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Mocap system developer Vicon has announced that boujou, formerly a product of sister company 2d3, will now become part of Vicon. Both are subsidiaries of Oxford Metrics Group (OMG). Vicon said in a statement that the move follows "the increasing alignment in markets seen by 2d3 and Vicon."
Moujou is a matchmoving plug-in for Maya from 2d3. It takes its functionality from Boujou, the company’s popular standalone camera tracking application.
2d3 has released a version of its boujou motion tracking software that works within Autodesk's Maya 3D animation software.
Boujou was the first automatic matchmoving solution on the market back in 2001. However, it cost as much as a small hatchback, so it wasn’t within reach of most 3D artists and smaller studios. 2D3 released the cut-down version, Boujou Bullet, to address the affordability issue.
2d3 has released Boujou Bullet 2, an upgraded version of it's comparatively low-cost camera tracking and matchmoving software. Version 2 gives the tracking engine and interface an overhaul and adds new tools.
Boujou has always been an expensive package. At $10,000 it’s probably the costliest matchmoving solution available. For that kind of payout, you’d expect it to deliver something special. It doesn’t disappoint – the software will save you a huge amount of time, and spare you from the ravages of matchmoving boredom.
2d3 has begun shipping boujou three, the latest version of its professional 3D camera matchmoving software.
With Boujou Bullet, 2d3 is attempting to take matchmoving to new markets. Its price is friendlier to smaller studios, and it’s automation has been improved – providing a subset of Boujou 3’s toolset as well as a step-by-step wizard that guides the user through what is a complex process.
