442 results about "Anime" patented technology

A goggle based light-weight VOG system includes at least one digital camera connected to and powered by a laptop computer through a firewire connection. The digital camera may digitally center the pupil in both the X and Y directions. A calibration mechanism may be incorporated onto the goggle base. An EOG system may also be incorporated directly into the goggle. The VOG system may track and record 3-D movement of the eye, track pupil dilation, head position and goggle slippage. An animated eye display provides data in a more meaningful fashion. The VOG system is a modular design whereby the same goggle frame or base is used to build a variety of digital camera VOG systems.

A method for editing motion of a character includes steps of a) providing an input motion of the character sequentially along with a set of kinematic and dynamic constraints, wherein the input motion is provided by a captured or animated motion; b) applying a series of plurality of unscented Kalman filters for solving the contraints; c) processing the output from the unscented Kalman filters with a least-squares filter for rectifying the output; and d) producing a stream of output motion frames at a stable interactive rate. The steps are applied to each frame of the input motion The method may further include a step of controlling the behavior of the filters by tuning parameters and a step of providing a rough sketch for the filters to produce a desired motion. The Kalman filter includes per-frame Kalman filter. The least-squares filter is applied only to recently processed frames

The invention discloses a method for achieving global illumination drawing of an animation three-dimensional scene with virtual point light sources, and belongs to the technical field of three-dimensional animation drawing. According to the method, geometric objects in the scene are divided into the static geometric objects and the dynamic geometric objects, and organization and management are respectively carried out with different scene graphs. On the basis that light sampling is carried out on illumination emitting space of the light sources, intersection points of light and the geometric objects in the scene are solved, the virtual point light sources are created at the positions of the intersection points to illuminate the animation three-dimensional scene, and indirect illumination drawing of the animation three-dimensional scene is further achieved. By means of the method, the large number of virtual point light sources can be reused between continuous frames, and global illumination drawing of the animation three-dimensional scene with viewpoints and geometric object movement can be supported at the same time. The method is used for producing three-dimensional animations, and the visual quality of the three-dimensional animations can be improved.

The invention discloses an action-capture-data-driving-based two-dimensional cartoon expression animation production method, which comprises the following steps of: first capturing the expression data of an actor by using action capturing equipment, and marking characteristic points forming a topology structure which is the same as that formed by the data of the actor on a target cartoon face by a user at the same time; then aligning the first frame of the expression data of the actor with the characteristic points of the target cartoon face by using a shifting-ratio-based reorientation method, and mapping the expression data of the actor onto the target cartoon face according to an alignment ratio; and vectorizing the target cartoon face, and driving the deformation of the target cartoon face in a vector image form by using reoriented action capture data to achieve an animation effect. By a vectorization technology and a shifting-ratio-based reorientation technology, a cartoon expression animation with rich expressions and a high restoration degree can be obtained in the field of texture-detail-irrespective animation of unreal cartoon faces.

The invention provides a method and a system for transforming MIDI music into cartoons. The method comprises the following steps: analyzing the musical structure of MIDI music to obtain musical analysis results and the time attribute of the music; constructing each animation element and corresponding relationships thereof based on preset rules or parameters input by the user in accordance with a preset animation material library and the musical analysis results; and combining the animation elements and the corresponding relationships thereof to form cartoons according to the time attribute. The invention can realize the transformation of the MIDI music into the visual information with rich contents related to the contents expressed in the music, thereby achieving the visual and audio binding of the cartoons and music, and satisfying needs of simultaneous and unified visual and audio enjoyment.

A system and method of converting frame-based animation into interpolator-based animation is provided. The system and method includes a) identifying each unique combination of animation object and associated depth identified in frame instructions for the plurality of frames of the frame-based animation; b) for each identified unique combination, identifying the display properties associated with the animation object of the combination through the successive frames; and c) for each identified display property for each identified unique combination, creating an interpolator that specifies the animation object of the combination and any changes that occur in the display property for the specified animation object throughout the plurality of frames.

There is provided a method of representing and animating a 2D (Two-Dimensional) character in a 3D (Three-Dimensional) space for a character animation. The method includes performing a pre-processing operation in which data of a character that is required to represent and animate the 2D character like a 3D character is prepared and stored and producing the character animation using the stored data.

