Apple buys Faceshift, a motion capture company<article>
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<p>Apple has confirmed its acquisition of Faceshift, a Zurich-based motion capture company whose technology is being used in
Star Wars: The Force Awakens.</p><p>Rumors of the acquisition first
appeared a couple months ago, and Apple has now
confirmed the deal with TechCrunch. Faceshift’s software is able to capture facial expressions and graft them onto digital avatars in near real-time. Intel demoed the technology with its
3D RealSense cameras earlier this year, and the 0:41 second mark of
this Star Wars: The Force Awakens video shows a glimpse of Faceshift in action.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3008624/business/apple-buys-faceshift-a-motion-capture-company.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Apple buys Faceshift, a motion capture company
