Reality Check,
a show aired on CBS, approached IMTC with the desire to add a virtual
baseball bat swing into one of their shows. IMTC used the
PEAK Performance Motion Capture System (with four cameras) to collect
data on the bat swing of a child appearing on the show. The
data was then applied to a computer model of a boy, with texture
mapped children's clothing. A virtual camera path was chosen
to match up with the camera view used on the show, and the resulting
animation dumped to tape. The show aired two months later.
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