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CMU BVH Library

ghastlycomicghastlycomic Posts: 2,531
edited December 1969 in New Users

So I`m checking out the CMU BVH library converted to Daz and I was wondering if there`s a site that has videos of the animations using props in context of what is going on. Half of the files it just looks like the Genesis figure is spazing out.

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  • ghastlycomicghastlycomic Posts: 2,531
    edited December 1969

    Not entirely sure but I think I've found what I'm looking for here at the source.

    http://mocap.cs.cmu.edu/

    There are MPGs that show the actual motion capture taking place. That should help me at least get an idea of what it is Genesis is supposed to be doing.

  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 38,220
    edited July 2013

    try searching BVHacker.com

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  • GrokDDGrokDD Posts: 59
    edited December 1969

    ghastlycomic

    I feel your frustration. I too spent/wasted a day trying to get the BHV to work with genesis (which as you say spazes) and V4 (which was just wonky)

    Let us know if you find a stream line process!

  • ghastlycomicghastlycomic Posts: 2,531
    edited December 1969

    I think what I might do is watch the videos from the actual caption motion to figure out what is supposed to be going on, build a set out of simple primitives to approximate the props used in the original motion captures, then see what I can do using the new tools I've just purchased to convert the entire library into aniblocks. Some of them seem to work absolutely great with no adjustment needed. But others I have absolutely no idea what's going on so watching the original video is a big help.

    Let's see.... 2548 motion caps in the library. If I manually convert 1 a day into an aniblock then I should have the entire library converted in.... 6.98 years..... okay then..... better get to work. :ohh:

  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 38,220
    edited December 1969

    if you do not wish to use BVHacker to view the files animated or change the joint names
    there is another good alternative I use.
    Poser
    and M4
    import the bvh onto M4 and save it as a pz2
    in studio use it on Genesis, select feet zero and delete the keyframes for selected items under top right parameters box right click animation.

  • DushkaDushka Posts: 17
    edited December 1969

    A great way to view just what a motion will do is to look at it in BVH Viewer. You can get it free at http://www.developmentinmotion.nl/software/bvhviewer/

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