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Create motion capture data

Create motion capture data

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User Guide > Animation > Animation > Motion Capture Animation > Create motion capture data > 

Record motion data

To record motion

1. Under the Controls tab, turn on Enable Record for each device you want to record.
2. Make sure the Recording Duration box contains enough recording time (in seconds) for your planned motion.
   TipIt’s best to add a few more seconds to the duration. Also, start recording before the actor begins a move.
3. Select Record.

   All the record-enabled devices begin recording data, using the current time as a start time for the recording.

   TipThe recording frequency is determined by the device, not by the frame rate of Maya.

   Once the duration is met, the recording stops and advances to the review phase. At this point, the data is not yet part of your Maya animation and is not saved to a Maya file.

   Data that you can preview or convert into animation curves is called a take.

   TipTo stop a recording before the duration expires, select either Rehearse or Review under the Controls tab.

   Review takes you to the review mode, the same as if the duration expired.

   Rehearse doesn’t bring the device data into Maya.

   If you accidentally chose Rehearse and want to see the motion in your scene, click the Preview or Apply Take buttons. Click Preview to create a preview version of the take; click Apply Take to make an animation curve version of the take.

4. When you are ready to convert the take to animation curves, click Apply Take.
   WarningIf a device has a take and you select Record, that take is lost unless you first click Write Take to save it or Apply Take to convert it to animation curves.

To record multiple devices

1. Under the Controls tab, turn on Write Take on Review.
2. Specify a take name for each device.
3. Under the Options tab, select Numbered Takes and Auto-Increment.

   With this method, each device automatically saves unique files for each take and you don’t have to manually change the take number and take names.