Guides and answers – video to 3D animation, mocap and game animation
Everything about turning video into 3D animation with KinemIQ – short answers and step-by-step guides for Unity, Unreal Engine, Godot, Blender and the web.
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Video to 3D animation
- Video to 3D Animation Online – Free AI Mocap
Video to 3D animation online, free to try: AI motion capture turns any video into a natural 3D character animation. Edit it, export FBX, GLB or BVH. - Video to Motion – AI Motion Capture Online, Free
Video to motion in your browser: extract 3D motion from any video of a person, clean it up and download FBX, BVH or GLB for Unity, Unreal or Blender. - Free AI Mocap from Video – Markerless Motion Capture Online
Free AI mocap from video: markerless motion capture online from a phone video - no suit, no sensors, no studio. Edit the mocap, export FBX, BVH or GLB. - Video to FBX – Turn a Video into an FBX Animation, Free
Video to FBX online: turn a video of a person into an FBX animation with AI motion capture - root motion or in place, Unity and Unreal ready. Free. - Video to BVH – Free BVH Motion Capture from Video
Video to BVH online: extract BVH motion capture from any video with AI - no suit, no markers. Clean motion for Blender, MotionBuilder or Maya. - Motion Capture Without a Suit – With Just a Video
You can do motion capture without a suit: film the move with a phone and let AI turn the video into 3D animation. Free in the browser, no markers. - Webcam Motion Capture in the Browser – Free
Webcam motion capture with no install: the 3D character copies you live in the browser, then record the take and export it as an FBX, GLB or BVH animation. - Mocap from Phone Video – How to Record and Convert
Motion capture from a phone video: how to film it (light, framing, distance) and turn it into a 3D animation in your browser. Free, no suit.
Text to 3D animation
- Text to Animation – Free AI Text to 3D Motion
Text to animation, free in your browser: type a motion and AI text to motion makes a 3D character animation on your GPU. Edit it, export FBX, GLB or BVH.
Free animations
- Free Game Animations – 460 Clips as FBX, GLB or BVH
Download free game animations: 460 walks, runs, idles, punches, kicks, sword moves and dodges as FBX, GLB or BVH for Unity, Unreal, Blender or Godot. CC0 and CC BY. - Free Motion Capture Data – 285 Mocap Clips as BVH, FBX or GLB
Download free motion capture data: 285 real mocap clips - kicks, punches, blocks, dodges and 34 walking and running styles - as BVH, FBX or GLB. CC BY, free for commercial use. - Free Walk Cycle & Run Animations – FBX, GLB, BVH
Download free walk cycle and run cycle animations: 211 walks, runs, sprints, crouches and 34 mocap walking styles as FBX, GLB or BVH, in place or root motion. - Free Fighting Animations – Punches, Kicks, Sword
Download free fighting animations: punches, kicks, combos, sword slashes, blocks, dodges and stances - real martial arts mocap - as FBX, GLB or BVH. CC0 and CC BY. - Free Sword Animations – Slashes, Combos, Blocks
Download free sword animations: light, heavy and aerial slashes, combos with recoveries, sword and shield blocks as FBX, GLB or BVH. CC0, free for commercial games. - Free Idle Animations – 69 Idles as FBX, GLB, BVH
Download free idle animations: relaxed, talking, sitting, lying, fighting stances and mocap character idles (proud, old, drunk, zombie) as FBX, GLB or BVH. - Free Jump & Parkour Animations – FBX, GLB, BVH
Download free jump and parkour animations: take-off, air and landing, double jumps, wall runs, wall jumps, climbs and vaults as FBX, GLB or BVH. CC0. - Free Death Animations – Falls, Hits & Ragdoll
Free death and hit animations for games: falls, knockbacks, hit reactions and getting up - plus your own deaths with ragdoll physics. FBX, GLB or BVH. - Free Dance Animations – From Text or Video
Free dance animations made in a minute: type a dance (hip hop, salsa, ballet, disco) or film one, and get a 3D dance animation as FBX, GLB or BVH. - Free Sports & Fitness Animations – FBX, GLB
Free sports and fitness animations: mocap boxing punches, sprints, swimming and warm-ups to download, plus any sport or exercise from text or video. - Free Animations for Unreal Engine 5 – 460 FBX Clips
Download free animations for Unreal Engine: 460 walks, runs, idles, combat, sword and death clips, 285 of them real mocap, as FBX for UE5. CC0 and CC BY. - Free Animations for Blender – 460 FBX, GLB, BVH Clips
Download free character animations for Blender: 460 walks, runs, idles, dances, fights and deaths, 285 of them real mocap, as FBX, GLB or BVH. CC0 and CC BY. - Free Mixamo Alternative – Video & Text to 3D
A free Mixamo alternative in the browser: 460 game animations as FBX, GLB or BVH, plus new ones from your own video or text. Edit them, use any character.
