#Latest Puppeter info?
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Hi everyone,
I recently saw screenshots of Schreiber's Puppeteer in a
Multimedia Developers catalog.
What is the latest version of Puppeteer?
I thought it was 1.06, but the images I saw were either
post-processed, or a much later version.
Thanks for any info.
Andy Roberts
BITS Corp.
Yes as Martin pointed it's up to 1.10. It has a new feature Vertex Motion
Editor. It allows the user to deform a mesh on the vertex level. This great
feature allows the user to such thins a face motion tracking.
Another point is the work flow is pretty straight forward.
Give Schreiber a call and ask for the newest update Thomas Hickson will get it
right out to you.
Mike White [SDP]
Hi Mike,
The vertex motion editor sounds very useful.
Any thoughts on the stability of the current version?
I'll get in touch with Schreiber.
Thanks,
Andy Roberts
BITS Corp.
<<<Any thoughts on the stability of the current version?>>>
I found it very stable. The little problem I found is in the vertex motion
editor. Some times it doesn't like the puppet on *.VPM file. This isn't a major
problem. The user just needs to import the motion with out the puppet, or just
delete the puppet.
I've been in close contact with Keith Seifert and Thomas Hickson at Schreiber
on quarks and bugs. The next update will be around the end of August.
Mike
Thanks Mike,
I'll bear those pointers in mind when I get my hands on the update.
Andy Roberts
BITS Corp.
If you may have any further questions in the future or any problems feel free
to drop me a E-mail.
Mike
Hi
I saw puppeteer at last years siggraph, just a few questions (I hope you are
the correct person to direct these at:
– what motion capture systems can it except data from (i know
biovision, any others, we are particularly interested in polhemus
ultratrak system)
– can you use it for facial expression (lip sync etc) – ie can it do
face level deformations.
– how much does it cost and what version is it now on.
Thanks for any reponse in advance & i look forward to seeing schreiber at
siggraph this year.
james
(uk)
<<<- what motion capture systems can it except data from (I know bio vision,
any others, we are particularly interested in polhemus ultratrak system) >>>
Mainly it depends on how the motion file has been captured, and
translated. Say for instance if you were to capture through the SGI
it will work if the translation is done properly. Puppeteer supports
it's own file *.ipt. puppeteer also supports *.txt , *.asc *.aoa,
*.vpm, and *.trc. Now the text and ascii file really depend on how it
was acquired and translated. If tour interested I can up load a
couple motion files so you can see how the file format is.
<<<<< – can you use it for facial expression (lip sync etc) – ie can it do
face level deformations.
– how much does it cost and what version is it now on. >>>>>>
Right now Schreiber is up to version 1.10 and will not be any updates until
around the end of August.
Yes it will let you capture face tracking data and in the newest version it
comes with a AXP for vertex deformation. This is on the vertex level not face
level . This allows the user more control on the deformation.
The price is around 600.00 no charge on upgrade.
I hope I answered your question. If you have any more please ask and I'll
answer.
Mike
Thanks for your answers to my questions <<If your interested I can up
load a couple motion files so you can see how the file format is>> it
would be really helpful to see any examples……thanks again
I uploaded the today.
Mike