System and method for capturing facial and body motion
First Claim
1. A system for capturing combined facial and body motion, comprising:
- a motion capture volume adapted to contain at least one actor having body markers defining plural body points and facial markers defining plural facial points;
a plurality of body motion cameras arranged around a periphery of said motion capture volume;
a plurality of facial motion cameras arranged around said periphery of said motion capture volume, said facial motion cameras each having a respective field of view narrower than a corresponding field of view of said body motion cameras;
said facial motion cameras being arranged such that all laterally exposed surfaces of said at least one actor while in motion within said motion capture volume are within said field of view of at least one of said plurality of facial motion cameras at substantially all times; and
a motion capture processor coupled to said plurality of body motion cameras and said plurality of facial motion cameras to simultaneously receive motion capture data from said plurality of body motion cameras and said plurality of facial motion cameras, and produce a digital representation reflecting combined facial and body motion of said at least one actor.
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Abstract
A system and method for capturing motion comprises a motion capture volume adapted to contain at least one actor having body markers defining plural body points and facial markers defining plural facial points. A plurality of body motion cameras and a plurality of facial motion cameras are arranged around a periphery of the motion capture volume. The facial motion cameras each have a respective field of view narrower than a corresponding field of view of the body motion cameras. The facial motion cameras are arranged such that all laterally exposed surfaces of the actor while in motion within the motion capture volume are within the field of view of at least one of the plurality of facial motion cameras at substantially all times. A motion capture processor is coupled to the plurality of facial motion cameras and the plurality of body motion cameras to produce a digital model reflecting combined body and facial motion of the actor. At least one microphone may be oriented to pick up audio from the motion capture volume.
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16 Claims
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1. A system for capturing combined facial and body motion, comprising:
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a motion capture volume adapted to contain at least one actor having body markers defining plural body points and facial markers defining plural facial points; a plurality of body motion cameras arranged around a periphery of said motion capture volume; a plurality of facial motion cameras arranged around said periphery of said motion capture volume, said facial motion cameras each having a respective field of view narrower than a corresponding field of view of said body motion cameras;
said facial motion cameras being arranged such that all laterally exposed surfaces of said at least one actor while in motion within said motion capture volume are within said field of view of at least one of said plurality of facial motion cameras at substantially all times; anda motion capture processor coupled to said plurality of body motion cameras and said plurality of facial motion cameras to simultaneously receive motion capture data from said plurality of body motion cameras and said plurality of facial motion cameras, and produce a digital representation reflecting combined facial and body motion of said at least one actor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for capturing motion, comprising:
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defining a motion capture volume adapted to contain at least one actor having body markers defining plural body points and facial markers defining plural facial points; arranging a plurality of body motion cameras around a periphery of said motion capture volume; arranging a plurality of facial motion cameras around said periphery of said motion capture volume, said facial motion cameras each having a respective field of view narrower than a corresponding field of view of said body motion cameras, said facial motion cameras being arranged such that all laterally exposed surfaces of said at least one actor while in motion within said motion capture volume are within said field of view of at least one of said plurality of facial motion cameras at substantially all times; and simultaneously receiving motion capture data from said plurality of facial motion cameras and said plurality of body motion cameras and producing a digital representation reflecting combined body and facial motion of said at least one actor. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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