parallax motion

noun

The apparent motion of a tracking-locked foreground object against a background, when the camera is moving across the environment. (ie. A stationary object will appear to move across a background, when a moving camera is locked to track it)

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Meanings

nounparallax motion (plural parallax motions)

plural parallax motions

  1. artsThe apparent motion of a tracking-locked foreground object against a background, when the camera is moving across the environment. (ie. A stationary object will appear to move across a background, when a moving camera is locked to track it)
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