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AI Motion Capture & Body Tracking - deepmotion.com

· 1 month ago

Worth testing if you're an indie creator or hobbyist animator turning short video clips into 3D motion — start on the free tier. Skip it if you need production-grade mocap quality or predictable pricing.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~20 public sources; exact paid tier prices were not published in the sources reviewed.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo support evidence found
  • Security posture

Pricing

$0

SayMotion Free

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
Animate 3D paid plansNot listed in sources

Best for

  • Indie game animators
  • Solo creators without mocap suits
  • Short-loop animation for social/VTubers
  • Educators teaching 3D animation basics

Not for

  • Studios needing film-grade mocap — go or Rokoko
  • Anyone animating long clips on a budget
  • Productions needing hand capture without paying extra
  • Buyers wanting clean output with no manual cleanup

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

Per-second metering: long clips get expensive fast

medium

Hands aren't included — a 10-second clip with hands costs extra

medium

Animate 3D and SayMotion have separate pricing pages — confirm which you're buying

medium

Output quality depends heavily on input video; follow capture guidelines closely

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Turns ordinary video into 3D animation without suits or hardware
  • SayMotion generates 3D animation from text prompts
  • Freemium SayMotion tier, no credit card required
  • Proven real-time tracking — powered Samsung Galaxy AR Emoji

Cons

  • Some gamedevs flatly call the output awful
  • Billing meters animation by the second
  • Hand tracking is a paid add-on, not included
  • Seed-stage vendor, ~$1.4M ARR — longevity risk

Sources & method

- 12 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x3review x3security x2news x4

Key stats

  • Value for money: 2/5

    Rating

  • $0

    Starting price

  • 12

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 2/5. Per-second billing; hands cost extra
  • Ease of use: 3/5. Browser-based, but devs report poor results
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Video-to-mocap, text-to-motion, hand tracking
  • Support quality. No support evidence found
  • Security posture: 3/5. Security page published; no known incidents
  • Yes Free tier SayMotion, no credit card required
  • $2.2M Funding raised 2019 round; Bandai Namco invested 2023
  • $1.4M ARR (2021) GetLatka estimate — small vendor
  • Samsung Notable partner Powered Galaxy S10 AR Emoji (2019)

Pricing

SayMotion Free

$0

  • Text-to-motion generation
  • No credit card required

Animate 3D paid plans

Not listed in sources

  • Metered per animation second
  • Hands cost extra

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Sentiment is split: some praise the AI mocap concept, while gamedev reviewers report poor output quality and costly metering.

“Tried to Use deepmotion, it's awful.”
Reddit, r/gamedev

Alternatives

Compare DeepMotion with each alternative.

  • QuickMagic

    Rival AI mocap; comparisons argue it handles hands better

    DeepMotion vs QuickMagic

  • Move.ai

    Markerless mocap aimed at higher-end productions

  • Rokoko

    Affordable suit-based mocap for serious creators

  • Meshy

    Top G2-listed AI alternative in this category

Companies that use it

Full analysis

Based on ~20 public sources; exact paid tier prices were not published in the sources reviewed.

Video-to-3D-animation AI: fine for quick indie clips on the free tier; per-second billing and mixed quality hurt pro use.

Methodology

Based on ~20 public sources; exact paid tier prices were not published in the sources reviewed.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. DeepMotion - AI Motion Capture & Body Trackingdeepmotion.com
    official
  2. Pricing SayMotiondeepmotion.com
    official
  3. Animate 3D Plans & Pricingdeepmotion.com
    official
  4. Product security pagedeepmotion.com
    security
  5. Tried to Use deepmotion, it's awful — r/gamedevreddit.com
    review
  6. DeepMotion Reviews — G2g2.com
    review
  7. DeepMotion Alternative (2026): Hands Aren't an Add-Onmimem.ai
    review
  8. Samsung, DeepMotion bring realtime motion capture to AR Emojimobilesyrup.com
    news
  9. DeepMotion Secures $2.2M Investmentvcnewsdaily.com
    news
  10. DeepMotion Revenue 2021: $1.4M ARRgetlatka.com
    news
  11. Bandai Namco invests in DeepMotionprnewswire.com
    news
  12. deepmotion.com scam/legit checkscamadviser.com
    security

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