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Brekel Body

Brekel Body is a family of Windows applications for real-time markerless body motion capture using depth sensors, no suits or markers needed. You stand in front of one or more sensors, the software tracks your skeleton, and you record the result or stream it live into MotionBuilder, Unity or Unreal Engine.

The current version is Brekel Body v3. It supports a wide range of sensors, current and older (Azure Kinect, Orbbec, ZED, RealSense, both Kinect generations, even plain webcams), can align and fuse multiple sensors, can utilize modern deep-learning based tracking, do face tracking and is in active development. If you are starting fresh, this is the one to get.

The older versions remain available as cheaper options for specific hardware: Body v2 for the Kinect for Xbox One / Kinect for Windows v2 sensor, and Body v1 for the original Kinect for Xbox 360 / Kinect for Windows v1. Both sensors are second-hand only now, and neither app gets new features (occasional compatibility updates still happen).

Not sure which fits your setup? Each version has a free trial, and the FAQ on the v3 page covers sensor choices in more detail. How trials and licenses work: see licensing.

Latest version

Brekel Body v3

Markerless body motion capture with depth sensors and webcams

from $149 (excl tax)

Brekel Body v3: a person standing in a room captured by three depth sensors, a solved skeleton drawn over them in green and rays running back to each sensor, with the sensor table below and the alignment settings alongside

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Body v3 latest Body v2 Body v1
Supported sensors Azure Kinect, Kinect v1/v2, Orbbec, ZED, RealSense, webcams Kinect v2 (Xbox One / Kinect for Windows v2) Kinect v1 (Xbox 360 / Kinect for Windows)
Multiple sensors (alignment + fusion) yes no no
Deep-learning tracker yes no no
Face tracking yes no no
Live streaming MotionBuilder, Unity, Unreal Live Link, TCP/UDP, OSC MotionBuilder, Unity, Unreal Live Link, TCP/UDP, OSC MotionBuilder, Unity, Unreal, OSC
Recording formats FBX, BVH, TXT, CSV, BPC, WAV FBX, BVH, TXT, CSV, WAV FBX, BVH, TXT
Still updated yes no no
Price (excl tax) $149 Single Sensor $299 Multi Sensor $99 $49

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prices excl tax · perpetual license · every version has a free trial