Motion Capture
Is the process of recording movement of objects, animals, or a person. It has been used in military, entertainment, sports, medicine, and in robotics
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Specifically in filmmaking and games it refers to recording the actions of human actors. Then using that data to animate 3d character models.
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When it includes face and fingers in order to capture subtle expressions it is called PERFORMANCE CAPTURE.
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Motion Capture captures an actors movements not his or her appearance.
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This data is referred to as animation data and is then mapped onto a 3D model so that the model performs the same action as the actor.
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In motion capture sessions, movements are sampled many times per second. Early techniques used images from multiple cameras to calculate 3D postions.
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Rapid results are are possible. It reduces the need for keyframe based animation. This reduces cost and speeds up production.
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It allows for more performances to be done with different styles of acting. This is difficult in keyframe animation.
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An actors talent can come through into the animation.
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Complex movement and realistic physical interactions such as secondary movements, weight, physics, and exchange of forces can be easily recreated in a physically accurate manner.
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The amount of animation data that can be produced within a given time is large compared to traditional animation techniques.
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Specific hardware and special software programs are required to obtain and process the data.
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Often the capture system can have specific requirements for the space it is operated in, such and camera field of view or magnetic distortion.
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When problems occur it is easier to reshoot the scene rather than trying to manipulate the data. Newer systems allow for real-time viewing of the data for fast directorial decisions.
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Traditional animation techniques such as added emphasis on anticipation and follow through, secondary motion or squash and stretch must be added later.
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Care must be taken when working with characters of different proportions than an average human to avoid geometry intersecting
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Mo Cap is used extensively in video games since as early as 1995. Highlander: The Last of the MacLeods
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Gollum
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The Mummy
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King Kong
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Davey Jones
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Navi in Avatar.
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Clu from Tron was CG mo cap.
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Rise of the Planet of the Apes
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Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within was one of the first widely released movies that used mo cap.
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Polar Express, Hanks
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Beowulf 2007
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Happy Feet
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During the filming of Avatar all of the scenes involving this process were directed in real-time using Autodesk MotionBuilder software to render a screen image which allowed the director and the actor to see what they would look like in the movie.
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Optical Systems utilize data captured from image sensors to triangulate the 3D position of a subject between one or more cameras calibrated to provide overlapping projections.
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Optical Systems There are special markers attached to the actor.
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Passive Markers Passive optical systems use markers coated with a retroreflective material to reflect light that is generated near the cameras lens.
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Active Marker Active optical systems triangulate positions by illuminating one LED at a time very quickly or multiple LEDs with software to identify them by their relative positions. Rather than reflecting light back that is generated externally, the markers themselves are powered to emit their own light.
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Inertial Systems This system is based on miniature inertial sensors that transmit wirelessly to computer, where the motion is recorded or viewed. There are no cameras needed for this system
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Mechnical Motion This system uses a large skeleton like structure that the actor connects to his or her body. A series of light weight metal or plastic rods allows for realtime, are free of occlusion, and are wireless. However the suites tend to be very expensive.
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Magnetic Systems Magnetic systems calculate position and orientation by the relative magnetic flux of three orthogonal coils on both the transmitter and each receiver. These can be susceptible to magnetic and electrical interference.