In some embodiments a method of transferring facial expressions from a subject to a computer-generated character is provided where the method includes receiving positional information from a motion capture session of the subject representing a performance having facial expressions to be transferred to the computer-generated character, receiving a first animation model that represents the subject, and receiving a second animation model that represents the computer-generated character. Each of the first and second animation models can include a plurality of adjustable controls that define geometries of the model and that can be adjusted to present different facial expressions on the model, and where the first and second animation models are designed so that setting the same values for the same set of adjustable controls in each model generates a similar facial poses on the models. The method further includes determining a solution, including values for at least some of the plurality of controls, that matches the first animation model to the positional information to reproduce the facial expressions from the performance to the first animation model, retargeting the facial expressions from the performance to the second animation model using the solution; and thereafter, synchronizing lip movement of the second animation model with lip movement from the first animation model.

A photo movie creating apparatus stores a photo movie creating program. When the photo movie creating program is started, a position detecting section and an image editing section are generated in the CPU. The position detecting section detects a distance L1 from the center to the edge of a cropping frame for cropping a target subject out of a still image, and a distance L2 from the center of the target subject to the edge of the still image on this cropping frame's edge side. The image editing section compares the distance L1 with the distance L2, then controls at least one of the size and the position of the cropping frame so as the cropping frame not to protrude outside the still image where no image data exists.

An embodiment of the invention discloses a method for achieving animation effects in webpages, aiming to reduce development volume of the webpages with the animation effects and shorten development cycle. The method includes receiving configuration parameters including the number of feature identifications and distribution position parameters of the feature identifications, generating the webpages with the feature identifications according to the animation configuration parameters, the set feature identifications and the animation effects corresponding to the set feature identifications, matching each feature identification with different animation triggering numerical ranges, and circularly generating animation triggering numerical values used for triggering the animation effects of the corresponding feature identifications. The embodiment of the invention further discloses a device and a system for achieving the animation effects in the webpages.

The embodiment of the invention discloses an animation effect implementation method and device and storage equipment. The animation effect implementation method comprises the steps that an initializedBezier curve is generated according to the coordinate data of the original vertex; the initialized Bezier curve is adjusted according to an operation instruction so as to obtain a target Bezier curve; the coordinate data of target path points are acquired from the target Bezier curve according to the preset parameters; the animation rate is set; and the target object is controlled to move on thetarget path points according to the animation rate and the coordinate data of target path points so as to form the animation effect. The complex animation effect can be realized, the development costcan be reduced and the debugging difficulty can be reduced.

The invention discloses a method fusing the individual facial makeup of the audience with animation, characterized in that, the audience transmit the shot individual facial makeup and the individual exaggerated design requirement to the animation server, which constructs the facial makeup into the exaggerated portrait through the image process according to the animation polts and the exaggerated design requirement of the audience, matching with the corresponding costume and the props, to makes the personal embodiment of the audience present in the animation. The invention makes the animation program more interesting, advances the enthusiasm for the audience to attention and take part in the animation.

Methods and apparatus are provided for generating an animated message. Input objects in an image of the animated message are recognized, and input information, including information about an input time and input coordinates for the input objects, is extracted. Playback information, including information about a playback order of the input objects, is set. The image is displayed in a predetermined handwriting region of the animated message. An encoding region, which is allocated in a predetermined portion of the animated message and in which the input information and the playback information are stored, is divided into blocks having a predetermined size. Display information of the encoding region is generated by mapping the input information and the playback information to the blocks in the encoding region. An animated message including the predetermined handwriting region and the encoding region is generated. The generated animated message is transmitted.

The invention discloses a two-dimensional stereoscopic animation making method. The method includes the following steps that A, two-dimensional animations are made; B, layering is carried out, namely, storyboard original paintings of the two-dimensional animations suitable for being converted to three-dimensional animations are layered according to the far and near relations between angles of view of people, and materials located on different animation layers are separated to different layers; C, moving is carried out, namely, the layers are moved to form layers after moving; D, merging is carried out, namely, the moved layers are merged on the same layer, and frames of the original two-dimensional animations and the layers formed after moving and merging serve as frames for presentation to left eyes and frames for presentation to right eyes respectively according to the principle that images, observed by people from different angles, of objects differ. In the method, only the step of plane merging of the three-dimensional animations is added on the basis of the original two-dimensional animations, the two-dimensional animations can be converted to the two-dimensional stereoscopic animations without the complex flow of three-dimensional animations, and therefore animation making time and cost are reduced, the brand new expressive force of the two-dimensional animations is increased, and the traditional two-dimensional animations can better adapt to stereoscopic play markets in the future.

