Motion capture (mocap) is the process of recording real human movement and translating it into 3D character animation data. Professional mocap studios use optical or inertial tracking systems to capture an actor’s performance with sub-millimeter precision.
At MoCap Online, we capture every animation in our professional studio with trained motion actors. The raw data is then cleaned, edited, and optimized for real-time game engines and CG pipelines. The result is natural, realistic character movement that would take weeks to hand-animate — delivered as instant-download packs ready for your project.
Whether you’re building an indie game, a AAA title, an architectural walkthrough, or a film previs, our animation library gives you studio-quality mocap at a fraction of custom capture costs.
Our motion capture process begins with professional actors performing movements in a calibrated optical tracking studio. Dozens of infrared cameras track reflective markers placed on the actor’s body at key joint positions, recording movement data at 120 frames per second or higher. This raw tracking data is processed through specialized software that reconstructs the full 3D skeleton movement, resolving marker occlusions and cleaning up noise. Our animation team then hand-edits each clip to ensure clean loop points, proper root motion, and consistent quality across every animation in a pack.
Pre-made motion capture animation packs offer significant advantages over both hand-animation and custom capture sessions. A single custom mocap shoot can cost thousands of dollars in studio rental, actor fees, and post-processing time. Hand-animating realistic human movement requires experienced animators working days or weeks per clip. MoCap Online packs deliver the same professional quality at a fraction of the cost, with instant access to hundreds of animations organized by theme and use case.
Our animations use a standardized skeleton hierarchy that makes retargeting to your character straightforward in all major game engines. Every pack is designed with game developers in mind — animations include proper root motion data, clean loop frames, and transition-friendly poses that work seamlessly in animation state machines and blend trees.
