🕺 How Character Animation & Motion Capture Are Made (CGI vs AI) 🛠️ Traditional Methods: Manual Keyframing: Animators move each joint frame by frame — time-consuming but precise. Motion Capture Suits: Actors wear special suits with sensors to record real-life movements, which are then applied to 3D characters. 🤖 AI-Powered Methods: AI Motion Capture from Video No suits needed! Tools like Kinetix, Plask, and DeepMotion extract motion data from regular videos. Retargeting Automation AI can automatically apply motion to different characters or rigs, saving hours of cleanup. Pose Estimation & Facial Animation AI analyzes 2D footage to generate realistic body and facial movements, even with minimal input. These AI advancements are making animation more accessible, faster, and less hardware-dependent — opening doors for indie creators, YouTubers, and small studios. #CharacterAnimation #AIMotionCapture #AIAnimationTools #DeepMotion #Kinetix #PlaskAI #PoseEstimation #FacialAnimation ...