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motion capture
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motion capture

The entering of a movement pattern into the computer. For example, if a person, hooked up to sensors, goes through the act of batting a ball, that motion trail can be used to simulate a more realistic baseball player in the computer.

Capturing Live Motion in Real Time
The ULTRATRAK PRO system from Polhemus provides a series of wearable sensors that captures motion in six degrees of freedom (6DOF). The sensors connect via Ethernet, and the ULTRATRAK PRO software interfaces with 3D animation programs to provide real-time capture of the person's movements. (Image courtesy of Polhemus, Inc.)



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Motion-capture technology and new software enabled Volckman's team to turn real actors into pen-line-
A Pleiades-like cluster of dots hovered protectively (or menacingly) above the dancers; a close-up variation of this motion-capture revealed each dot to be a bird, of which dozens shaped a phantom human.
It is directed by Didier Pourcel, also from France, and overseen in Canada by supervising director Alan Best, using the very latest in 3-D computer-animation techniques, including motion-capture technology and Maya software to create movements and skin tones that are exceptionally realistic looking.
 
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