University of Leipzig purchases a campus licence Simi Motion (10/2007)

In combination with a mobile and a stationary pc-system the university of Leipzig puchased a campus masterlicence of the Simi Motion 3D. The stationary system. can be used with four highspeed cameras the mobile laptop with two highspeed cameras. Due to the masterlicence of Simi Motion3D the software runs at any computer that is connected to the intranet of the university. www.uni-leipzig.de/~sportfak/sport.htm

The latvian olympic commitee chooses Simi Motion3D and MotionTwin (09/2007)

The latvian olympic commitee has chosen the mobile Motion3D system with two 100Hz cameras for trainingssupport of their olmpian athletes. Because of the complete autarkic system motion analysis can be done uncomplicated and easy outside at e.g. Skeletontrack. The system is supplemented with the MotionTwin and its functions like Videomix, Stroboscope etc. give a fast feedback to athletes or trainers. www.lov.lv

University of Jena goes for Simi Motion (09/2007)

Simi provides the veterinary institute of the Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena with multiple Simi Motion 3D licences. Because of the Dicom compatibility of Simi Motion the x-ray pictures of animals captured with x-ray high-speed cameras can be cinematically analysed in 3D.

www.uni-jena.de/szeb.html

University of Freiburg has chosen the Simi Motion 3D 200Hz System (03/2007)

Simi provides the Sports Institute of the University of Freiburg with multiple Simi Motion 3D high-speed licences. The connection between the new 200Hz cameras (resolution: 640(h) * 480(v)) with fiber optics interface of the company AVT, more than 80m fiber optics cable and the powerful functions of Simi Motion3D gives the institute and the associated cycle laboratory highest flexibility for indoor and outdoor. A network based multi-licence allows members of the institute to use all Simi Motion functions at every computer within the network of the institute.

A new partnership for motion analysis in golf sports 10/2006

A new partnership for motion analysis in golf sports could be established between Simi and one of the world leading manufacturers for golf putter, the company Kramski Putter. With its easy handling and numerous analysis tools, Simi MotionTwin supports the golf players for choosing the right racket. Among some terrific hobby players also pros and prominents have used this analysis possibility at the Kramski Indoor Putting Green in Birkenfeld. As an easy and mobile analysis system MotionTwin is also used by the specialists of Kramsky to prepare the pros of the European Tour directly at the tournaments for their games.

www3.kramski.de/219.html

Music Research with Simi Motion in Brazil (10/2006)

Multidisciplinary approach in music performance research:

Simi Reality Motion Systems GmbH has delivered a 3D Motion system to Music School of Federal University of Minas Gerais–Brazil. The system includes the biomechanical analysis software SIMI Motion 7.2, a powerful workstation PC, two Basler 500 frames per second cameras with a trigger system fully integrated and a calibration too.

The study of topics related to the intonation control and expressivity in non-tempered orchestral instruments has been conducted under the view of motor behavior and physics areas. The analysis of both kinematics and acoustics signals measures have been used to improve the understanding of the process that underlies musical performance. It is part of a research project of the Group of Research in Motor Control and Learning in Musical Performance (ECAPMUS; see details in Diretorio de Grupos de Pesquisa in www.cnpq.br) which is based in Federal Universty of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.



left: Simi Motion System with two Basler High speed cameras and Simi’s representative in Brazil, Professor Coelho, Robledo, a biomechanics specialist; middle: Dr. Borem, Fausto playing your “contra baixo”; right: Professor Lage, Guilherme setting up the reflective markers.

Simi as exhibitor at the 1st Joint ESMAC - GCMAS Meeting (JEGM06) in Amsterdam 09/2006

Attend our stand at the 1st Joint ESMAC - GCMAS Meeting (JEGM06) in Amsterdam from 27th – 30th of August. Let us show you the wide range of applications and possibilities of the Simi systems. We stand by for any kind of question.

Avenue and further informations: www.jegm06.org

Motion Capturing For Everyone! (07/2006)

Introductory Offer for Chairs

Especially for the educational field we offer our motion capture software Simi MotionCapture3D until the 31st of October 2006 for specially advantageous introductory conditions.

The topic Motion Capturing finds more and more favour with the production of animations for Games, Movies and TV. The reason is that this method works much faster and delivers motions looking very natural. And this is what is nearly impossible with the conventional handmade character animation.

It’s a pity but this technique is applied only very seldom or only in the high-end range because of very high costs therefore most people never even get to use it.

That’s why we started the campaign “Motion Capturing For Everyone” until the 31st of October 2006 and offer our software solution Simi MotionCapture3D for one-time low priced conditions. Save your licenses now and give you students the opportunity to learn the techniques of tomorrow today.

Simi moves you - and cuts down the price for TwinnerPro! (07/2005)

The new Simi MotionTwin

In September Simi will merge their products TwinnerPro and MoStill. A new product will be built by adding special features and a more ergonomic user interface.

