Body-mounted cameras capture motion

A system of body-mounted cameras can capture motion in almost any environment for use in digital animation.

Unlike traditional motion capture techniques, which use cameras to meticulously record the movements of actors inside studios, the new system (developed at Carnegie Mellon University and at Disney Research, Pittsburgh) turns the cameras around—mounting almost two dozen, outward-facing cameras on the actors themselves. The motion capture can occur almost anywhere—in natural environments, over large areas, and outdoors.

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