motion capture
noun
: a technology for digitally recording specific movements of a person (such as an actor) and translating them into computer-animated images
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web In recent years, motion capture has become one of the most preferred ways to animate 3D character models to shorten production time and make animations more realistic. 
Adario Strange, Quartz, 30 Aug. 2022 At the same time, there’s a machine that’s built up around motion capture that can be a little alienating at times. Adam B. Vary, Variety, 25 Aug. 2022 The acting is also top-notch, which matches the excellent motion capture and the cast’s very natural facial animations. Mitch Wallace, Forbes, 26 May 2022 Industry partners include Adobe and the Sundance Institute, and its Television, Film & Media Center houses a 2,300-square-foot soundstage, a 20-camera full-body motion capture system and sound recording rooms. Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Aug. 2022 Returning cast members include Sigourney Weaver (playing Jake and Neytiri’s teenage daughter via motion capture) and Stephen Lang, while new cast members are Edie Falco, Jemaine Clement and Kate Winslet. Zack Sharf, Variety, 5 July 2022 In a performance last year, for instance, dancers on opposite sides of the Atlantic wore motion capture suits in order to dance together in the virtual world. Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 July 2022 Voyage was created by recording present-day members of ABBA, now in their 70s, in motion capture suits performing their catalog of hits for five weeks in front of 160 cameras. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 24 June 2022 And that has some promising implications for motion capture in the entertainment industry. Alyse Stanley, Washington Post, 28 June 2022 See More
Adario Strange, Quartz, 30 Aug. 2022 At the same time, there’s a machine that’s built up around motion capture that can be a little alienating at times. Adam B. Vary, Variety, 25 Aug. 2022 The acting is also top-notch, which matches the excellent motion capture and the cast’s very natural facial animations. Mitch Wallace, Forbes, 26 May 2022 Industry partners include Adobe and the Sundance Institute, and its Television, Film & Media Center houses a 2,300-square-foot soundstage, a 20-camera full-body motion capture system and sound recording rooms. Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Aug. 2022 Returning cast members include Sigourney Weaver (playing Jake and Neytiri’s teenage daughter via motion capture) and Stephen Lang, while new cast members are Edie Falco, Jemaine Clement and Kate Winslet. Zack Sharf, Variety, 5 July 2022 In a performance last year, for instance, dancers on opposite sides of the Atlantic wore motion capture suits in order to dance together in the virtual world. Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 July 2022 Voyage was created by recording present-day members of ABBA, now in their 70s, in motion capture suits performing their catalog of hits for five weeks in front of 160 cameras. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 24 June 2022 And that has some promising implications for motion capture in the entertainment industry. Alyse Stanley, Washington Post, 28 June 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1992, in the meaning defined above