Jump to content

MikuMikuDance

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Masterhand10 (talk | contribs) at 08:17, 15 February 2011. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

MikuMikuDance
Original author(s)Yu Higuchi
Stable release
MMD 7.29
Written inJapanese
Operating systemWindows XP / Vista / 7
Available inEnglish, Japanese
Type3D animated Videos
LicenseFreeware
Websitesites.google.com/view/evpvp/ Edit this on Wikidata

MikuMikuDance (ミクミクダンス, MikuMikuDansu), commonly abbreviated to MMD, is a freeware animation program that lets users animate and create 3D animation movies, originally produced for the movies of Vocaloid Hatsune Miku.[1][2] The MikuMikuDance program itself was programmed by Yu Higuchi (HiguchiM) and has gone through significant upgrades since its creation. Its production was made as part of the VOCALOID Promotion Video Project (VPVP).[3]

Overview

File:800px-MMD-Example 2.jpg
A screenshot of the program showing some of the 3D models supplied alongside the software once downloaded

The software allows users to import 3D models into a virtual space that can be moved and animated as accordingly. The expressions of the 3D figures can be easily altered and sound can be further added to create music videos. The motion data creature by move the figures around can be exported and imported into other music videos made by the software and allows users to share the data with other users. The software also has its own physics engine and users can make adjustments to any object within the virtual space provided by the software. Users can also use Microsoft's Kinect for motion capturing. Map shadowing, screenshot rendering and full movie rendation is also possible.

All content, including the 3D models, is distributed freely by the users and most of its additional content is produced by users with new models made by 3D modeling software. The software itself comes with a number of models based on the mascots of Crypton Future Media Vocaloids. The software was originally only released in Japanese, however a English version was released at a later date.[4] Videos using the software are regularly seen on sites such as Nico Nico Douga and YouTube and is popular among Vocaloid fans and users alike. A magazine which hands out excusive models with every issue, was also produced in owe of this popularity.[5]

The software was released as freeware. The models of the Vocaloid mascot series provided with the software are subject to Crypton Future Media's copyright agreement and are not allowed to be used without permission for commercial reasons. Although the software is distributed freely, models released independently of the software may not be — original produced models, motion data, and landscapes are subject to their owner's own terms of use.

References

  1. ^ Notofu (October 23, 2009). "初音ミクがグリグリ躍る「MMD」の現状と未来" (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. Retrieved November 15, 2010.
  2. ^ Okada, Yuka (March 10, 2008). "「神ツール」――初音ミク踊らせるソフト「MikuMikuDance」大人気" (in Japanese). IT Media. Retrieved November 15, 2010.
  3. ^ Link
  4. ^ Link
  5. ^ link


Stub icon

This graphics software–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MikuMikuDance&oldid=414029683"