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DeepMotion

Turn a video into motion capture data.

Animation & mocap
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Paid plans from $15/mo
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Overview

DeepMotion: Turn a video into motion capture data. It scores 85/100 in our art, 3D & animation ranking. Best for: Mocap without a mocap suit.

DeepMotion's Animate 3D converts ordinary video into 3D motion capture you can retarget onto game characters.

Pros

  • Free plan available
  • Beginner friendly
  • Exports FBX, BVH, GLB
  • Video to motion capture
  • Text to motion
  • Hand or face tracking

Cons

  • Commercial use on paid plans only
  • Multiple people at once: limited
  • Real-time: limited (Animate 3D Real-Time SDK, a lightweight version, is offered through sales; the web app processes uploads)

DeepMotion pricing

Freemium
Free

25 credits/mo, 20 s clips, non-commercial

StarterCheapest paid
$15/mo

180 credits/mo, commercial licence; $9/mo billed annually

Innovator
$48/mo

480 credits/mo, 30 s clips; $17/mo billed annually

Professional
$117/mo

1,500 credits/mo, 120 s clips, 4K; $39/mo billed annually

Studio
$300/mo

Unlimited credits (7,200 high priority), 8K; $83/mo annually

Monthly prices in USD as listed by DeepMotion. Last checked 2026-10-21. Rights: Freemium accounts are personal/non-commercial only; a commercial licence comes with the paid Starter, Innovator, Professional and Studio plans.

Features

  • Video to motion capture Yes
  • Text to motion Via SayMotion text-to-animation product Yes
  • Multiple people at once Partly
  • Hand or face tracking Yes
  • Retarget to your own rig Custom Character upload with automatic retargeting; SayMotion auto-retargeting for UE5 Yes
  • Real-time Animate 3D Real-Time SDK, a lightweight version, is offered through sales; the web app processes uploads Partly

Checked against DeepMotion's own site, docs and pricing page. How we check

Score breakdown: 85/100

  • Accessibility 17%
    100
  • Output & integration 21%
    72
  • Commercial rights 21%
    75
  • Value 9%
    75
  • Maturity 9%
    100
  • Game focus 9%
    100
  • Features 15%
    87

Based on price, free plan, commercial rights, exports and features. How we score

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