Rokoko Vision: Free AI motion capture tool

Follow these steps to make sure you get the best capture quality:

1. The full body of one individual is in the frame at all times
2. Avoid loose clothing, as well as dark or black clothing
3. Ensure the camera is always stable (for example, on a tripod)
4. Make sure your environment is well lit and with a clear background (contrast between the performer and the background)

You can find step-by-step guides and tutorials here. You can also head to our Discord to engage directly with us and other creators from our community.

After capturing the motion and trimming the clip, you can click 'Animate' to begin processing the data. Generally, for every 10 seconds of data, it'll take around 30-40 seconds to process. But sometimes it can take a little longer, depending on server loads.

1. Make sure you are using Rokoko Studio (not Studio Legacy)
2. Make sure that you are logged into vision.rokoko.com and Rokoko Studio with the same account (Rokoko ID)
3. If you are part of multiple "Teams" in Rokoko Studio, make sure that you are using the correct one (in Rokoko Studio, in the top right, click your name > "Switch teams")
4. Restart Rokoko Studio to hard refresh the data

Still need help? Contact us at support@rokoko.com

Dual-camera inputs allows our A.I. system to better reconstruct the motion than a single camera input, as it can better estimate depth and get a clearer view of a performer's body at all times (occlusion reduction). Single camera is free and dual camera can be trialed for free for 14 days, after which a Plus subscription plan is required.

The camera requirements are a bit different depending on whether you are using single- or dual-cam in Rokoko Vision. You can find all necessary information in our quick start guide.

Rokoko Vision is a great entry point in the world of motion capture, as well as a handy tool for pre-visualisation. Even though its ease of use, free price and data quality are very appealing, there will still be many situations where robust mocap tools like the Smartsuit Pro II, Smartgloves and Face Capture are needed, for example:

1. Data quality: especially for more complex motions, inertial mocap tools, like the Smartsuit Pro II, provide higher fidelity capture.
2. Occlusion: the A.I. relies on a complete view of the performer to estimate the skeleton's position. This means that occluded limbs will translate in less good tracking capabilities, either because the performer is outside of the video frame or because the position of the body of the performer makes it more difficult for the A.I. to make an estimate. Though Rokoko Vision dual-camera largely mitigates this, with sensor based mocap, this is not an issue at all (and actually one of the main reasons even high-end productions turn to inertial mocap, like Trizz.tv's Dulux commercial).
3. Real-time vs post-processed data: with A.I. motion capture, post processing is heavy but needed to generate the animation file, meaning it's very hard (unless you cut some big corners) to generate the animation in real-time. This is not an issue with Rokoko's inertial mocap tools: real-time integrations are supported for all major 3D software.
4. Face and finger capture: even though video based face capture solution, like Rokoko Face Capture, are possible, this is not the case yet for finger tracking: a solution like the Smartgloves is still needed.
5. Tracking space: background and lighting are important to capture a clear video (and thus a good animation), as is distance to the camera. Inertial tracking can offer more flexibility in this regard as well (the tracking area is as big as the WiFi range of your router and lighting or other environmental factors are irrelevant).
6. Multiple performer recordings: today, there are no convincing A.I. motion capture tools that can capture more than 1 performer in the same recording. With Rokoko's inertial mocap tools however, up to 5 performer's motions can be captured at once.