Valkyrie ushers in age of THE highest-fidelity motion capture ever Brie Clayton July 20, 2022
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Vicon's most advanced camera range will drive forward new ground-breaking motion capture applications for users globally
Vicon, a world leader in motion capture, has today launched Valkyrie, its new flagship camera range, with four camera models delivering the world's highest performance motion capture system. Valkyrie cameras will capture motion more faithfully and realistically than ever before, powering a new wave of innovation and scientific discovery across all key motion capture markets.
Designed to work in harmony with all of Vicon's powerful software solutions for the life sciences, visual effects, location-based virtual reality and engineering sectors, Valkyrie completes a true best-of-breed ecosystem for all motion capture users.
Valkyrie-enabled systems will power motion capture projects with robust data, without the need for further processing or clean up'. With enhanced self-healing and calibration capabilities, Vicon's customers will be able to focus on their work rather than the technology.
With capabilities including a 26-megapixel (MP) model and a high speed capture mode of up to 2,000 frames per second (FPS), the Valkyrie range is enabling far greater fidelity in human motion and object tracking than ever before. The powerful bespoke new varifocal lens unlocks capture quality light years ahead of that possible today.
Valkyrie will allow academics, scientists and researchers to accurately track even the fastest moving objects, and for filmmakers and game designers to create ever more realistic and immersive experiences.
The full Valkyrie range comprises:
VK26 - the flagship model capable of covering the largest volumes with incredible detail with its 26MP and native 150FPS, ideal for highly-demanding applications such as Virtual Production and in-camera VFX
VK16 - offering the highest frame rate per megapixel, at 16MP with a native 300FPS, designed to support complex biomechanical modelling and engineering use cases
VK8 - offering both the highest native frame rate of 500FPS and the best cost per megapixel at 8MP, which can capture the fastest moving athletes and objects (footballs, baseballs etc)
VK8X - the variant which supports the most convincing and responsive VR experiences and applications that utilise active markers
Imogen Moorhouse, CEO of Vicon, commented: Whether it is medical researchers using our technology to analyse increasingly complex motion, for example in spines or shoulder joints, or filmmakers rapidly adopting virtual production techniques - our customers are at the cutting edge of the use of motion capture. With Valkyrie we will support these growing customer needs and demands with the most advanced motion capture systems ever seen.
The Vicon team has created an industry-leading set of features providing high fidelity, intelligence, automation and a technical robustness which combine to create a new level of usability, speed and accuracy. With every design decision we've taken we have focused on empowering the global community of motion capture users to explore completely new avenues of research, support better surgical decisions and create mind-blowing entertainment experiences. With Valkyrie our customers are going to play a massive role in driving forward a new era of motion capture innovation and exploration.
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