu1744]

ME TOO MY KINEKT WORKS WELL BUT IT DOESNT WITH NIMATE

[@ThatTomshow]

@@njokuizuchukwu1744 i got it too work after starting up windows with accept unsigned drivers on

[@lucasselfslagh]

Oh man I was putting this off for the longest time because I didn't want to update their rig. Love you dude!

[@juanpabloolivachipolina]

Thank you for explaining this thoroughly!

[@THEAETIK]

Hey, you might want to add caption on your video at 1:02. The prices for Kinect have gone up a lot since it was discontinued and will continue to rise. It's a shame because a lot of Kinects will be sitting in many homes for ever and will never be used. Right now the prices for the Kinect on Amazon in Canada is ranging from 130 to 200, 130 generally doesn't include the adapter. The adapter is selling for 300$ on there. Awesome video btw.

[@chrisedwards3866]

There's a company (or perhaps it's just a guy) on Ebay modifying Kinect V2's (the better XBox One version) by installing the USB cable into the unit, which means you won't need the adapter at all. The unit just plugs into power and the USB port. I bought one, for less than the current $200 price of the Kinect V2, not to mention the cable. The units are not brand new, of course, but mine works and it is a lot cheaper and easier than chasing down the hardware that Microsoft no longer makes and barely supports. It works perfectly fine with Windows, but their instructions give some warnings about attaching it to an XBox because the change in the power source could cause damage to either system. But if you buy one of the modified units, you're probably not planning to attach it to an XBox anyway.

[@autbo]

Holy crap that Kinect adapter is faaaaar overpriced. It's only $5 less than the Kinect itself.

[@StrongFreeLovin]

Read other comments v1 doens't have that problem I think

[@Keifer-D]

V1 doesnt come with the usb cord, unless you bought it separately from the 360. Plus the V1 has a smaller resolution and crappy tracking. V2 is the way to go. Look up hack kinect v2. It enables you to install a usb and power adapter on the cheap.

[@egfrergg5498]

This is the best free software Ive seen. Respect.

[@baf_mcnab3065]

I dunno how you suss all this stuff out so that you can tell the world how to do it, but more power to you sir. You constantly amaze and surprise us.

[@ashybl]

so Awesome...one of the best Mocap for blender up until now...have you tried the facial capture yet?

[@RemingtonCreative]

+ashwin Baluja I haven't quite figured that and hands out yet. I'll be experimenting -- hopefully I'll find some way!

[@ashybl]

i guess if you export the animation out as BVH and import it back as BVH for retargeting to final skeleton, it could work...anyways...im on mac so shall have to wait to try this out. but keep it up and keep posting.

[@reinapel000]

If or when you figure mocap for facial capture, can you please make a new tutorial. this one was fantastic. i have been working with HBV files and tried camera tracing to get some sort of face tracing, but no good. so again thank you for a good video and i hope you make one for facial animation.

[@SirLithen]

Could you make a short example of this on an actual model? :)

[@RemingtonCreative]

+Felix Hindemo planning on it!

[@Teedawg44]

Yeah, that would be really awesome. I've been playing around with it for a few days and I haven't quite gotten it all figured out.

[@TotaalNicks]

I would also really appreciate this!

[@littlewhitebutterflies4586]

Remington Graphics Yes pleeeeeease! I've been trying to hook up my model to the armature that you provided us (thank you so much for it btw), and I've been running into loads of problems. Finally got something that looked somewhat reasonable after many many hours. Please make another tutorial soon! And once again thank you so much!

[@orthodoxNPC]

Remington Graphics Can you please reference a source for us to learn from, while we wait for this video?

[@DrewSolos]

Thanks for putting in the time to show us this! This opens the door to so many possibilities! Maybe for a future tutorial you can figure out the facial mocap workflow?

[@greyhorn9101]

just imagine if this motion capture technology and VR are combined into 1, that would be awesome. Games and movies will be pushed into a new level and we can finally join the characters's story

[@KanalMcLP]

Is it possible to use multiple kinects for error prevention and rotation etc?

[@mathisrandl3950]

McLP i wonder too

[@RemingtonCreative]

+McLP You can! I believe the free version allows you to connect up to 2 sensors. If you plan on using more, you'll have to upgrade.

[@mikealbert728]

The free/trail version can only do one sensor. The paid version can do multiple sensors but not multiple Kinect V2. Also a single PC can only run a single Kinect V2 regardless of the software. I am not certain if mutilple sensors produce more accurate mocap. There's also a free add-on called kinector that that can currently do upper body

[@mrprincess85]

I have used 2 kinect v1 sensors on a single PC, the results were flawless. You can actually spin around and have full range of motion.

