The Mocap Book: A Practical Guide to the Art of Motion Capture

Motion Capture is the process of digitizing motion. Its a technique that is paramount in the production of visual effects for feature films, TV and video games. The Mocap Book: A Practical Guide to the Art of Motion Capture gives an in-depth guide of the exciting process of digitizing motions from the acquisition stages all the way to the animation enhancement and file integration stages. The book provides step by step instructions, practical exercises and illustrated examples of the different steps of the mocap process that include acquisition, tracking, solving, integration, animation and motion mixing. This edition covers a Cortex to Motion Builder to Maya motion capture pipeline. The Mocap Book is a must-have for anyone wanting to take part in professional motion capture production for film, TV and video games.

• Understanding Motion Capture for Computer Animation (Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Graphics)
• MoCap for Artists: Workflow and Techniques for Motion Capture