The invention relates to a motion control and animation generation method based on an acceleration transducer. The invention belongs to the technical field of computer virtual reality, in particular to a motion control and animation generation method in computer animation technologies. The method comprises the following steps of: firstly, analyzing a motion to be recognized to obtain key joint point information in the motion process; then, extracting the features of transducer data and motion data in the position of the key joint point based on physical meaning, and carrying out subsequent motion classification and motion recognition. Signals are segmented and a motion recognition classifier is created according to the characteristic sequence of the signal data of the acceleration transducer, and characteristics based on kinetic energy are used as central characteristics to match with bone motion data; in order to increase user experience, the time sequence of the finally obtained recognition motion result is adjusted so as to conform to the motion time sequence of on-line performance of a user. The invention has the characteristic of realizing real-time interactive control on virtual human whole-body motion by using a few transducers.

The invention relates to the technical field of animation, in particular to an animation generation method, device and system and a storage medium. The method comprises the following steps: acquiringreal feature data of a real object, wherein the real feature data comprises action data and face data of the real object in a performance process; determining target feature data of a virtual character according to the real feature data, the virtual character being a preset animation model, and the target feature data comprising action data and face data of the virtual character; generating an animation of the virtual character according to the target feature data. According to the method disclosed in the embodiment of the invention, the animation of the virtual character is generated by adopting the performance of the real object, so that on one hand, the situation of manual drawing is prevented, and the animation generation efficiency is improved; on the other hand, the exquisite performance of the real object can be directly migrated to the virtual character, the skeleton action and the facial emotion of the virtual character are more real and vivid, and the animation production effect is ensured.

The invention discloses a cartoon-type animation generation method for a human face video image. The cartoon-type animation generation method comprises the following steps of: reading a human face video to be processed and extracting a key frame of the human face video to obtain a formula described in the specification; reading a key frame image and carrying out illustration processing to obtain an illustration image; reading the illustration image and carrying out human face feature positioning to obtain a face feature point set, and calculating the ratio of each portion of the human face according to face feature points, and carrying out feature discovery on the human face; carrying out overall deformation on the illustration image to obtain an image fti(x,y); carrying out partial exaggeration on the image fti(x,y) to obtain a final cartoon image; processing S frame by frame to obtain a key frame sequence image with a cartoon effect; reading a key frame sequence D, and carrying out middle frame generation between every two key frames by a cross decomposition method to obtain the human face video image. According to the cartoon-type animation generation method disclosed by the invention, the generated cartoon has a comedy and does not lose the original romantic charm by adopting a global-partial combination method, thus the problems of inconsistent styles and face position disproportionality of the existing cartoon are solved, and the generated illustration image is more natural and rich in artistic perception.

The animation puppet includes a body core, a head configured for friction-fit engagement with the body core and forming a head joint therebetween, a pair of upper limbs configured for friction-fit engagement with the body core and forming a respective pair of upper limb joints therebetween, and a pair of legs configured for friction-fit engagement with the body core and forming a respective pair of leg joints therebetween. Each of the joints include a pair of articulable surfaces in said friction-fit engagement by way of a surface interface pre-tension having a coefficient of friction relatively greater than the weight of the animation puppet such that each joint independently supports the weight of the animation puppet while simultaneously permitting relative independent position posing of one or more of the head, the pair of arms, and/or the pair of limbs relative to the body core for stop-motion animation.

The invention provides a method and a device for adding a special effect into a video. The method comprises the steps of acquiring a video file and an animation file used for adding at least one special effect to the video file ; decoding the video file to obtain frame data of a plurality of video frames of the video file, and decoding the animation file to obtain frame data of a plurality of animation frames of the animation file, wherein the video frames and the animation frames have a one-to-one correspondence relationship; simulating a graphics processor, and operating the simulated graphics processor; according to the frame data of each video frame and the frame data of the corresponding animation frame, performing animation rendering through the simulated graphics processor to obtaina plurality of target video frames; and performing video synthesis based on the plurality of target video frames to obtain a target video file added with the at least one special effect. According tothe method and the device, the problem that a low-end mobile phone is stuck in animation rendering can be solved, and batch production of special effect videos is realized.

A device for displaying color cartoon number on mobile phone consists of keyboard for input; display; storing device including character storage , cartoon storage and moving parameters storage ; and base-band processor . it features that controller of base-band processor can display original number inputted by keyboard on display according to a set of color cartoon number generated by preset mode and can simultaneously display received normal digital signal out according to set color cartoon mode .