Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An animation technique in which frames or cels are traced from a live-action movie.
- noun The technique of converting a live-action movie into one that appears to be drawn or painted using a computer algorithm.
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- verb Present participle of
rotoscope .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I figured I would use it to aid in rotoscoping for animated projects, and I still might.
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The "Heartless" video, directed by Hype Williams, employs a technique called rotoscoping, in which teams of animators draw over footage of live actors.
Kanye Gets Animated 2008
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Let's call rotoscoping exactly what it is--a cheat and a crutch used by those who can't animate.
And the Nominees Are.... Steve Hulett 2007
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Before the performance capture suit, there was a technique called rotoscoping.
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This video wowed viewers by using a technique called rotoscoping -- drawing over live action -- to turn some young Norwegian pop stars into graphic novel characters.
CNN.com 2011
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This video wowed viewers by using a technique called rotoscoping -- drawing over live action -- to turn some young Norwegian pop stars into graphic novel characters.
SI.com 2011
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In 1987, Jordan Mechner released his adventure Prince of Persia for Apple II computer users, pushing video game animation forward by using a new technology called rotoscoping in which he taped his brother wearing white clothes jumping and sword fighting then replicated those movements for his game.
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In 1987, Jordan Mechner released his adventure Prince of Persia for Apple II computer users, pushing video game animation forward by using a new technology called rotoscoping in which he taped his brother wearing white clothes jumping and sword fighting then replicated those movements for his game.
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Weiss goes on to describe how Walt originally used a secret technique called rotoscoping when creating movies like "Snow White," "Sleeping Beauty" and "Lady and the Tramp."
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In Premiere, your friend would export a video clip as filmstrip (where each frame can be accessed with Photoshop), then trace the animal's gait, frame-by-frame, in Photoshop (a process called rotoscoping), then bring that filmstrip back into Premiere, where the original clip can be split-screened with the rotoscoped animation filmstrip.
VideoHelp.com Forum 2009
mercy commented on the word rotoscoping
an animation technique in which animators trace over live-action film movement, frame by frame, for use in animated films
October 2, 2008