Export settings
Background color
To change the background color for chroma key compositing etc., change the Background color from the Environment settings menu on the left of the screen.
Export motion data
You can save to a BVH or send to other applications in real time using the VMC protocol.
Save to BVH files
Click Start BVH recording from the Export settings menu on the left side of the screen, and select the save destination.
Press the same button again or press the stop button displayed in the upper right corner of the screen to output the BVH file.
Save to FBX files
Click Start FBX recording from the Export settings menu on the left side of the screen, and select the save destination.
Press the same button again or press the stop button displayed in the upper right corner of the screen to output the FBX file.
The animation is exported after resampling at a fixed frame rate.
You can specify the resampling frame rate from 120 to 24 fps.
Export VMC protocol
Enable Send VMC protocol in the Export settings menu on the left side of the screen.
VMC protocol
The VMC protocol is a message format for sending and receiving character bones and facial expression morphs between applications in real time.
For details, see https://protocol.vmc.info/.
Note that the Virtual Motion Capture application itself is not required to send and receive data using the VMC protocol.
Video stream output
Spout or NDI® allows you to send MocapForStreamer screens to other applications in real time.
The screen sent contains transparency (Alpha channel).
You can output the screen with a transparent background by setting zero for A in Background color in the Environment settings menu on the left side of the screen.
Below is a brief comparison of the two.
| Feature | Spout | NDI |
|---|---|---|
| Send to other app | Yes | Yes |
| Send to other PC | No | Yes |
| Frame rate | High | Low |
| Latency | Few frames | Depends on the network |
Spout output
Enable Send Spout video stream in the Export settings menu on the left side of the screen.
Spout video streaming will start with the name MocapForStreamer.
Spout
Spout uses GPU shared memory to share video between applications.
See https://spout.zeal.co/ for the details.
Spout2 Plugin for OBS Studio
Plugins for receiving video stream sent by Spout is avalilable.
NDI® output
Enable Send NDI video stream in the Export settings menu on the left side of the screen.
NDI video streaming will start with the name MocapForStreamer.
NDI allows you to send MocapForStreamer's screen to other devices in your local network in real time.
For example, it is possible to separate the PC that performs motion capture with MocapForStreamer and the PC that composites the screen with other materials and streams video to the internet.
NDI® is a registered trademark of NewTek, Inc.
See http://ndi.tv/ for the details.
You can download "NDI Tools" software suites for various platforms directly from this site. http://ndi.tv/tools/
OBS-NDI plugin
Plugins for receiving video stream sent by NDI is avalilable.
When NDI output fails
Communication may be blocked by the firewall.
Try disabling the firewall or allow communication on the ports used by NDI.
The ports used by NDI are 49152 - 65535 as listed here.