# Lai Dai Animation

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**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [October 4, 2020, 1:55pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/lai-dai-animation/271426 "2020-10-04T13:55:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cyber\_Baron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/cyber_baron/32/245943_2.png) [@Cyber\_Baron](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Cyber_Baron)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2020, 1:55pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/lai-dai-animation/271426/1 "2020-10-04T13:55:51Z")

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Hello,

Does anyone know about how the Laid Dai add was created (2 dancers with light dots on their bodies)  
I’m looking for such a technology for a dance company.

Many thanks.

Cyber

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**Author:** ![Xeux](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/xeux/32/428022_2.png) [@Xeux](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Xeux)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2020, 2:53pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/lai-dai-animation/271426/2 "2020-10-04T14:53:06Z")

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It is called motion capture.

> **[Motion capture](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_capture)**
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> Motion capture (sometimes referred as mo-cap or mocap, for short) is the process of recording the movement of objects or people. It is used in military, entertainment, sports, medical applications, and for validation of computer vision and robotics. In filmmaking and video game development, it refers to recording actions of human actors, and using that information to animate digital character models in 2D or 3D computer animation. When it includes face and fingers or captures subtl In motion capt...

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**Author:** ![Antihrist\_Pripravnik](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/antihrist_pripravnik/32/502236_2.png) [@Antihrist\_Pripravnik](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Antihrist_Pripravnik)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 9:24am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/lai-dai-animation/271426/3 "2020-10-07T09:24:57Z")

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Like Xeux said, it’s motion capturing. Depending on what precision of motion you need, motion capturing can be done with Kinect + specialized mocap software (great for semi-professional use where details are not that important… might work in your dance studio case) up to complex setups costing 10s of thousands of $$$ (movie and 3D animation industry).

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**Author:** ![Ramona\_McCandless](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/ramona_mccandless/32/468438_2.png) [@Ramona\_McCandless](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Ramona_McCandless)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 9:41am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/lai-dai-animation/271426/4 "2020-10-07T09:41:43Z")

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Its also pronounced “Laddie”

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**Author:** ![tutucox\_Khamsi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/tutucox_khamsi/32/430743_2.png) [@tutucox\_Khamsi](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/tutucox_Khamsi)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 4:07pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/lai-dai-animation/271426/5 "2020-10-07T16:07:19Z")

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you can use rotoscope for cheap ass motion capture stuff  
just record some footage  
separate frame by frame on a free editor and drawn on top  
its a nice technique

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/3X/4/1/41ec4921cbaca7a6f9ea556e7cc20018461eae5e.png) [@system](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2021, 4:07pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/lai-dai-animation/271426/6 "2021-01-05T16:07:41Z")

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