rotoscope

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rotoscope

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From roto- + -scope.

noun

  1. uncountable A technique in which animators trace live-action movement frame by frame.

    Similar: rotoscoping

verb rotoscopes · rotoscoping · rotoscoped

  1. transitive To use this technique upon.

    Similar: roto

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noun animation technique

Españolrotoscopio
日本語ロトスコープ rotosukōpu

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@misc{rotoscope_2026,
  title = {rotoscope},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rotoscope},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}