Timing for Animation, 40th Anniversary Edition, 3rd Edition

Timing for an Actor-Based Program (Performance or Motion Capture)

An animation technique that has grown in popularity since the turn of the Millennium has been Motion or Performance Capture. In many reality-based interactive games like military combat or martial arts, or generally wherever there is a need for more realistic human motion, an animator may choose to work with motion capture data from live actors (Fig. 12). Currently mo-cap data can be captured either by sensors or markers. In one the actor is covered with small sensors that record his/her movement in the computer in real time. In the other system, the actor is covered with reflective markers, and performs on a special stage, surrounded by multiple external cameras recording their ...