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New Technology for Animation Film Experts
A new motion-capture technique may be used by animators to create virtual worlds, and by doctors and atheletes to analyze specific body movements.
Credit: Max Planck Institute for Informatics
Max Planck Institute for Informatics researchers have developed a technique for creating virtual worlds. The researchers say their technology will simplify the work of cartoon makers, and assist doctors and athletes with motion analysis.
Current motion-capture techniques require actors to wear a body suit with markers attached to it. The researchers say their technique eliminates the need for the markers but captures the movements quickly and realistically. The method also enables actors to wear their normal clothes and be filmed with ordinary cameras.
"The system even detects a person’s movements when they are covered up by other objects or when there are disturbances in the background," says Max Planck Institute's Nils Hasler. "This will allow us to shoot visual effects outside of the studio in the future, for example, out in open nature."
The researchers note that athletes also could use the technology to analyze specific body movements. In addition, Hasler says the technology will make it easier for doctors to depict and track the degree of recovery after operations on joints.
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