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System and method for performing motion capture by strobing a fluorescent lamp

  • US 7,567,293 B2
  • Filed: 06/07/2006
  • Issued: 07/28/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system comprising:

  • a synchronization signal generator to generate one or more synchronization signals;

    one or more fluorescent lamps configured to strobe on and off responsive to a first one of the one or more synchronization signals, the fluorescent lamps illuminating makeup, markers, paint or dye applied to a subject for a motion capture session; and

    a first plurality of cameras having shutters strobed synchronously with the strobing of the light source to capture sequences of images of the makeup, markers, paint or dye as the subject moves or changes facial expressions during a performance, wherein the shutters are open when the light source is off and the shutters are closed when the light source is on.

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