a process by which a device can be used to capture patterns of live movement; the data is then transmitted to a computer, where simulation software displays it applied to a virtual actor
Examples of 'motion capture' in a sentence
motion capture
Everything is animated in the computer using motion capture.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The graphics are brilliant - almost console level - thanks to motion capture.
The Sun (2013)
Motion capture, in which actors are covered in sensors, makes for convincing movement.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
English language's oldest surviving epic poem comes to life in this motion-capture animated fantasy.
The Sun (2015)
Motion-capture systems combine video cameras with powerful computers to record and analyse human movements.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It will be the first large-scale classical stage production to include a live motion-capture performance.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They are part of the motion capture technology that allows her movements to be replicated inside a virtual world.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The heightened levels of realism are in part down to improved motion-capture techniques, more often employed in movie blockbusters.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
He added that the company's studios were used by video game developers for motion-capture scenes for the first time last year.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
As well as film and television production, the studio provides a range of specialist services, from underwater filming to motion capture.