Services

Motion capture

Our motion capture studio records real human movement for your characters, commercials and product stories, with full-body, hand and face tracking.

Performer in a suit at the Photonic Studio motion capture studio driving a 3D animated character in real time

How it works

Three ways to use our motion capture studio

Typical sessions capture 15 to 20 clips per hour, depending on the performer.

Your performer

Capture sessions

Bring your actor, dancer or subject matter expert. We run the suit and software, record every take, and name and export your clips.

Hand and face tracking included.

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Our performer

Custom clip packs

Send us a list of actions and we capture, clean up and deliver ready-to-use clips. Great for games, explainers and product demos.

Cleaned FBX clips, ready to animate.

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Finishing

Cleanup and retargeting

We polish raw capture and retarget it onto your 3D character, product rig or technical model, then render it with our animation team.

Pairs with our 3D animation services.

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Great for

Movement that sells, teaches and explains

Music videos and commercials · game and character animation · technical and training content · operating procedures and process walkthroughs · showing an action or product in use.

Motion capture session at Photonic Studio: performer calibrating in a mocap suit while the operator records clips

Pricing

Motion capture studio pricing

Priced in Photons, the same simple credits as the rest of our services.

In studio

Capture sessions: 1.5 Photons/hour

You bring the performer, we run the capture.

  • 2-hour minimum (3 Photons)
  • Half day (3 hours): 4.5 Photons ($450), about 45 to 60 raw clips
  • Full day (two 3-hour blocks): 8 Photons ($800)
  • Clips named and exported raw as FBX
  • Hand and face tracking included
  • 2 to 3 hour blocks with breaks, water and snacks provided

Custom quote rate: $225 per capture hour.

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Done for you

Custom clip packs

We capture from your list and clean up every clip.

  • 10 clips: 3 Photons ($300)
  • 25 clips: 6 Photons ($600)
  • 50 clips: 10 Photons ($1,000)
  • Standard actions performed by our team
  • Cleaned FBX clips, ready to use

Stunts, dance and specialty performers quoted separately.

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Add-on

Cleanup and retargeting: 1 Photon/hour

Turn raw session clips into polished animation on your character or model.

  • Noise and foot-slide cleanup
  • Retargeting to your 3D character or rig
  • Handoff to our 3D animation and rendering team

Or bundle it into a custom quote.

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Good to know: sessions take place in our studio with our operator; the suit does not leave the studio. Suit fits adult size large performers. Session clips are delivered raw; cleanup is billed separately.