Software Comparison Table
| OptiTrack Software Packages |
Baseline SDK |
Point Cloud toolkit |
Rigid Body toolkit |
ARENA Full Body Mocap |
| MSRP |
FREE |
$ 299 |
$ 499 |
$ 1999 |
| Compatible cameras |
All |
C120, V100 |
C120, V100 |
V100 |
| Minimum # of cameras |
1 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
| License duration (compatibility) |
N/A |
Perpetual |
Perpetual |
1 year initial, 1 year updates |
| Tracking capabilities |
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| OptiTrack Software Packages |
Baseline SDK |
Point Cloud toolkit |
Rigid Body toolkit |
ARENA Full Body Mocap |
| Camera control |
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*1 |
*1 |
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| Operating range (Min and Max tracking distance) |
Min: 2 ft (0.6 m) Max: 20 ft (6.1 m) |
Min: 2 ft (0.6 m) Max: 20 ft (6.1 m) |
Min: 2 ft (0.6 m) Max: 20 ft (6.1 m) |
Min: 2 ft (0.6 m) Max: 20 ft (6.1 m) |
| Multi-camera calibration and tracking |
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| 2D marker locations in imager X, Y coordinates |
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*1 |
*1 |
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| 3D marker locations in 3DOF (X, Y, Z) physical coordinates |
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*2 |
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| Marker cluster (rigid body)
tracking in 6DOF (X, Y, Z, Roll, Pitch, Yaw) physical coordinates |
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| API type |
COM |
COM, C/C++ DLL |
C/C++ DLL |
N/A |
| Full body motion capture |
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| BVH file output |
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| Live streaming to MotionBuilder 7.5 |
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| Network streaming |
None |
None |
VRPN, Trackd, custom*3 |
Motion Builder, custom*3 |
| Real-time data access |
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| OptiTrack Software Packages |
Baseline SDK |
Point Cloud toolkit |
Rigid Body toolkit |
ARENA Full Body Mocap |
| Untracked 3D points (API) |
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| Untracked 3D points (streaming) |
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| Tracked rigid bodies (API) |
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| Tracked rigid bodies (streaming) |
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| Tracked rigid body markers (streaming) |
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| Tracked skeleton markers (streaming) |
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| Skeleton bones and joint angles (streaming) |
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*1 Using included OptiTrack baseline SDK.
*2 Using included Point Cloud toolkit.
*3 NaturalPoint's custom network streaming implementation.
Sample listener source code is available in the downloads section.
