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Having the characteristics of simulating computer-generated output, such as printout, ocr, and illuminated displays. :OCR - Optical character recognition designs which are machine-readable or look similar to those designs. Typeface examples include: Amelia, Data 70, OCR-A, OCR-B, Orbit B. :Digital - Comprised of segmented strokes simulating the appearance of liquid crystal or fluorescent gas tube displays. Typeface examples include Digital and LCD.
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Advantages Disadvantages And Applications Of Motion Capture
Advantages disadvantages and applications of motion capture
Advantages
Mo cap offers several advantages over traditional animation of a 3D model:
More rapid, sometimes even real time results can be obtained.
The amount of work does not vary with the complexity or length of the performance to the same degree when using traditional techniques.
Complex movement and realistic physical interactions such as secondary animation, weight and exchange of forces can be more easily recreated in a physically accurate manner.
Mocap technology allows one actor to play multiple roles within a single film.
Advantages over live action A movie that contains so large amounts of CGI that the actors would have to stay in front of a bluescreen and interact with invisible animated characters which is added later, trying to fit into a animated world, it is sometimes less problematic to make everything digital, including the actors. This way, all elements would fit together naturally and have the same visual look.
The director can choose any angle he desires from a scene, including angles that would have been hard or impossible in a live action movie.
Limitless possibilities for rotating effect.
Costumes, make-up, body size and age can be changed to whatever is needed.
There is no need to have light, colors and filters in mind when filming the motions, as this will be added digitally later.
Disadvantages
Specific hardware and special programs are required to obtain and process the data.
The cost of the software and equipment, personnel required can be prohibitive for small productions.
The capture system may have specific requirements for the space it is operated in.
When problems occur it is sometime easier to reshoot the scene rather than trying to manipulate the data. Only a few systems allow real time viewing of the data to decide if the take needs to be redone.
Applying motion to quadruped characters can be difficult.
The technology can become obsolete every few years as better software and techniques are invented.
The results are limited to what can be performed within the capture volume without extra editing of the data.
Movement that does not follow the laws of physics generally cannot be represented.
Traditional animation techniques such as added emphasis on anticipation and follow through, secondary motion or manipulating the shape of the character as with squash and stretch animation techniques are generally not applicable.
If the model has different proportions
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