Patent ID: 7573480

Claim:
A system for capturing motion, comprising: a motion capture volume adapted to contain at least one actor having body markers defining plural body points and facial markers defining plural facial points, said body markers being larger in size than said facial markers; a plurality of motion cameras arranged around said periphery of said motion capture volume, said motion cameras being arranged such that all laterally exposed surfaces of said at least one actor while in motion within said motion capture volume are within a field of view of at least one of said plurality of motion cameras at substantially all times; and a motion capture data processing system coupled to said plurality of motion cameras to simultaneously receive motion capture data from said plurality of motion cameras and to produce a digital representation reflecting combined body and facial motion of said at least one actor; wherein, the body motion further comprises relatively large-scale muscle movements of an actor's head, torso, arms and legs, and the facial motion further comprises relatively small-scale muscle movements of facial muscles in forming a facial expression.