3D, XR, Depth Sensors, MoCap, Spatial Computing, Kinect, Magic Leap, HoloLens, Volumetric Video, C++, C#, Qt, OpenGL, metal, jazz
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Working on a fun little pet project to guide solving a #Rubik cube using nothing but a webcam. #speedcubing
Ever wondered what a depth sensor actually sees, or why a Kinect and a RealSense fail in different ways?
I wrote up how the four depth technologies work: time of flight, structured light, passive & active stereo. No spec sheets, just the mechanisms, what each is good and bad at. Including some interactive diagrams.
brekel.com/depth-sensing/
Brekel Body v3.44 is out, with a brand-new skeleton solver!
The "Optimization" solver fits the whole skeleton at once instead of joint by joint: bone lengths stay exact and the motion comes out noticeably smoother. The original ("Geometric") solver is still available, just flip the switch and compare.
Works on single-sensor and multi-sensor setups, live-streamed and recorded.
Free update for all v3 users, grab it at brekel.com/body-v3/
Big update to #brekel Body v3.43, with focus on accuracy & stability improvements to the skeleton solver and to sensor calibration (both body- and marker-based), plus a number of crash and export fixes.
Here's the changelog: brekel.com/body-v3/changelog…
Of the 91 depth cameras I could find specs for, only 49 are still sold new. 37 are second-hand only, and 3 more are on the way out.
So I put them all in one table: resolution, field of view, range, sync, availability, and which Brekel apps support each one.
brekel.com/sensors/
Which one am I missing?
#3D #VFX #MoCap #DepthSensing
Brekel.com has a brand new website!
Rebuilt from scratch: fast static pages, proper mobile layout, and a page per app with trial downloads, changelogs and version comparisons. Prices on the older v1 and v2 apps came down to $49 and $99.
Also new: a sensor comparison table with specs for 91 cameras, and a long read on how depth sensing actually works
brekel.com
#3D #CGI #VFX #MoCap #DepthSensing
Brekel Mesh Cache Studio v1.00 is out now!
A fast GPU-accelerated viewer + converter for animated mesh sequences - Alembic, USD, OBJ, PLY, PC2, MDD. Comparison mode, annotations, crop volumes, video export. Windows & MacOS.
youtu.be/MiFqXxOjqWY?si=FxEn…
brekel.com
#3D #CGI #VFX
For the Dutchies, MeshCache Studio (free beta) mentioned on the legendary @3dhype site:
3dhype.nl/index/nieuws/3031
Brekel retweeted
Free tool: MeshCache Studio is free in beta
It's a promising dedicated tool for viewing 3D mesh caches for #animation or #simulation, and provides more options for comparing, annotating and converting caches than you get in standard DCC apps
cgchannel.com/2026/05/meshca…
@brekelj
Brekel MeshCache Studio beta is now featured on the still awesome @theCGchannel news site!
It's been my go-to site for CG related news for decades now, always worth a watch every day for me.
cgchannel.com/2026/05/meshca…
A podcast just mentioned: 10 years since the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift released!
(my first Oculus DK1 kickstarter was 2013 I think)
Yeah I feel old now 🤫🤣
Coming Soon: free public beta of Brekel MeshCache Studio.
One tool to view, compare, annotate and convert mesh caches.
Supports Alembic, USD, OBJ, PLY, PC2, MDD and VAT.
Built for VFX, animation and tech artists who work with cache files every day.
Beta drops soon -- follow for updates -- brekel.com
#VFX #TechArt #GameDev #IndieDev #Alembic
