Motion Capture - What and How

What is Motion Capture (MoCap)?project development, whether you need just a few
Why use Motion Capture?moves or do not have time to do a whole shoot.
Why use Inner Esteem Motion Capture Library?Our extensive Motion Capture library helps even a
What are the technologies used?small gaming company to utilize our motion data to
How do we capture the motion/ performance?implement in its upcoming game development!
What is Motion Capture (MoCap)?Now you can add realism and life to your character
Motion capture, also known as Performance Capture,animations with ease!
is a technique of digitally recording the human bodyWhat are the technologies used?
movement (or other movement) for analysis andAt Inner Esteem- Motion Capture Studios, we use
playback. Motion capture for computer characteroptical motion capture. Optical motion capture
animation involves the mapping of human motionsystems can offer the performer the most freedom
onto the motion of a computer character.of movement since they do not require any cabling.
__________________________Inner Esteem- Motion Capture Studios currently owns
Why use Motion Capture?16 Motion Analysis cameras; it is one of the largest
Motion Capture allows you to:optical camera systems in the Asia Pacific region. We
Save time!are able to capture any movement with multiple
Experience the most cost-effective way ofactors in our 40'x20' capture space and we provide all
replicating the movements of human beings orthe supporting activities for the motion capture to
objects in computer-generated productions.become a real 3D animation.
Ease the animation process much more!We use the latest digital imaging technologies to fully
Begin from a higher level of completion than puretake advantage of the recent advances in cameras,
keyframing does, giving the animator more time andprocessing and networking. We can bring more
flexibility to create truly spectacular and artisticadvanced tracking algorithms with subpixel marker
animations!centroid calculations and auto labelling.
Streamline your production pipeline and delivers__________________________
animation with photo-realistic subtlety andHow do we capture the motion/ performance?
nuance!place an actor in a scene that may beOptical systems that we are using allow us to
impractical, or too dangerous to do in real life.incorporate directionally-reflective balls referred to as
Do scenes that would normally be very costly. Formarkers which attach to the performer. Our video
example, calling your principal actors back to putcameras are equipped with a light source each that is
them in a scene that was damaged or not shotaligned to illuminate the field of view for that camera.
originally, or putting them in a scene that is unsuitableEach camera is in turn connected to a synchronized
for normal blue screen methods.frame buffer.
Do the impossible. Either impossible motion such asThe computer is presented with each camera view in
alien movement, or impossible shapes that moveorder to calculate a 3D position of each marker; the
realistically such as an actor dancing with a real chair,resulting data stream therefore consists of 3D
seemingly come to life.position data for each marker. This data is then
__________________________applied to an inverse kinematics system, to animate a
Why use Inner Esteem Motion Capture Library?skeleton. Post-production works are done to clean
We own an extensive library of stock motion dataup" the movements recorded to provide you with
for you to choose from, which will help in yourthe best quality motion for your project.