A rotoscope is an animation stand used to project a sequence of action frames against a surface. An artist could then trace a set of animation frames. For example, the background of the scene would be projected, and the actor is drawn, or edited onto this background -- i.e. compositing. This process can now be done with computers and a rotoscope is no longer used. The term rotoscoping is now used for the doctoring film or animation sequences frame-by-frame.
the technique of treating individual frames of film or video to create animation. This complex and time-consuming technique can be made simpler with high-tech animation systems. An artist draws on individual frames of film to create special effects.
A way of creating animation by tracing the movements of actors from film or video.
Manipulating or painting on individual frames.
The technique of treating individual frames one at a time to achieve animation, or isolate elements for later compositing. This technique was originally developed by Max Fleisher Studios, who used it to create hyper-realistic (for the time) cartoons based on filmed footage.
Animation that is achieved through the tracing of live action.
a sophisticated technique which involves first filming live action then tracing the models
AKA: Rotoscope An animation technique in which images of live action are traced, either manually or automatically. See also motion capture.
A process that lets you view digitized video in real time, so that you can synchronize each frame in an animation to a digitized background.
Rotoscoping is an animation technique in which animators trace over live-action film movement, frame by frame, for use in animated films. Originally, pre-recorded live-action film images were projected onto a frosted glass panel and re-drawn by an animator. This projection equipment is called a rotoscope, although this device has been replaced by computers in recent years.