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Introducing PixCap, the first browser-based 3D Animation Editor powered with AI motion capture, auto foot locking, auto rigging, and cloud storage and viewing. Use the AI Motion Capture feature with any video source - both shots you’ve made or YouTube videos. Capture keyframes in a matter of seconds, retarget them to your rig, and fine-tune using the editor. Export or import projects using industry-standard formats. The best thing about it, it’s all in the cloud! No downloads or installation required! Open beta is coming soon and you can be a part of it if you subscribe on the website - https://www.pixcap.com/ PixCap runs in most modern web browsers: the developers recommend Chrome, Edge, Safari or Firefox. It requires a constant internet connection, although an offline mode is planned in future. Hardware requirements are relatively minimal: a “fast CPU” is recommended, but PixCap can run on systems with integrated graphics, like netbooks, although the UI is not designed for mobile devices. Use of the PixCap editor is free, with users able to export animation in glTF and FBX format, although exported videos and animations published to the web are watermarked on free accounts. Instead, users pay for AI credits for use with the motion-capture system, with one credit paying for a single image capture or one second of video capture. Free subscriptions provide 30 credits/month. Professional subscriptions provide 200 credits/month and cost $20/month or $180/year; Studio subscriptions provide 600 credits/month and cost $45/month or $400/year.

Christmas drinks got cancelled this week so thought I'd try some holiday type thing. Got most (or all?) of these assets from CGTrader. Tuesday - music choice Wednesday - buying assets Thursday - Previz of camera moves Friday - Light, Shading, and render Rendered in Octane. Still a bit noisy but wanted to get it done tonight.

Car Studio Lighting RnD. Working out a new studio setup for lighting cars for an upcoming project. WIP - still a ways to go on this. First shots feel a bit gray/dull. I always shoot cars in dark environments, so I'm learning how to do it in a white environment without burnout.

Thanks guys - yes, lighting and saturation are a bit blown out on those for sure.