http://images.autodesk.com/apac_korea_main/files/mbr_mb_tutorials_v750.pdf
http://forums.cgsociety.org/archive/index.php/t-108954.html
And the Autodesk help site
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_capture
Mocap stock libraries:-
http://www.motioncapturestudios.com/mstore/
FREE Mocap stock
http://www.motioncapturedata.com/
And info about using it:-
http://www.3dbuzz.com/vbforum/showthread.php?131246-Tons-of-FREE-MOTION-CAPTURE-FILES!!!
http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-maya/animation/import-motion-capture-data-in-maya/
http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/~alexk/mayaexport.html
AMAZING mocap software
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNn7wBN3xas
Want to watch and learn from a great animator at work??
See Bill Plympton here;-
Using the shatter effect in After Effects, to make it start where you want:-
Set the radius in the Force to zero. and keyframe it to the size you want at the point you want in the timeline.