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Motion Capture | Medical
Performance capture built for medical XR and visual storytelling
Medical teams and production partners use motion capture when a scene needs believable human movement, precise facial performance or a live 3D demonstration. At Mimic Productions in Berlin, we support medical visualisation and immersive communication with facial mocap, body mocap and realtime capture, alongside the practical production steps that keep data usable after the session.
That can mean capturing a surgeon’s hand movement for an educational animation, recording a presenter for a medical XR demo, or shaping a digital character that supports patient communication and research. Our motion capture setup can be used in studio or on location, with optical and markerless approaches depending on the scene, performer access and delivery format.
Production challenges
What medical teams usually need from mocap
Medical projects often need animation that is credible, controlled and easy to integrate into a wider production workflow.
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Performance must stay readable
Training and educational scenes depend on clear gestures, stable posture and facial expression that support the message rather than distract from it.
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Data has to move cleanly into the pipeline
Once the session ends, the motion data still needs solving, editing and export in a format the next team can actually use.
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The workflow needs to stay practical
Medical teams often work with specialists, producers and technical artists, so the capture session has to fit real schedules, approvals and delivery requirements.
What your team gets
Why teams choose our capture support
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Facial and body capture together
Record expression and movement in one session when the project needs a complete performance.
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Studio or location setup
Use our Berlin stage or bring a portable setup to the environment your medical project requires.
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Realtime options available
Support live presentations, digital communication or interactive demonstrations with realtime mocap workflows.
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Production help beyond recording
We can assist with casting, technical setup, data clean-up and final export for handover.
Capabilities and deliverables
What we can provide
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- Facial motion capture. Identify the expressions and close-up detail required by the performance.
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- Body motion capture. Plan the session around action references and performance requirements.
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- Realtime facial capture. Identify the expressions and close-up detail required by the performance.
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- Optical marker-based tracking. Discuss the required result and production scope during the project briefing.
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- Markerless inertial capture. Plan the session around action references and performance requirements.
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- Pre-production testing. Discuss the required result and production scope during the project briefing.
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- Technical support during sessions. Set a clear scope and review sequence with your production team.
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- Motion data export in standard formats. Confirm the receiving pipeline, file requirements and review responsibilities.
Production approach
Built around the handoff, not just the shoot
Medical projects rarely end at the capture stage. The session has to produce animation that is traceable, editable and useful to the next part of the pipeline, whether that is character animation, XR presentation or a visual explanation used by an internal team.
That is why we plan for performance, tracking, solving and export as one workflow. Depending on the brief, we can work with optical or wearable inertial systems, record reference video, support multiple performers, and provide cleaned motion data ready for further animation work. If your medical project needs believable human movement for visualisation, education or live communication, the process stays focused on usable output rather than unnecessary spectacle.
For medical work, the real value is not just the capture itself. It is planning the session around what the final asset needs, choosing performers who can hold a clean action, recording reference video, solving and editing the data, and exporting files in standard formats such as FBX, C3D, Maya or 3ds Max. If your project sits between content production, research communication and live presentation, we can help you turn movement into usable animation without overcomplicating the handoff.
We also work with teams that need close alignment between body and face. Our facial capture can be combined with optical body motion capture, allowing a full performance to be recorded in one moment. For medical explainers, character-led education or live digital communication, that helps keep movement and expression consistent while preserving the performance for post-production.
Explore our Motion Capture services and Medical Visualisation production.
Related production services: 3D Animation for Medical Visualisation · Character Rigging for Medical Visualisation · Motion Capture for XR.
How we work
How a project typically runs
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Define the use case
We review the scene, target output and delivery format so the capture setup matches the medical communication need.
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Prepare the session
We help plan performers, timing, technical setup and any pre-production tests needed for the space or location.
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Capture and monitor
We record the performance with optical or markerless mocap, with realtime preview where required and reference video for review.
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Solve and export
We refine the motion, support editing where needed and deliver data in the agreed industry standard format.
Frequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions
Can motion capture be used for medical projects that are not entertainment-driven?
Yes. In this context, motion capture is useful for medical visualisation, XR demonstrations, character-led education and other communication-focused productions. The aim is believable movement that supports the message and fits the handoff to your animation or media team. We focus on the practical production side, not on diagnostic or clinical claims.
Do you offer facial and body capture in the same session?
We can. The motion capture service includes facial motion capture and body mocap, and the facial setup can be used alongside the optical body system so both elements are recorded together. That is helpful when a medical character or presenter needs matching body movement and expression in one performance.
Is this only available in the Berlin studio?
No. We offer mocap services in the Mimic Studio in Berlin and also on location. The system is described as portable and adaptable to almost any environment, which makes it suitable for projects that need to be captured near a medical team, event venue or production site.
What kind of output can we receive after the session?
We can process and refine the motion data, then export the final files in common formats such as FBX, C3D, Maya and 3ds Max. That makes the handoff more straightforward for teams working in animation, real-time presentation or broader 3D production pipelines.
Can you support live or realtime medical demonstrations?
Yes, where the brief calls for it. Our work includes realtime facial and body motion capture for live events, digital communication, holograms and interactive 3D experiences. For medical use, that can support demonstrations or presentations that need motion shown as it happens, subject to the technical setup of the event.
Do you provide medical accuracy or clinical validation?
No. Our role is production support for motion capture, character movement and visualisation. We do not claim clinical validation, diagnosis or treatment outcomes. Medical content should be reviewed by the relevant subject matter experts, and we focus on delivering the motion and animation material they need.
Frequently asked questions