The new Simi MotionTwin will be available in 3 versions including

following features:

	Standard recording with up to 4 DV-Cameras
	Customer and video database (customer data, anamnesis, videos, dates, reports…)
	Detailed and professional anamnesis
	New improved video mix
	Tracking works with pattern matching and marker tracking
	Display audiosignals for better synchronisation
	2D Footscan
	Foot pressure measurement
	Medical examination model
	Detailed report especially for gait analyses and visual customer communication

That’s why we cut down the price for Simi TwinnerPro to 950,- Euros

Furthermore we offer an upgrade from TwinnerPro to MotionTwin where you pay only the remaining amount, for all those who buy TwinnerPro from the 1st of July 2005

For any further questions or if you need an offer feel free to contact us by

+49 89 321 459 0 or sales@simi.com.

We are waiting for you, Your Simi Team

Simi Motion Upgrade 7.2 Release (05/2005)

We are glad to inform you that the new Simi Motion update 7.2 is now available. In addition to several bug fixes we have included these new features:

	Ankle Kinematics:An additional ankle kinematics model can now be used with the inverse kinematics.
	Calculation:Custom calculations can now be embedded into Simi Motion via a plug-in tool. Several new calculation and report templates have been added.
	Analysis and Data Report:With the new interactive HTML report you are now able to view and navigate through videos and diagrams. Automated procedures can now be customized, e.g. automatic opening of project templates, saving of several videos, report generation etc. C3D export has been optimised for 2D coordinates.
	Tracking and Recording:The pattern matching has been improved furthermore. Time delayed recording is now also available for high speed video. The new remote control tool enables you to control Simi Motion from any computer in the network. Camera objects are automatically named according to the video’s filename. Additional guides can now be shown in the tracking window.

Simi informs (05/2005)

Simi was able to realize a unique project on the world famous ski jumping facilities in Oberstdorf and Hinterzarten together with the OSP Bayern, the Technical Universities of Munich and Freiburg. On the venue of the famous ski jump competition the sportsmen can now be captured and analysed by 14 AMTI force plates and two synchronic recording Basler high speed cameras. The Software was specially adapted to the needs of the coaches. Thereby automated recording via remote control and automated report generation is now available. We‘re happy about the successful cooperation with all the partners of this project and we are looking forward to doing new analyses.

New customers:

We are happy to welcome the Université Claude Bernard Lyon and the Université de Bourgogne as new Simi customers. We are hoping for successful cooperation with these two renowned institutes.

AFRAGA Kongress 2005 (05/2005)

Simi had the honour to participate in the 5th International conference for sport gymnastics and acrobatics of the AFRAGA, organized in Tunisia from April 11th to April 13th, 2005. [more...]

SIMI°VidBack: Version 1.5 released (10/2004)

A new version of SIMI's video feedback product SIMI°VidBack has been released. Version 1.5 tests your system to determine optimal settings. Please download a free demo version!

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Simi goes China (10/2004)

From 5/10/2004 until 7/10/2004 the "China Digital Entertainment Expo & Conference" is taking place in Shanghai. Of course, the company Simi Reality Motion Systems will be there. Do not miss to visit us at box number 1409.

SIMI software at Olympic Games 2004 (06/2004)

The Austrian Canufederation uses SIMI software for training purposes and during competitions. Therefore, the two Austrian canoeists Violetta Onlinger-Peters and Helmut Oblinger take great advantage of the numerous analysis functions in order to prepare themselves for the Olympic Games 2004 in Athens.

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SIMI launches new web site (04/2004)

The SIMI homepage has a completely new design, both in structure and appearance. The main focus is now on markets instead of products which should make it easier for all visitors to navigate and find the ideal solution for motion capture and analysis.

Several new sections will follow within the next weeks.

You can send a comment about the new site.

New software release: SIMI°Motion 7 (03/2004)

Using the power of modern computers and the look-and-feel of Windows XP the latest release is a perfect sequel of the easiest motion analysis software available: SIMI°Motion. Version 7 of SIMI's 2D/3D motion analysis software offers several new and improved features.

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High-speed project in England (01/2004)

SIMI completes a major project and ships a turnkey solution for high-speed motion capturing to Loughborough/UK.

Using two state-of-the-art, synchronized computers SIMI managed to set up a system for capturing complex movements with 12 high-speed cameras connected by several hundred meters of Firewire cables.

In total the cameras are recording approx. 300 MByte of high-resolution color images per second which are saved to hard disks.

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New product released: SIMI°MatchiX (12/2003)

SIMI°Matchix is an image processing software for markerless automatic tracking. The pattern matching algorithm can be fed with video clips or bitmap sequences and tracks user-defined patterns in arbitrary sizes automatically.

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