Movin3D

MOVIN (movin3d.com) develops real-time, markerless motion capture technology built around on-device AI. Its flagship product, MOVIN TRACIN, is a portable single-unit device that captures full-body motion without markers, suits, or a dedicated capture studio. The device uses a 905nm Time-of-Flight LiDAR sensor as its primary sensing technology, paired with a camera that captures finer detail such as wrist rotations and finger gestures; the two data streams are fused by an on-device AI model. The company states the system tracks 22 body joints and 30 hand points at 60 FPS with roughly 100 ms latency and 93% data accuracy compared with marker-based systems. TRACIN connects to a host PC over a single LAN cable plus power, mounts on a standard 3/8-inch tripod (recommended installation height 85 cm, matching the training setup for its motion models), consumes about 60W, and includes a thermal design intended for extended sessions. The LiDAR is described as certified Class 1 Eye-Safe under IEC 60825-1. The system operates in low light, darkness and outdoors via a low-light mode (in which hand capture is unavailable) and is described as resistant to electromagnetic interference from LED walls, audio gear and broadcast equipment. Face tracking is not supported natively and full-body visibility is required for tracking.

The hardware is paired with MOVIN Studio, a companion desktop control and visualization application for Windows and Ubuntu (recommended Windows 11 64-bit or Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Intel Core i7 3.0 GHz or higher, 16 GB RAM, a dedicated 1 Gigabit Ethernet port, and optionally an NVIDIA RTX 3060 / AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT). Studio covers mocap-zone setup with point-cloud ground leveling, three-second AI-based actor calibration from an A-pose, live monitoring tools (foot contact, skeleton view, mirror mode, in-place mode), clip review and trimming, export to .bvh and .fbx, and retargeting from the MOVINMan reference skeleton to custom characters via pose matching, bone mapping, retarget settings and bone offsets. Real-time AI cleanup removes foot sliding, jitter and ground penetration. Live streaming is supported to Warudo, VRChat, Meligo, Unity, Unreal Engine, Blender, Notch, TouchDesigner, ROS and Isaac Sim, and to any platform supporting the OSC protocol; MOVIN publishes plugins and sample projects for these environments. Additional features include Puppet Mode for single-operator capture, third-party glove support (Rokoko, MANUS, Meta Quest) for hand capture, and separate smartphone-based facial capture that can be combined with body data. Motion clip post-processing, frame editing and object masking are listed on the roadmap for 2026.

MOVIN's public research output includes datasets and code for "MOVIN: Real-time Motion Capture using a Single LiDAR" and "ELMO: Enhanced Real-time LiDAR Motion Capture through Upsampling," published on its GitHub organization (MOVIN Inc.).

Business model

MOVIN sells the TRACIN capture device as hardware and monetizes the accompanying MOVIN Studio software through licensing. A free Basic License is included with every device purchase, with paid Unlimited subscription tiers and a Perpetual Package available for expanded capability.

Hardware sales of MOVIN TRACIN at a listed global price of $11,000 (discounted to $9,000 commercial and $6,000 indie under a one-year anniversary promotion), plus MOVIN Studio licenses: a free Basic tier limited to 30 minutes of capture per month and one subject, and Unlimited licenses at $3,300 per year, $300 per month or $100 per week; a Perpetual Package is available by inquiry. Enterprise-scale deployments for exhibitions and concerts are handled through direct contact.

Traction

One year after the TRACIN launch, the company reports more than 200 units shipped, use in more than 20 countries and across six or more industries (cinematography, game, VFX, robotics, animation, VTubers). Its GitHub organization hosts 16 repositories including engine plugins, an Isaac Sim plugin, a Python SDK and research code, with the ELMO/MOVIN research repository showing 53 stars.

Latest developments

MOVIN released its largest MOVIN Studio update to date alongside a TRACIN one-year anniversary promotion, introducing a new actor model with a 4-bone spine, a new LiDAR and camera fusion AI model, hand tracking moved out of preview, and automatic quick-start tracking. Anniversary pricing offers TRACIN at $9,000 for commercial buyers and $6,000 for qualifying indie buyers while supplies last. Motion clip post-processing, frame editing and object masking are slated for 2026.