[@mikealbert728]

D Designed Was that with Ni Mate? What was the orientation of the sensors? How was the jitter/noise? Delicode said that additional sensors don't increase accuracy and aiming sensors at the same point can confuse the system.

[@bamflyer]

This is brilliant, could you do a tutorial on applying the rig to a character (model)?

[@DRGIZMO29]

i knew kinect was a special tool. i had an exact same idea 10 years ago but i don't know anything as a high school freshman. thank you for the tutorial!

[@MaangePeenge]

I've been waiting for at tutorial like this! Thank you so so much!

[@wisewwaste1726]

Is there a Way to get the facetracking Working With blender

[@RemingtonCreative]

+WisewWaste I'm planning on experimenting with that soon!

[@KrzysztofGepard]

These two tutorial are interesting: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKitmaqZhaubbZI kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5CkqHesbqafaJo

[@Oscar4u69]

Bump

[@TheHammemo]

Can you use more then one kinect to make it more accurate?

[@antoncla8622]

yes

[@ironknightzero]

@@antoncla8622 I thought that was only possible in ipiSoft? Correct me if im wrong

[@antoncla8622]

Shayan Niazi I tried delicode this month. The free version gives you access to one sensor. However when you buy delicode you ca nhave access to using multiple sensors. i haven’t tried it though!

[@ironknightzero]

@@antoncla8622 Oh right. Well, at this point I feel like iPiSoft offers the best 'free version' service, but their trial expires in 30 days

[@ecoveydesigns1060]

Great post!!!! I just bought a Kinect yesterday to start creating for different movie ideas!!! Thanks!!!!

[@braymondumas4033]

works perfectly love you for this man!

[@danieldaviddauersuff]

Does a Xbox 360 Kinect also work? And does the Blender addon also work in Blender 2.8?

[@sentinelscg]

As far as I know Blender Addons only work for one specific version unless they receive an update. But you could apply the motion capture in v2.3 and then append the armature from the project to a new project in v2.8. This way you get the animated rig into 2.8

[@jilliebean613]

He said the 360 sensor works but I'm sure it's got some limitations

[@GuidoMariano]

Hello , no download files in Ni Mate 's site :/

[@hipfire1920]

Yeah he’s not gonna help us

[@BlindIllusionist]

I can't thank you enough for the fantastic tutorial. Awesome work!

[@warrenography]

Very impressive, and i'm staggered by the possibilities! I'll have to brave my tech tinkering envelope and try this out.

[@ClarkusMarkus]

Everything worked fine for me up until 12:15. When I move, each part of the rig is bent in an unnatural way and stretched. Some of the bones for whatever reason stay in one place while the others move.

[@EpicestGamer]

Has anyone figured this out? is remington's model outdated? I'm having the same problem, and I think some things were lost in the translation from NI Mate to Blender.

[@paulspendier4727]

Same for me too

[@9812alexander]

Try deleting the Empties that won't move, that fixed it for me: I'm using Xbox 360 Kinect and the bones/empties i had to let go were: Collar(R,L) Wrist (R,L) Ankle(R,L) PS. This could potentially mean lesser quality tracks. So i recommend using it as a baseline for your animations and then refine it by hand... Still better than doing it ALL by hand

[@santananawinds]

Dude u r my savior!

[@MikkaBMIKKAZX]

This does help quite a bit, but it's not perfect. Has anyone figured out an actual fix?

[@rochin300]

Can you use 2 kinects for more precision?

[@maddas2128]

you can you 2 kinects but i dont know about precision

[@pakorizzuti81]

Using 2 kinect on different angles helps on full 360 rotation tracking.

[@kadugbuss]

@@pakorizzuti81 But how do you use it? Because it needs calibration.

[@pakorizzuti81]

@@kadugbuss I used "ipisoft" and "iclone" with 2 360 kinect in the past. The softwares allow easy setup of 2 sensors.

[@kadugbuss]

@@pakorizzuti81 Yeah, that was my first option, but the program is so expensive, because i am brazilian, and to convert dolars to "reais" (brazilian money) i need to multiply by 4!

[@TheMtvdeath]

You're breathtaking!

[@ChristianStout]

Will this work with an Xbox 360 Kinect (Gen 1)?

[@engineerbot]

As long as it's a Kinect, it'll work. V1 and V2 have the same functionality.

[@GehSicht]

Can I do it with my Face? And how? Sorry for my english, Im german!

[@damascenoalisson]

Awesome, the internet needs more of this stuff!

