MVN Studio

MVN Studio is a Windows XP/Windows 7 application for motion capturing with the MVN system. It has a intuitive UI and records motion capture data with ease and contains real-time visualization, playback and basic editing tools.

Current version: MVN Studio 3.1.5

Release date: July 21^st, 2011

To obtain the MVN Studio 3.1.5 installer and a new registration number, please contact sales@xsens.com.

Versions

MVN Studio changes 3.1.5 (since 3.1)

MVN Studio 3.1.5

• Some of our clients have seen an effect we started calling 'soft stepping' it looked like the actor was walking on 'crunchy snow'. This effect has been removed by changing our contact detection model in our fusion engine.
• Some minor bug fixes

MotionGrid Module

• The 'NosePointInit' calibration step is more robust, the outcome is now constant.
• Real-time performance is now very similar to the processed result.
  

MotionBuilder plug-in 2012
This release supports Autodesk MotionBuilder 2012.

Supported platforms:
- MotionBuilder 2012 (win32)
- MotionBuilder 2012 (x64)
- MotionBuilder 2011 (win32)
- MotionBuilder 2011 (x64)

MVN Studio changes 3.1 (since 3.0)

• Updated license model
• Magnetic field mapper (MagField Mapper) has been added
• Supports MVN MotionGrid software module (Pro)
• Improved graph zooming (Pro)
• Smoother reference video data (Pro)

MVN Studio changes 3.0 (since 2.6)

MVN Studio 3.0

• KiC, a filter making MVN immune from magnetic distortions present in the floor
• Restyled GUI using the Qt programming environment, including orthogonal views
• Center of Mass calculation can be displayed in 3D viewport

MVN Studio PRO 3.0

• All MVN Studio 3.0 functionality
• 3D Kinematic Graphs
• Reference Camera, for recording and playback of synchronized video
• Extended MVNX file format now includes sensor data, center of mass, and joint angles
• Graphical display of joint axis coordinates
• C3D export

MVN Studio changes 2.6 (since 2.5):

• Multiple actor streaming:
  Real time streaming of multiple actors to third party applications, such as MotionBuilder
• LXsolver:
  Laxity solver for more robust performance on the exporters i.e. .BVH, .FBX
• Save and load calibrations

New Time code and Remote control plug-in:

• Plug-in accepting external time code source and ability to remote control MVN Studio

Improved Motionbuilder Plugin

• Supports multiple actor streaming

Moven Studio changes 2.5 (since 2.1):

• Support for sternum sensor, improves tracking of spine and shoulders
• Prop sensor interface
• Improved earth magnetic field immunity
• Multi-person capturing on one PC
• Added MVNX export to the batch exporter
• Imperial units input
• Improved contact-point editing interface
• Live data-stream to multiple network addresses

Improved Motionbuilder Plugin

• One click setup
• Improved data transfer; Higher output quality
• Automatic character scaling
• Support for MotionBuilder 2009

Moven SDK

• Moven Fusion Engine handles 3D position aiding input in real-time

Moven Studio changes 2.1 (since 2.0):

Calibration

• Better feedback quality (now four levels)
• More accurate feedback on magnetic disturbance during calibration (color codes).

Recording

• Improved contact point detection; more natural jumping and running movements (less 'sticking to the ground' and improved 'landings')
• Improved ankle, toe and spine kinematics
• Pose reset; brings character back to origin

Edit and export functions

• Edit two contact point segments simultaneously
• 128-step undo-redo system
• Copy part of an MVN file and create a new MVN file
• Batch export of complete file folders.