1. A method for identifying a marker used in a motion capture session, the method comprising: obtaining coordinates corresponding to a location of a target pixel within the marker as rendered on a display; selecting a set of pixels, the set of pixels including the target pixel and pixels surrounding the target pixel; analyzing the target pixel and the surrounding pixels in the set of pixels to determine display characteristics of the pixels; and using the display characteristics of the pixels to identify the marker in additional frames captured during the motion capture session.