I-Pairs Opens VTuber Motion Capture Recording From 15,000 Yen Per Hour
I-Pairs, based in Shinjuku, Tokyo, began offering a motion capture recording service for VTubers and virtual performers on November 12. Individual creators pay 15,000 yen per hour before tax, with a minimum two-hour booking at 30,000 yen.
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Why it matters
By stripping 3D model work, video editing, and retargeting out of the package and charging only for capture and delivery, I-Pairs prices a service that has usually required a studio and a production budget within reach of solo VTubers.
The company supplies the Xsens Link inertial suit, the recording space, and staff, and delivers data in FBX or BVH format.
The rate card splits individual creators from corporate clients. A VTuber operations company or production firm pays 40,000 yen before tax for the two-hour package and 20,000 yen for each additional hour, against 30,000 yen and 15,000 yen for individuals. Hand capture, which records finger movement, adds 10,000 yen to the base and 5,000 yen per extension.
Bookings run in one-hour extensions up to 12 hours in a single day. Staff fit and adjust the suit, and the recorded data goes through automatic correction before delivery, with a turnaround given as one to five business days. I-Pairs is an equity-method affiliate of Yamaha Corporation.
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