VICON LAUNCHES TRACKER V1.1

Latest Version Increases Number of Objects Tracked and Reduces Latecy of Powerful Software.

 

6 April 2010 Oxford, UK: Vicon, developer of motion capture products for the engineering, life science, and entertainment industries, is pleased to announce the availability of Vicon Tracker version 1.1.

First launched in October 2009, Tracker is a robust object tracking software application, providing unparalleled data accuracy for integration in a variety of 3D applications. The newest release vastly reduces latency and enables a much higher object count to be tracked compared to the previous release.

Tracker v1.1 tracks objects while they are moving at speed, getting high quality data at much lower latency. This update is perfect for customers who want to track multiple objects concurrently. For instance tracking UAVs with very low latency is vital for the development of flight control algorithms, helping with two major areas of UAV research; swarming and assessing the safety of the civilian use of UAVs.

“Tracker v1.1 can easily track 50 unique objects simultaneously,” said Douglas Reinke, CEO and President at Vicon. “This is important in high object count environments such as immersive whole body tracking in a VR CAVE, as it maximizes the user’s sense of immersion.

“Virtual reality and object tracking applications have always been an important market for Vicon. Tracker v1.1 further strengthens our commitment to this exciting area.”

Key Features of Vicon Tracker Include:
• Optimized rigid body tracker gives you reliable data that is tolerant to occlusion of markers
• Low latency output allows data to be received very quickly after an observed event
• Easy to use software enables you to get going quickly with minimal system setup
• Flexible integration with third-party applications enables you to read the data stream from the system in one of three ways; TCP, UDP and VRPN. This gives maximum compatibility with third party applications or development environments such as C++ (Windows 32/64, Linux), Labview, Virtools and TrackD
• Full support for Windows Vista and Windows 7 enables Tracker to be used out of the box with the latest computers
• Tracker software is compatible with Vicon MX, F-Series, T-Series and Bonita cameras. It can also be used independent of any hardware using the Vicon Virtual System emulator. This option is particularly useful for third-party integrators who want to test Tracker data or produce plug-ins

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About Vicon
Academy Award®-winning Vicon is the world’s largest supplier of precision motion tracking systems, and match moving software. It serves customers in the CG animation industry, film, visual effects, computer games, and broadcast television, as well as engineering and life science industries. Vicon operates in four offices worldwide, including its Los Angeles-based Entertainment headquarters: a 26,000 square-foot facility equipped with three performance capture stages for Vicon’s service company House of Moves.

Vicon is a subsidiary of OMG (Oxford Metrics Group - LSE: OMG), plc., a group of technology companies that produces image understanding solutions for the Entertainment, Defense, Life Science and Engineering markets. Other holdings include: 2d3, a manufacturer of specialized image understanding software for defense applications; Yotta DCL our highways surveying business in the UK; and Yotta MVS, a leading US provider of data collection services for the assessment of property taxation.

Vicon and OMG global clients include: Life Science leaders University of Pennsylvania, the VA Hospitals, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Titleist Golf, The Andrews Institute; Engineering industry leaders Ford, BMW, Airbus, Lockheed, Pratt-Whitney, NASA, Caterpillar, International Truck, and Toyota; and Entertainment companies Sony Pictures Imageworks, Sony Computer Entertainment, Industrial Light and Magic, Sega, Nintendo, Ubisoft, Vivendi, Electronic Arts, Square Enix and many others.

For more information about OMG and its subsidiaries, visit www.omg3d.com, www.vicon.com, www.vicon.com/boujou, www.2d3.com, www.yottadcl.com, or www.yottamvs.com.

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Oxford Metrics Group
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