Patent ID: 8659668
Filing Date: 2014-02-25
Classification: G06K,G06T,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: applying a random pattern of material to specified regions of a performer's face, body and/or clothing; capturing sequences of images of the random pattern with a first plurality of cameras as the performer moves and/or changes facial expressions during a motion capture session; correlating the random pattern across two or more images captured from two or more different cameras to create a 3-dimensional surface of the specified regions of the performer's face, body, and/or clothing; generating motion data representing the movement of the 3-dimensional surface across the sequence of images; strobing a light source on and off, the light source charging the random pattern when on; and strobing the shutters of a first plurality of cameras synchronously with the strobing of the light source to capture the sequences of images of the random pattern (“glow frames”) as the performer moves or changes facial expressions during a performance, wherein the shutters of the first plurality of cameras are open when the light source is off and the shutters are closed when the light source is on.