VICON, developer of Academy Award ®-winning motion capture systems and a division
of OMG plc, Oxford Metrics Group, announced today a technology alliance
with San Francisco-based Mova, which is debuting the new Mova Contour
Reality Capture system in booth #1027 at SIGGRAPH 2006. Contour is a system
that allows markerless motion capture to be recorded with sub-millimeter
precision using a combination of specialized phosphorescent make-up,
digital cameras, customized fluorescent strobe lighting and proprietary
software.
Through a collaboration between Mova and VICON, Contour was designed to
work seamlessly with the VICON MX-series cameras, enabling the two systems
to capture simultaneously in a single session. VICON has been Mova's motion
capture equipment of choice from the get-go, and the facility's 4,000
square-foot stage now boasts 24 VICON MX40 cameras at the core of its
motion capture production pipeline.

"Contour was designed from the ground-up to work seamlessly with the Vicon
MX40 system, allowing both systems be used simultaneously in a capture
session while maintaining the highest levels of quality and precision,"
said Steve Perlman, Founder and President of Mova. "We are really excited
about entering this market with the support of VICON and look forward to
collaborating with them more closely as we extend development of our
Contour Reality Capture system."

"Mova and Steve Perlman, who also runs Mova's parent company Rearden LLC,
have a long history of innovation in entertainment technology, and the
development of Contour is no exception," said Brian Nilles, CEO, VICON US.
"The innovation by the team at Mova is quickly coalescing into the most
profound improvement in CG facial animation since our own MX40 camera. For
CG animation that requires both the performer and CG character to be the
same, the Mova Contour system should provide a clear and significant step
toward the holy grail of a photorealistic final product. We are proud to be
both collaborator, and integrator for Mova's work with the VICON system."