Animation Effect Reproduction via Attribute Extraction

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current video editing tools lack an easy and convenient method to reproduce animation effects from one video to another, requiring users to recreate effects manually, which is time-consuming and requires non-trivial interactions.

Innovation Solution

A computer-implemented method and system that identifies attribute information of source objects in a source video, allowing this information to be applied to target objects in a target video, thereby reproducing the animation effect across a sequence of target frames.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If animation effects are reproduced manually in current video editing tools, then the animation effect can be applied to target video, but the process is time-consuming and requires non-trivial interactions

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveanimation effect reproduction efficiencyVSAvoidtime required for manual recreation

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts attribute information representing animation effects from source video frames and applies this copied information to target video frames, enabling automatic reproduction of animation effects without manual recreation. This copying approach directly resolves the technical contradiction by eliminating time-consuming manual operations while maintaining animation effect quality.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary extraction and analysis of animation effect attributes from source video frames before applying them to target videos. By pre-processing and storing animation effect information in a reusable format, the system eliminates the need for repeated manual recreation, significantly improving productivity and reducing time loss.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Ease of operation

If animation effects are reproduced automatically using attribute information, then user effort is reduced, but the system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveuser effort for animation effect reproductionVSAvoidsystem complexity for attribute extraction and application

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts only the essential attribute information representing animation effects from source video frames, separating this information from the complete video data. This extraction approach simplifies the overall system by focusing only on necessary attributes while reducing user effort, as the complex analysis is performed automatically on a reduced data set.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The system segments the animation effect reproduction process into distinct modules: attribute extraction from source frames, attribute storage, and attribute application to target frames. This segmentation reduces system complexity by organizing functions into manageable components while maintaining automated operation and reducing user effort.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS11645803B2Animation effect reproduction

Publication Date: 2023.05.09 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE CORPORATION

AI summary

According to an embodiment, a source object presented in a source video is identified. Attribute information of the source object in respective frames of a sequence of source frames in the source video is identified. The attribute information represents an animation effect associated with the source object across the sequence of source frames. The attribute information is provided for use in reproducing the animation effect in a target video.