Having had a lot of success with my mocap rig for creating Clear Skies 3, I wrote up exactly what I used, how I used it, and how I achieved the results I did.

It doesn't cover new aspects like the Playstation Eye camera and so forth, but if you're having difficulties with the mocap process, this guide gives you a workflow that gave repeatable successful results :)

http://www.ian.chisholm.clara.net/eve/motion_capture_writeup.doc


-Ian

Hi Ian,

Great tips! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience.

If anybody here hasn't seen Ian's Clear Skies yet, be sure to check it out!

G.

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Thanks for the very detailed guide. I'm using PS3 cameras in a full-circle config, but your tips still really helped, particularly the ridiculous but very effective outfit you described. Once I shouted down my actor's protests against prancing around in tight black pajamas and red socks with platitudes about suffering for one's craft, it really improved capture accuracy.

I know this is an old thread, but I just wanted to say a big Thank You for an excellent guide! Especially for a total newbie like yours truly.

Next task: how to convince my wife I need to turn our living room into a mocap studio... "Honey, where do we keep our stealth towels? Do we have any in pink?" :-)

*.doc file is missing. Could you please post the link again.