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Hi-tech Qumarion mannequin gives character animation a welcome boost Comic book artists and animators often use posable mannequins or motion capture to help get tricky action postures just right, but transferring the figures to paper or computer screens still involves drawing or learning complicated animation and mo-cap software, not to mention all the cameras, hardware and people in funny suits running around. Last year, we reported on the efforts of a Japanese consortium to create what is essentially an action figure equipped with sensors at several joints that would allow real-time pose generation of on-screen CG characters. Still in development then, it's now called Qumarion and when it hits the market in a few months, it'll no doubt prove to be a major time saver for artists and animators alike... Continue Reading Hi-tech Qumarion mannequin gives character animation a welcome boost Section: Good Thinking Tags: Animation, Filmmaking, Graphics, Mannequin Related Articles: Face Robot facial animation technology pioneers new approach to believable, emotional digital actingAvatar toys ‘come to life’ on home computersFirebox will put your head on a superhero action figureThe most prolific 3D figure on the planetHome Animation studio: create your own cartoons and watch them on TVThe Flip-Flop Toe Mouse
Hi-tech Qumarion mannequin gives character animation a welcome boost
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