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Original post by SD2
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Interesting. This type of thing really works? Is it really possible to get proper motion capture results like this? The ping pong ball idea seems to be the exact same thing as the 150 000 dollar optical motion capture they use (the same in theory). Would one actually be able to do these things and get proper results?
Yes. Watch some behind the scene docs on hollywood movies sometime. This is done all the time in special effects, especially when blending cgi with live action. The ping pong ball option is pretty common, actually. They''re also used as markers to figure out camera movements during recording.
Of course, the real question is will you spend $2000 worth of time developing software for this stuff, or is it more cost-effective to just rent a studio.