Even rim lighting, Srikanth says, doesn't require the millimeter accuracy of the motion-capture studio. "We only need a resolution of 2 or 3 centimeters," he says.

Rim light is a lighting technique where only a specific edge of the subject is lit. It is notoriously difficult to pull off because even the slightest change in position or orientation can have a ...

Even rim lighting, Srikanth says, doesn't require the millimeter accuracy of the motion-capture studio. "We only need a resolution of 2 or 3 centimeters," he says.