The Art of Motion Capture in Avatar

Avatar opens tonight at midnight in theaters nationwide, but before you go see it watch this special Avatar Exclusive video on YouTube that makes an important point that many people miss:  This is not a CG Animated Film, this is all Motion Tracked and CG Rendered.  It’s a small distinction but an important one.

Video embedded after the break.

YouTube – Avatar Exclusive -Behind The Scenes (The Art of Performance Capture).

This story written by Randall Hand

Randall Hand is a visualization scientist working for a federal research lab, aiding researchers to discover the insights buried within their terabyte datasets generated on some of the most powerful supercomputers in the world. He also runs VizWorld.com .

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