Di-O-Matic, makers of facial animation and toolset plugins for Autodesk Maya and 3D Studio Max, have recently announced Maskarad. Maskarad is a marker-less facial performance capture solution that analyzes video files and automatically detects head motion and  tracks facial features, then exports facial performance animation data to your favourite 3D application.

Priced at $1499 USD, Maskarad offers

  • Input wide range of video formats, including Quicktime, AVI, and FLV formats.
  • Accurate head positioning, able to track fast head movements and head rotation.
  • Accurate markerless facial features detection, fully automated without any complicated marker setup.
  • Phonetic detection support most languages, including English, French, Spanish, Japanese and many others.
  • FBX file format support, which will export animation curves to your favorite 3D application including 3ds max, Maya, Softimage, Motionbuilder and many other application.
  • Rig independent set-up, full support for any type of facial rigging including bones, blend shapes, morph targets, and complex custom rig.
  • Float Licensing, so you can easily share license(s) across your network.

More information can be found at http://www.di-o-matic.com