Abstract: Periodic motions are analyzed by generation of real time moire fringe images. A line grating mounted on the object (1) surface is photographed using a rigidly supported camera (4) from an oblique angle to the plane of the grating. A negative transparency of the line grating is placed within the camera (4) supported by a glass plate and, with the shutter open, the transparency is first registered with the instant image of the stationary line grating then skewed to produce mismatch fringes. A TV camera (6) monitors the subsequent interaction between the skewed negative and the instant image of the line grating on the moving object (1) as seen on the glass plate at the camera image plane and this interaction is displayed on a TV monitor (10). The image is characterized by the presence of a secondary fringe phenomena indicative of object displacements.