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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2006
Stephen G. Perlman, Palo Alto, CA (US);
John Speck, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Roger Van Der Laan, Menlo Park, CA (US);
David Allan Johnson, Thornton, CO (US);
Stephen G. Perlman, Palo Alto, CA (US);
John Speck, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Roger Van der Laan, Menlo Park, CA (US);
David Allan Johnson, Thornton, CO (US);
OnLive, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A system and method are described for performing motion capture on a subject using fluorescent lamps. For example, a system according to one embodiment of the invention comprises: a synchronization signal generator to generate one or more synchronization signals; one or more fluorescent lamps configured to strobe on and off responsive to a first one of the one or more synchronization signals, the fluorescent lamps charging phosphorescent makeup, paint or dye applied to a subject for a motion capture session; and a plurality of cameras having shutters strobed synchronously with the strobing of the light source to capture images of the phosphorescent paint, wherein the shutters are open when the light source is off and the shutters are closed when the light source is on.