FreeMoCap
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| Fact | FreeMoCap | Rokoko Create |
|---|---|---|
| API | A local REST API exposes camera detection, recording, playback, calibration, mocap processing, realtime pipelines and Blender operations. | Studio's HTTP Command API can start or stop recording, calibrate, reset actors, return scene information and attach trackers; its default port is 14053. |
| Licence | The project is licensed under GNU Affero General Public License version 3 (AGPL-3.0). | The Studio EULA grants a non-exclusive licence and prohibits reproduction, distribution, sublicensing, renting or lending, indicating proprietary software. |
| Support | Community support is centered on Discord, with GitHub issues for bugs and feature requests and paid setup, training and custom services available. | Rokoko lists support hours as weekdays from 09:00 to 17:00 GMT+2, based in Greece, and says it observes Greek public holidays. |
| System requirements | Official installers target Windows x64, macOS Apple Silicon and Linux x64, with CPU and NVIDIA CUDA builds; Intel Macs are unsupported. | Studio requires Windows 10 64-bit with at least 8GB RAM and a DX10 GPU, or macOS Big Sur with Apple M1 and 8GB RAM; the page recommends 16GB. |
FreeMoCap is intended for researchers, animators, athletes, and creators who want to reconstruct full-body movement in 3D. It may suit users who can provide multiple cameras and a printed calibration board, or import mobile video for later processing.
Rokoko Create suits people making 3D motion for use in a 3D engine, whether starting from video or a text prompt. Its export formats and listed software compatibility may suit motion workflows using Rokoko Studio and external 3D tools.