Understanding Motion Capture for Computer Animation
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What do Beowulf, Gollum, and Iron Man have in common? They were all created using motion capture--one of the most talked about and pervasive technologies in modern computer science. In this new edition of the revered Understanding Motion Capture for Computer Animation, insider Alberto Menache tells the complete story of motion capture, examining its technical details as well as the reasons behind its successes, failures, and increasing role in blockbuster films, such as Pirates of the Caribbean and Avatar. This edition also includes over 160 pages of new material addressing the latest motion capture advances in fields like medicine, sports, and security engineering. These updates along with the books careful balance between technical analysis and industry trends ensure its leading position as a reference text for anyone recording movement, whether in film, digital design, visualization, or gaming.
Understanding Motion Capture for Computer Animation discusses the latest technology developments in digital design, film, games, medicine, sports, and security engineering. Motion capture records a live-motion event and translates it into a digital context. It is the technology that converts a live performance into a digital performance. In contrast, performance animation is the actual performance that brings life to the character, even without using technology. If motion capture is the collection of data that represents motion, performance animation is the character that a performer represents.
The book offers extensive information about motion capture. It includes state-of-the-art technology, methodology, and developments in the current motion-capture industry. In particular, the different ways to capture motions are discussed, including using cameras or electromagnetic fields in tracking a group of sensors. This book will be useful for students taking a course about digital filming, as well as for anyone who is interested in this topic.
The book offers extensive information about motion capture. It includes state-of-the-art technology, methodology, and developments in the current motion-capture industry. In particular, the different ways to capture motions are discussed, including using cameras or electromagnetic fields in tracking a group of sensors. This book will be useful for students taking a course about digital filming, as well as for anyone who is interested in this topic.
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