Rokoko video

Rokoko Video (part of Rokoko Create) converts ordinary video footage into 3D motion capture data — record someone performing movements on a phone or webcam, upload it, and the platform's AI solver returns clean animation data ready to retarget onto a 3D character. Who it's for: indie game developers, animators, and 3D artists who need real motion data without owning motion-capture hardware or a studio, especially for quick prototyping or projects that can't justify a full mocap suit setup. Strengths: exports to standard formats (.FBX, .BVH) that work in all major 3D software — Blender, Unreal, Unity, Maya — and Rokoko Studio lets you further refine, retarget to a custom character, and loop the captured motion. Rokoko itself is an established company in the motion-capture space, also selling hardware suits and gloves, so this video-based tool sits inside a broader, real product ecosystem rather than being a standalone experiment. Weaknesses and limitations: like any video-to-motion system, output quality depends on camera angle, lighting, and how clearly the performer's movements are visible — it won't match dedicated marker-based hardware mocap for precision-critical work. The free Starter tier is capped at 30 seconds of processing per month; anything beyond casual testing needs a paid plan. Real-world scenario: a solo game developer needs a walk cycle or a specific gesture animation for a character and can't justify a mocap suit for one clip, so they film themselves performing the motion and convert it directly to usable animation data.