Motion Capture
- used for my thesis game’s animation
Animation Cycle
Used in the menu scene of my thesis.
Show the characters’ personalities.
The lab closed due to COVID 19, hard to clean data because of no software accessment.
Character models made by myself. Motion Capture model: John Brennan, Leon Cruz.
Motion Capture Step
Step 1: Calibrate & Record
Calibrate the stage and cameras before used.
Put 50 points on the actor’s suit in the correct position.
Create the character in Motive and start recording.
Software Used: Motive
Step 2: Clean Data
Check the points blocked by the actor’s body.
Clean up the data in Motive.
Fill all the gap in the motion curve and fix the weird motion.
Software Used: Motive
Step 3: Attach Model to the Motion
Characterize the model and the action.
Merge them together.
Fix some overlap parts in the model and key the animation.
Software Used: Autodesk MotionBuilder
SCA Motion Capture Stage
I did motion capture in our SCA stage.
The facility is set up for the capture of both body and face, and is capable of elaborate virtual production, ala AVATAR and A CHRISTMAS CAROL.
