Motion Capture
by mt1006
With Motion Capture, a player records their movements once and replays them later as a scene, so complex sequences can be staged without real players.
What it does
A recording stores a player's movements: walking, sprinting, jumping, swimming and sneaking, along with swinging the hands, using items, what is held in the hands and worn as armor, and states such as burning, invisibility or glowing. Block placement, breaking and interaction are captured as well, together with nearby entities and rides. Recording starts with a command and stops with another, and the saved result can be played back on demand.
Scenes group several recordings or other scenes into one playback. Each entry can carry settings such as the performer's name, a shift in position or a delay before it begins, so a scene can place multiple performers at different points and times. Scenes are built with commands, and a scene can be added to another scene. The mod is aimed at creators who build staged scenes in Minecraft without using real players.
Motion Capture is a mod for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge. The server must run it, while players may leave it out. It is published for 1.16.5 – 26.2 across 29 release versions, and it is released under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, so the source code is open. Time Loop, Motion Capture - Emotecraft Compatibility Layer, MocapCPMSupport and Time Loop Mod (aka. iForgotMyPills) all require it.
Key features
Movement recording
Captures sprinting, jumping, swimming and sneaking as they happen, and replays them in the same sequence.
Hands, items and states
Records swinging hands, item use, held and worn items, and effects such as burning, invisibility or glowing.
Block and entity actions
Includes placing, breaking and interacting with blocks, plus nearby entities and riding them.
Scenes with settings
Combine recordings and other scenes, giving each entry a performer name, a position shift or a timed delay.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.19.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.18.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.17.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.16.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Required by 4 mods
Use cases
Staged scenes
Build sequences with several performers without needing real players in the world at the same time.
Story and machinima
Record actions once and play them back to film narrative clips or repeated events.
Who it’s for: Creators who make scenes, cinematics or staged events in Minecraft, and server owners who want prerecorded performances.
Questions
Does Motion Capture need Fabric API?
Which loader should a server use?
Do players have to install Motion Capture?
Which versions does Motion Capture support?
In the catalog
Motion Capture is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
Motion Capture is a mod that allows you to record and replay player movements. It is created mainly for people who want to create complex scenes in Minecraft without using real players. After you save recording, you can create a scene to which you can add multiple recordings or other scenes with parameters like…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/motion-capture
- Owner
- mt1006
- Published
- 2023-05-09
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-22
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15