MOTION CAPTURE

By
R.Jagadeesh
15691A0552
CSE - A
Contents
• Introduction
• History of Motion Capture
• Types
• Production Process
• Applications
• Limitations
• Conclusion
• References
Introduction

Motion capture (sometimes referred as mo-cap or mocap, for short) is

the process of recording the movement of objects or people. It is used
in military, entertainment, sports. In film making, it refers to recording
actions of human actors, and using that information to animate digital
character models in 2D or 3D computer animation. When it includes
face and fingers or captures subtle expressions, it is often referred to
as performance capture.
History of Motion Capture

• Historically, Motion Capture in animated movies was created

using the extension of “ROTOSCOPING” technique.
• Etienne-Jules Marey (1830-1904) and Harold Edgerton (1903-1990)
conducted human and animal motion studies by shooting multiple
photographs of moving subjects over a short period of time.
• Harold Edgerton was the inventor of flash photography.
Rotoscoping

• A Rotoscoping is a device that enables animators to trace live

action movement, frame by frame, for use in animation. This
method is called "Rotoscoping".
Types

Motion Capture technology can be achieved by using the following

three types of techniques:
1. Mechanical Motion Capture
2. Optical Motion Capture
3. Magnetic Motion Capture
Mechanical Motion Capture

• Mechanical Motion Capture uses Sensors on the

plastic exoskeleton that an actor must “wear”, and
then act out their movements. This is very accurate
and transmits real-time data at a far greater range .
Optical motion capture

• Reflective markers
• High speed capture
• High data accuracy
• Multiple Cameras that digitize
different views of performance
Magnetic motion capture

• This approach has a central magnet with

several receivers attached to the actor’s
body. The receivers capture and record the
actors movements and save them to the
computer.
• This motion capture method can be
hindered by nearby metal objects if they
are large enough and depending on the
power of magnets being used.
Production Process

Sensor Subject Record

Calibration Calibration Movements

Mapping to Convert to Marker Data

characters Joint Angles Cleanup
Post Processing:

• Motion Editing:
• Cut, Copy, Paste
• Motion Warping:
• Speed up or Slow Down
Rotate, Scale orTranslate
• Motion Signal Processing:
• Smoother Motions
Applications

• Film Industries
• Sports
• Healthcare
• Military
Feature films:

Avatar
Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Pirates of the Carribean
Marvel Movies
Lord of the Rings
Planet of the apes (Trilogy)
Matrix
Limitations

• Subject to data inaccuracy

• Expensive
• Only realistic motioncaptured
• Cartoony Animations notpossible
• WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get)
• Can’t add more expression
• Continually needto recapture motion
Conclusion

Motion capture (MOCAP) is an effective 3D animation tool for

realistically capturing human motion.
 References

[1]. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/6832440
[2]. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8124095
[3]. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7905750
[4]. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7791937
[5]. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8369726
[6]. http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~jkh/video_games/mocap.pdf
[7]. https://www.slideshare.net/talaseelaaswanth/motion-capture-39954508
[8]. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_capture
[9]. https://www.seminarsonly.com/computer%20science/motion-capture-
seminar-report-ppt.php
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