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CMU Graphics Lab Motion Capture Database by Carnegie Mellon University CMU Graphics Lab

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Free library of 2605 human motion capture trials in ASF/AMC and C3D formats, with MPG and AVI renders.

Animation and motion capture Library

Is CMU Graphics Lab Motion Capture Database free for commercial use? Yes with conditions →

Website License

Price
Free
All data free for all uses
Commercial use
With conditions
CMU Mocap free-use terms (no formal license name)
Credit the author
Not needed
No credit needed
Agent access
Download only

Rules for your agent

- CMU Graphics Lab Motion Capture Database (Animation and motion capture). Free library of 2605 human motion capture trials in ASF/AMC and C3D formats, with MPG and AVI renders. Price: free; commercial use with conditions; no credit needed; no bots or bulk downloading (get files by hand or through the official API, if there is one).
  Connect: download from http://mocap.cs.cmu.edu (no API).
  Get files: Download the full-database zip files listed on the FAQ page (allasfamc.zip for ASF/AMC; C3D zips split by subject; MPG and AVI zips) instead of crawling (asf, amc, c3d, mpg, avi).
  Credit line: The data used in this project was obtained from mocap.cs.cmu.edu. The database was created with funding from NSF EIA-0196217.
  Not allowed: Do not resell the data directly, even in converted form.
  Not allowed: Do not crawl the site; use the zip files from the FAQ page.
  Not allowed: The toe and hand joints are noisy and may need smoothing.
  Not allowed: The data is provided without any quality guarantee.
  Rule: Do not resell the data directly, even in converted form.
  Rule: Do not crawl the site; download the full-database zip files from the FAQ page instead.
  Rule: Add to acknowledgments: 'The data used in this project was obtained from mocap.cs.cmu.edu. The database was created with funding from NSF EIA-0196217.'
  Rule: Smooth the noisy toe and hand joints, and ignore the finger and thumb joint data.
  License: http://mocap.cs.cmu.edu (checked 2026-10-15; details: https://agentgid.com/assets/cmu-graphics-lab-motion-capture-database/)

Paste it into your prompt or AGENTS.md. It is built from the license and API terms below.

License

LicenseCMU Mocap free-use terms (no formal license name)
Commercial useCommercial use with conditions
“You may include this data in commercially-sold products, but you may not resell this data directly, even in converted form.” http://mocap.cs.cmu.edu
CreditNo credit needed
“If you publish results obtained using this data, we would appreciate it if you would send the citation” http://mocap.cs.cmu.edu
Inside your app or gameCan ship inside your app
“You may include this data in commercially-sold products” http://mocap.cs.cmu.edu
AI trainingNot stated
Bots and bulk downloadsBanned by the terms: an agent should not script downloads from the site; get files by hand or through the official API, if there is one
“Please don't crawl this database for all motions.” http://mocap.cs.cmu.edu/faqs.php
Rules
  • Do not resell the data directly, even in converted form.
  • Do not crawl the site; download the full-database zip files from the FAQ page instead.
  • Add to acknowledgments: 'The data used in this project was obtained from mocap.cs.cmu.edu. The database was created with funding from NSF EIA-0196217.'
  • Smooth the noisy toe and hand joints, and ignore the finger and thumb joint data.

Connect it to an agent

How an agent gets filesDownload the full-database zip files listed on the FAQ page (allasfamc.zip for ASF/AMC; C3D zips split by subject; MPG and AVI zips) instead of crawling · no sign-in
File formatsasf, amc, c3d, mpg, avi
Credit lineThe data used in this project was obtained from mocap.cs.cmu.edu. The database was created with funding from NSF EIA-0196217.
Not allowed
  • Do not resell the data directly, even in converted form.
  • Do not crawl the site; use the zip files from the FAQ page.
  • The toe and hand joints are noisy and may need smoothing.
  • The data is provided without any quality guarantee.
MCP serverNone found
APINo public API: download by hand

Pricing

FreeAll data free for all uses
Paid from—
Usage price—
Good to knowAdded automatically: a well-known source in its category. License read from the official pages.

Sources

Read on Oct 15, 2026: http://mocap.cs.cmu.edu, http://mocap.cs.cmu.edu/faqs.php.

Not legal advice. Check the license page before you ship.

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