System and method for capturing facial and body motion
First Claim
1. A system for capturing 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, said body markers being larger in size than said facial markers;
a plurality of motion cameras arranged around said periphery of said motion capture volume, said 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 a field of view of at least one of said plurality of motion cameras at substantially all times; and
a motion capture data processing system coupled to said plurality of motion cameras to simultaneously receive motion capture data from said plurality of motion cameras and to produce a digital representation reflecting combined body and facial motion of said at least one actor;
wherein, the body motion further comprises relatively large-scale muscle movements of an actor'"'"'s head, torso, arms and legs, and the facial motion further comprises relatively small-scale muscle movements of facial muscles in forming a facial expression.
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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 motion cameras are arranged around a periphery of the motion capture volume. The 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 the motion cameras at substantially all times. A motion capture processor is coupled to the plurality of 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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22 Claims
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1. A system for capturing 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, said body markers being larger in size than said facial markers; a plurality of motion cameras arranged around said periphery of said motion capture volume, said 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 a field of view of at least one of said plurality of motion cameras at substantially all times; and a motion capture data processing system coupled to said plurality of motion cameras to simultaneously receive motion capture data from said plurality of motion cameras and to produce a digital representation reflecting combined body and facial motion of said at least one actor; wherein, the body motion further comprises relatively large-scale muscle movements of an actor'"'"'s head, torso, arms and legs, and the facial motion further comprises relatively small-scale muscle movements of facial muscles in forming a facial expression. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. 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, said body markers being larger in size than said facial markers; arranging a plurality of motion cameras around a periphery of said motion capture volume, said motion cameras each 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 motion cameras at substantially all times; and simultaneously receiving motion capture data from said plurality of motion cameras and processing the motion capture data to produce a digital representation reflecting combined body and facial motion of said at least one actor; wherein, the body motion further comprises relatively large-scale muscle movements of an actor'"'"'s head, torso, arms and legs, and the facial motion further comprises relatively small-scale muscle movements of facial muscles in forming a facial expression. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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