Guides for your engine
- FBX Animation for Unity – Make One from a Video
Make an FBX animation for Unity from any video: AI mocap in the browser, export FBX, set the rig to Humanoid and play it on your character. - Free Animations for Unity – Make Your Own From Video
Need free animations for Unity? Make your own from a phone video with AI mocap and export FBX Humanoid clips that play on any Unity character. - Mocap for Unreal Engine – Video to UE5 Animation
Mocap for Unreal Engine from any video: AI motion capture in your browser, export FBX, import it into UE5 and retarget it to your character. - Mocap to Blender – Turn a Video into an Animation
Get mocap into Blender from any video: AI motion capture in the browser, export GLB, FBX or BVH and import it into Blender in one step. Free. - Godot Animation From Video – GLB Mocap, Free
Make character animations for Godot from a video: AI mocap in the browser, export GLB / glTF and import it into Godot 4 with its AnimationPlayer. - GLB / glTF Animation for Web and three.js
Animated GLB for websites, three.js, Babylon.js and model viewers: make the animation from a video and export a compact glTF file. - Retarget an Animation to Any Character
Retargeting puts one animation on another character. How to retarget KinemIQ animations in Unity (Humanoid), Unreal (IK Retargeter) and Blender.
Animation know-how
- How to Animate a 3D Character From a Video
Animate a 3D character from a video in four steps: film, analyse with AI motion capture, edit, export. Works in the browser with no install. - Game Character Animation for Beginners – Easy Start
New to game animation? Start with motion from a video instead of keyframing: record, convert with AI, polish and export to Unity, Unreal or Godot. - How to Clean Up Motion Capture Data – Fast
Clean up mocap fast: remove jitter, fix foot sliding and floating, twisted joints and popping, with one-click fixes and posing in the browser. - Root Motion vs In Place Animation – Which to Use
Root motion moves the character through space from the animation; in place keeps it over one spot and the code moves it. When to use which, explained. - BVH vs FBX – Which Animation Format to Use
BVH is plain skeleton motion for retargeting; FBX carries a rigged character with animation for game engines. When to pick BVH, FBX or GLB. - Motion Capture vs Keyframe Animation – Pros and Cons
Mocap gives real human weight and timing fast; keyframing gives full control and stylised motion. When to use which, and how to combine them. - How AI Motion Capture From Video Works – Explained
How markerless AI mocap works: body detection in every frame, 3D lifting, physical clean-up (feet, weight, joints) and retargeting to a 3D skeleton. - How Much Does Motion Capture Cost? Options Compared
Mocap suits and studios cost money and setup time; AI motion capture from video costs little or nothing. What you get for each option.
By use
- Free Motion Capture for Indie Games – From Video
Free mocap for indie game developers: record your own moves on a phone, turn them into 3D animation in the browser and export FBX for Unity, Unreal or Godot. - Martial Arts Animation: Kicks & Punches Online
Turn a video of your kata, kicks and punches into a 3D martial arts animation online - then refine it and export it to Unity or Unreal. Free to try. - Turn a Dance Video Into a 3D Dance Animation
Turn a dance video into a 3D dance animation online: AI motion capture keeps the rhythm, the steps and the arms - then export FBX, GLB or BVH. - Ragdoll Death Animation Maker – Physics, Online
Make ragdoll death and hit reaction animations online: real physics falls, knockdowns and staggers baked into the clip. Export FBX or GLB for your game. - 3D Exercise Animations for Fitness Apps – From Video
Make 3D exercise animations for fitness apps and websites: film the exercise once, convert it with AI mocap, loop it and export GLB or FBX. - What is KinemIQ?
KinemIQ is an online studio that turns a video of a person into a natural 3D character animation with AI mocap, then lets you edit and export it.
New to KinemIQ? The 5-minute guide walks through every feature.