A research team at the University of Michigan School of Information and Center for the Study of Complex Systems led by assistant professor Abigail Z. Jacobs has conducted an academic study into how motion capture systems work. They conclude that the assumptions these systems make about whose human bodies are ‘standard’ or ‘representative’ are “stylised […]
Seth MacFarlane‘s production company Fuzzy Door has deployed its tech division’s ViewScreen Studio real-time performance capture system on the production of the new Ted television series. While he directed and performed simultaneously – how does he do that? – the crew were able to insert his loveable but dysfunctional animated bear character into scenes involving […]
For those of you who are less familiar with this aspect of content origination, motion or performance capture is the term most commonly used to describe the digital capture of movement of an object or person. The most common forms of modern motion capture systems Magnetic – The performer wears sensors at key points of the […]
Machine learning-powered markerless performance capture experts Move AI have announced the launch of their new single camera iPhone app, Move One. “At its core, Move AI is a research company specialising in applied AI, mathematics, physics and biomechanics. Move One is the result of engaging deeply with the animator and creator community and directly addressing […]
A team from Broadcast TECH, including Editorial Director Jake Bickerton, visited MoveAI’s offices in London’s West End to get a demo of the company’s most accessible system to date. This non-real-time application uses four iPhones – here mounted on tripods – to get a full performance capture. Once the performance data is captured and processed, […]
* that’s not Andy Serkis In this edition of the Trial By Content podcast on the website The Ringer, hosts Dave Gonzales, Joanna Robinson, and Neil Miller delve into the world of performance capture. 4:10 – Dave and Neil try to explain what Avatar: The Way Of Water is about 29:20 – a discussion of the history […]