MotionBuilder devices

MotionBuilder supports DDRS RS-422 and Sony RS-422 compatible decks and a number of devices.

In addition to the devices mentioned in this section, MotionBuilder also includes the Open Reality SDK, a developer’s kit for creating devices. See the MotionBuilder developer help for more information.

Topics in this section

Decks
Decks let you control, monitor, and synchronize the recording or playback of a VTR (Video Tape Recorders) from within MotionBuilder. You can use the Deck settings to record rough takes or video backups of a capture session to a VTR, or play video from a VTR during a capture session.
Joystick Device
Use the Joystick device to connect any standard joystick as an input device. Before you use this device, make sure the joystick is properly installed and calibrated.
Keyboard Device
Use the Keyboard device to configure your keyboard as an input device. There is no additional configuration for the Keyboard device since it is automatically configured by your computer system.
LTC device
MIDI device
The MIDI device supports MIDI In and MIDI Out for connecting with MIDI hardware (slider boxes, MIDI mixers, synthesizers, and so on). The MIDI device is both an input and an output device, as it sends and receives data.
Mouse Device
Use the Mouse device to configure your mouse as an input device. There is no additional configuration for the Mouse device since it is automatically configured by your computer system.
Network Client device
Network Server device
Add the Network Server device to use MotionBuilder as a server to which you can connect other computers running MotionBuilder. The devices connected to the Network Server computer can be used by all other computers that are connected and running MotionBuilder.
Sound device
The Sound device lets you trigger sounds using another device, such as the Keyboard device.
SpaceBall Device
Use the SpaceBall device as a simple input device to manipulate cameras and selected objects in the Viewer window.
Trigger device
he Trigger device lets you map a keyboard or joystick to another device for triggering motion clips using the Animation Trigger window.
Wacom Tablet
Use the Wacom Tablet device to connect Wacom tablets and Wintab compatible tablets (Windows version only) to MotionBuilder.

Parent topic: Animating with Devices