[@jordanc.m.6735]

I'm still a bit confused as to why you need three skeletons to make this work

[@benhardwiesner6963]

Jordan C.M. the points are just the way the output is working. Not a rig basically. The first skeleton is a connected dots version of it to convert the dots into a rig. It works, but its a bad armature to work with. So you project the rotations of this armature to your armature. Its specifically the vectors of the connected parts inbetween the dots that you want, thats why the dots arent enough to beginn with. I think its clear that you would want to use a final character instead of another empty rig at the 3rd step...

[@ryanekapanjisuhartanto7167]

Welp, guess I'll start my career as a virtual youtuber

[@marceldoe9684]

gotta figure out facial stuff first!

[@apfelstrudlOfOA]

This is so amazing, Remington Graphics! I've subbed for over a year and this tops everything. This helps everyone save money, have fun, learn new stuff. Great stuff! Please make a video on how to implement this on a model you make. Maybe different kinds of models, like humans, cats, fish etc. Something that really shows what potential this all has :)

[@RemingtonCreative]

+Erik Andersson planning on it!

[@kedex4953]

Great tutorial, great demo reel, great pets! You're hilarious.

[@rodrigosayal]

Hello to all the viewers, first of all you have won a subscriber and I like it! I've seen this video about 100 times and I've just been able to connect my kinect v2 to my pc. It was all a fight, and I want to share my experience with those who could not have it so easy to connect the kinect to the pc. 1) I have a pc with a mother msi amd68 military class 4, 12 amd cores with 3.6ghz, 8 gb ram, 4 usb 3.0 generic ports and a gforce video card 1050 and a sdd disk 120 gb and a hhd disk 1 tb. It's a mid-range / low-end PC it depends on it being used 2) FUNDAMENTAL have USB 3.0 ports check the web of kinect microsoft which do not work, and if yours does not work THE SOLUTION IS TO DISASSEMBLE THE CONTROLLER OF THE USB 3.0 PORT AND THAT THE SAME WINDOWS WILL PUT YOU YOUR CONTROLLER, many of the drivers that come with the hardawares 3.0 are not compatible with the kinect and that is why we must use the ones that windows provide. 3) The cost of adapters from kinect to usb has risen after they stopped being manufactured, luckily there are generics and I attest that they work.

[@gtnrgtout]

Brilliant! Thank you!! I am successfully tracking... Used the 12v (2A) adapter hack with soldering + USB3 cable

[@flow754]

Great tutorial, it's exactly what I've been looking for! Thank you very much :)

[@Zac_Cave]

This is awesome man Thanks! this will make animating way more convenient.

[@zandorius]

This is spooky, Ive spend the last 2 weeks trying to get hold of a Kinect for motion capture and got one 3 days ago. But without the pc adapter, so now ive had to order one of those, i'll get there in the end, this is sure to be useful, thankyou :)

[@atomicdynamo6062]

Great tutorial. Very clear and detailed. Thank you for not having annoying background music. I only wish you explained how to put the actual character on the rig

[@xesh9520]

Wow this is frickin' amazing, thanks for sharing!

[@isabelagaristo2124]

Ayyyy Thanks for helping get to know the Software! I just downloaded it in hopes of making resetupes and originals. Props to you for

[@asifkaka5052]

I love your videos bro... Thank you very much for putting so much love and hard work in your awesome videos

[@helloward9759]

Your awesome dude! I've been really wanting to learn more about mocap for live 3d performances and animation. This should be a cheap way to start learning without a more expensive rig.

[@graventg1342]

Oh, I didn't plan to see the whole video but I did! Great job!

[@GamingBub]

This saved me, thank you, i was thinking it would be way more complicated, thought id have to raise a budget for my short film

[@msharp624]

Awesome job! This saves me a ton of time.

[@greatofficial01]

I don't even care if you add ads to the download you're just such a goat ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

[@1980sRetroanimation]

So going to try this! Thank you so much for making this video!

[@fabianoperes2155]

Amazing video man. Congratulations!

[@ruiz4685]

BROTHER, YOU ARE THE BEST!!! You oooh really helped me!! THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

[@FreshPe]

Using a kinect as a 3D scanner I once created a 3D model of my body, and it was so much fun! Having myself in Blender and also printing it with a 3D printer.

[@ahuynguyen2635]

OMG, it really worked. Thank you so much!!

[@noahroth7456]

Subbed, this will become very very useful for me in the near future. Thanks man, gonna take a look at your other vids now.

[@YouTubeusername5285]

Wow awesome I’d love to see more of this

[@ibrahemzayat3354]

Woah, great video mate!