Realtime camera motion capture App for VFX, Animation and Games

 

Introducing VirtuCamera 2

Featuring a fully redesigned iOS app, a brand‑new Android version, and more plugins for your favorite 3D platforms.
This is our biggest update yet — and there’s much more on the way.

Built for Filmmakers and 3D Artists

Are you a Cinematographer working on a virtual stage for a feature film, or crafting cinematics for a triple‑A game?
This app is designed for anyone who wants full control over visual storytelling — easily and intuitively.

Create stunning camera animations just like with a real camera in the CG world.
Forget the hassle of manual keyframing.

Built for Film, Visual Effects, Virtual Production, Animation and Games alike.

Virtual Reality – 6 Degrees of Freedom

Move your Apple® or Android® device in any direction, VirtuCamera will capture the motion and instantly send it over Wi-Fi to the camera in your 3D software. When you are ready, push the Rec button to store the motion in keyframes.
Your own virtual production stage.

Control the scene from the App

  • Manage every aspect of the playback.
  • Change the camera you want to control at any time.
  • Set the focal length with a slider and record it.
  • Scale camera movements to travel long distances.
  • Lock camera translation for XZ plane and/or Y axis.

Live Viewport Streaming

See your scene through the App in real time. VirtuCamera streams the viewport over Wi-Fi so you don’t miss any detail.

Up to 60 FPS

Device motion and viewport streaming are captured and sent at up to 60 frames per second. You can configure this parameter at your needs.

Secure Encryption

  • Designed for professional environments with high security requirements.
  • Connections secured using SHA-256 Elliptic Curve (ECC) certificates.
  • Ensures modern, industry-standard encryption for maximum protection.
  • Keeps your video streams fully private between the server (DCC plugin), and app.
  • Specially created for Movies, Series, Games and any other IP protected project. Because your privacy is important to us.

PRO Features

New features tailored for the pros, like filmmakers, cinematographers, and layout artists.

  • Sliders’ presets for common values.
  • Custom attributes handling.
  • Custom scripts handling.
  • Joysticks’ PTZ camera control (on-screen and/or bluetooth like PlayStation and Xbox controllers).
  • Hitchcock’s Vertigo effect/dolly zoom.
  • And more…

Coming soon!

3D Software Plug-ins

Current plug-ins support Blender 5.1, 5.0 and LTS 4.5, Autodesk Maya 2027 and 2026, SideFX Houdini 21, Maxon Cinema 4D 2026, and Autodesk 3ds Max 2027 and 2026.

For a step-by-step guide on how to install it, see How-To’s.

VirtuCamera-Maya (see License), VirtuCamera-Blender (see License), VirtuCamera-Houdini (see License), VirtuCamera-Cinema4D (see License) and VirtuCamera-3dsMax (see License) are based on the PyVirtuCamera module. PyVirtuCamera makes use of FFmpeg for video encoding. FFmpeg is licensed under LGPL and a copy of this license is included in the download. If you want to compile FFmpeg by yourself, we provide the source code and build settings used.

Use Virtucamera in your favorite DCC

Create your own plugin with PyVirtuCamera python API.

Get in touch

If you have any question about VirtuCamera or any plug-in, feel free to contact us.

For studios and companies: for pipeline consultations, team licensing, onboarding, or workflow-specific features/integrations, contact us to discuss options.

Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPad are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries and regions. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc.
Google, Google Play and its logo are trademarks of Google LLC, registered in the U.S. and other countries and regions. Google Play is a service mark of Google LLC.
Autodesk, Maya, 3ds Max and the Maya and 3ds Max logos are registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk, Inc., and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliates in the USA and/or other countries.
SideFX, Houdini and the Houdini logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of Side Effects Software Inc., and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliates in the USA and/or other countries.
Maxon, Cinema 4D and the Cinema 4D logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of Maxon Computer GmbH, and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliates in the USA and/or other countries.
PlayStation is a registered trademark of Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliates in the USA and/or other countries.
Xbox is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation, and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliates in the USA and/or other countries.
Image of character for demo purposes, cc-by-sa (CC) Blender Institute, based on original characters (C) by Martin Lodewijk.
Privacy Policy  ·  Terms And Conditions ·  Cookie Declaration