Skip to main content

Teesside University - Shop


MoCap for Artists: Workflow and Techniques for Motion Capture

Paperback by Kitagawa, Midori (Associate Professor, Arts and Technology (ATEC) program, University of Texas at Dallas (UTD), USA); Windsor, Brian (Graphics Researcher, Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design (ACCAD), Ohio State University, USA)

MoCap for Artists: Workflow and Techniques for Motion Capture

WAS £40.99   SAVE £6.15

£34.84

ISBN:
9780240810003
Publication Date:
24 Mar 2008
Language:
English
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:
Focal Press
Pages:
232 pages
Format:
Paperback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 18 - 23 Aug 2026
MoCap for Artists: Workflow and Techniques for Motion Capture

Description

Make motion capture part of your graphics and effects arsenal. This introduction to motion capture principles and techniques delivers a working understanding of today's state-of-the-art systems and workflows without the arcane pseudocodes and equations. Learn about the alternative systems, how they have evolved, and how they are typically used, as well as tried-and-true workflows that you can put to work for optimal effect. Demo files and tutorials provided on the downloadable resources deliver first-hand experience with some of the core processes.

Contents

An overview and history of motion capture; Pre-production and pipeline; Cleaning and editing data; Data Application - Intro Level: Simplest pipeline ever!; Data Application - Intermediate Level: Composing and decomposing motions; Data Application - Advanced Level: Integrating data with character rigs; Hand Motion Capture; Facial Motion Capture; Mocap data and math

Back

Teesside University