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3D for the people: multi-camera motion capture in the field with consumer-grade cameras and open source software
Ecological, behavioral and biomechanical studies often need to quantify animal movement and behavior in three dimensions. In laboratory studies, a common tool to accomplish these measurements is the use of multiple, calibrated high-speed cameras. Until very recently, the complexity, weight and cost...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5051647/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27444791 http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/bio.018713 |
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author | Jackson, Brandon E. Evangelista, Dennis J. Ray, Dylan D. Hedrick, Tyson L. |
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description | Ecological, behavioral and biomechanical studies often need to quantify animal movement and behavior in three dimensions. In laboratory studies, a common tool to accomplish these measurements is the use of multiple, calibrated high-speed cameras. Until very recently, the complexity, weight and cost of such cameras have made their deployment in field situations risky; furthermore, such cameras are not affordable to many researchers. Here, we show how inexpensive, consumer-grade cameras can adequately accomplish these measurements both within the laboratory and in the field. Combined with our methods and open source software, the availability of inexpensive, portable and rugged cameras will open up new areas of biological study by providing precise 3D tracking and quantification of animal and human movement to researchers in a wide variety of field and laboratory contexts. |
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spelling | pubmed-50516472016-10-07 3D for the people: multi-camera motion capture in the field with consumer-grade cameras and open source software Jackson, Brandon E. Evangelista, Dennis J. Ray, Dylan D. Hedrick, Tyson L. Biol Open Methods & Techniques Ecological, behavioral and biomechanical studies often need to quantify animal movement and behavior in three dimensions. In laboratory studies, a common tool to accomplish these measurements is the use of multiple, calibrated high-speed cameras. Until very recently, the complexity, weight and cost of such cameras have made their deployment in field situations risky; furthermore, such cameras are not affordable to many researchers. Here, we show how inexpensive, consumer-grade cameras can adequately accomplish these measurements both within the laboratory and in the field. Combined with our methods and open source software, the availability of inexpensive, portable and rugged cameras will open up new areas of biological study by providing precise 3D tracking and quantification of animal and human movement to researchers in a wide variety of field and laboratory contexts. The Company of Biologists Ltd 2016-07-21 /pmc/articles/PMC5051647/ /pubmed/27444791 http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/bio.018713 Text en © 2016. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium provided that the original work is properly attributed. |
spellingShingle | Methods & Techniques Jackson, Brandon E. Evangelista, Dennis J. Ray, Dylan D. Hedrick, Tyson L. 3D for the people: multi-camera motion capture in the field with consumer-grade cameras and open source software |
title | 3D for the people: multi-camera motion capture in the field with consumer-grade cameras and open source software |
title_full | 3D for the people: multi-camera motion capture in the field with consumer-grade cameras and open source software |
title_fullStr | 3D for the people: multi-camera motion capture in the field with consumer-grade cameras and open source software |
title_full_unstemmed | 3D for the people: multi-camera motion capture in the field with consumer-grade cameras and open source software |
title_short | 3D for the people: multi-camera motion capture in the field with consumer-grade cameras and open source software |
title_sort | 3d for the people: multi-camera motion capture in the field with consumer-grade cameras and open source software |
topic | Methods & Techniques |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5051647/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27444791 http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/bio.018713 |
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