Apparatus and method for performing motion capture using a random pattern on capture surfaces
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1. A method comprising:
- applying a random pattern of material to specified regions of a performer'"'"'s face, body and/or clothing;
capturing sequences of images of the random pattern with a first plurality of cameras as the performer moves and/or changes facial expressions during a motion capture session;
correlating the random pattern across two or more images captured from two or more different cameras to create a 3D surface of the specified regions of the performer'"'"'s face, body, and/or clothing;
generating motion data representing the movement of the 3D surface across the sequence of images;
generating 3D animation wherein visible features in successive frames of the 3D animation are moved relative to the motion data;
displaying the successive frames of the 3D animation.
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Abstract
A method is described comprising: applying a random pattern to specified regions of an object; tracking the movement of the random pattern during a motion capture session; and generating motion data representing the movement of the object using the tracked movement of the random pattern.
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1. A method comprising:
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applying a random pattern of material to specified regions of a performer'"'"'s face, body and/or clothing; capturing sequences of images of the random pattern with a first plurality of cameras as the performer moves and/or changes facial expressions during a motion capture session; correlating the random pattern across two or more images captured from two or more different cameras to create a 3D surface of the specified regions of the performer'"'"'s face, body, and/or clothing; generating motion data representing the movement of the 3D surface across the sequence of images; generating 3D animation wherein visible features in successive frames of the 3D animation are moved relative to the motion data; displaying the successive frames of the 3D animation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system comprising:
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a random pattern of material applied to specified regions of a performer'"'"'s face, body and/or clothing; a first plurality of cameras that captures a sequences of images of the random pattern as the performer moves and/or changes facial expressions during a motion capture session, wherein the random pattern is correlated across two or more images captured from two or more different cameras to create a 3D surface of the specified regions of the performer'"'"'s face, body, and/or clothing; motion data is generated representing the movement of the 3D surface across the sequence of images; 3D animation is generated in which visible features in successive frames of the 3D animation are moved relative to the motion data; the successive frames of the 3D animation are displayed. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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