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3D precision in mocap: for filmakers, motion capture promises bigger, better, faster, and cheaper.(viewpoint Animation)
For years, suppliers and users of motion-capture hardware and software have been striving to make mocap a mainstream production tool. The technology certainly has reached broad market acceptance in the 3D entertainment world, simply because of its ability to provide compelling signature motion at a lower cost than traditional keyframe methods--but it was a long road. The early adopters in the mid1990s accepted significant shortcomings in the core technology, but were still able to use it to their advantage to help tell stories.
Revolutionary production feats in motion capture for major films was taking place as far back as 1997, with Titanic. Today, directors ...
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