ARENA Expression™ Face Motion Capture Software

	Read more about ARENA Expression and DAZ Studio. Sample screenshots:
	3D Marker Overlay on Scene Video Tracked 3D Facial Markers and 2D Camera Views

High fidelity face motion capture for the desktop.

Facial expressions bring new depth and emotion to digital content, but capturing them has traditionally required complex setup, expensive equipment and a dedicated team to generate. ARENA Expression introduces ease of setup matched with great fidelity and an affordable price.

A full suite of capture, edit and export features seamlessly integrates with your pipeline. Single user operation makes it the first true motion capture system for the desktop.

Combined with OptiTrack FLEX:V100R2 cameras as part of the Expression Foundation Package, ARENA Expression allows for precise capture data and control over final output sequences.

Key Features & Benefits

• Precise Tracking: Face markers are reliably tracked in full 3D to within 0.1 mm, capturing subtle movements and emotion.
  
  
• Desktop Ready: Full multi-camera tracking in a small footprint, desktop mocap has finally arrived!
  
  
• Scene A/V: Record synchronized scene video tracks for each take. Tracked 3D markers can be re-projected into scene video in real time and offline, providing valuable feedback and a great tool when editing in post.
  
  
• Ease of Setup and Use: Installation of the face capture volume is straightforward and fast. Tedious and complicated setup is a thing of the past. An easy-to-follow Wizard with built-in templates makes capture intuitive from start to finish. Data captures which used to take hours can now be performed in minutes.
  
  
• Single User Control: With user defined timers for capture sessions, and real-time 3D view feedback, a single user can be a motion capture operator and actor.
  
  
• Simple Camera Calibration: Typical calibration time is under 5 minutes.
  
  
• Real-time Data Capture: Preview your face motion capture data in real time.
  
  
• Built-in Data Editor: Advanced editing tools let users work with their capture data.
  
  
• Flexible Data Export: Export in popular C3D format and stream in real-time to FaceRobot, MotionBuilder 7.5 and DAZ Studio.
  
  

Data Samples & Videos

Visit our Training & Tutorial Videos page to see videos of ARENA Expression and other OptiTrack software packages. Facial Motion Capture Demo Videos & Sample Data are also available.

Join the discussion on our Motion Capture forums!

Tips

When using FLEX:V100 cameras for scene video, each camera must be on a separate hub and separate EHCI controller* from other V100 cameras in order to meet its USB bandwidth requirement. Most PCs only have two EHCI controllers. If needed, add-on USB 2.0 cards can provide additional ones.

* Note: This does not apply to FLEX:V100R2 cameras.

ARENA Expression software notes:

• This software requires OptiTrack cameras which are sold separately.
• All cameras used with ARENA Motion Capture software must be of the same model type; mixed environments are not supported.
• ARENA Expression supports the Hardware Key.