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title: "Choose a marker set"
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Choosing a marker set that is appropriate for your requirements is the first step in creating a subject in Shogun (for an overview, see [Create subjects](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun111/pages/13207071)). Templates (labeling and solving) for these marker sets are supplied with the latest release of Shogun:

> Macro (scroll-tablelayout)

| **Marker set** | **Description** |
| --- | --- |
| **FrontWaist** | Standard 53-marker set |
| FrontWaist10Fingers | Standard marker set plus 10 finger-markers |
| FrontWaist3Fingers | Standard marker set plus three finger-markers |
| FrontWaist5Fingers | Standard marker set plus five finger-markers |
| **Production** | Production marker set, which helps with marker occlusion and includes extra markers for the back and top of the shoulders to help with gap-filling and solving |
| Production10Fingers | Production marker set plus 10 finger-markers |
| Production3Fingers | Production marker set plus three finger-markers |
| Production5Fingers | Production marker set plus five finger-markers |
| **SideWaist** | Alternative standard marker set, which avoids front waist marker occlusion (useful if, for example, the front waist marker is likely to be occluded due to a performer's hands obstructing it or the performer bending forwards) |
| SideWaist10Fingers | Standard marker set with side waist markers plus 10 finger-markers |
| SideWaist3Fingers | Standard marker set with side waist markers plus three finger-markers |
| SideWaist5Fingers | Standard marker set with side waist markers plus five finger-markers |

For the most realistic finger animation, the 10 finger-marker set is recommended.

It is assumed that you are using one of Shogun’s default labeling templates. If you are using a different template, contact [Vicon Support](mailto:support@vicon.com).

When you have chosen an appropriate marker set, the next step is to attach markers to the relevant actor (see [Place markers on a performer](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun111/pages/13207079)). If you are working on a scene with multiple performers, see also [Add labeling clusters to the datastore (optional)](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Shogun111/pages/13207076).