Virtual Camera Animation Capture System
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is no technology capable of capturing animations in a virtual space, limiting the possibilities for interactive and collaborative animation production.
Innovation Solution
An animation production method that involves placing objects and a virtual camera in a virtual space, allowing users to control the actions of objects and the camera, enabling recording and playback of actions, and allowing multiple users to collaborate asynchronously in the production process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If virtual cameras are arranged in a virtual space, then the camera positioning is established, but animation capture functionality is not achieved
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-arranges virtual cameras and objects in the virtual space before animation capture begins. The camera positions, angles, and object placements are predetermined and stored, enabling the capture function to execute smoothly without real-time configuration delays or errors.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple users control objects and camera simultaneously, then collaborative animation production is enabled, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the animation production process into separate controllable elements: object control is separated from camera control, and each user is assigned specific roles (e.g., one user controls objects while another controls the camera). This segmentation reduces the complexity of simultaneous multi-parameter control and enables smoother collaboration.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces a coordination mechanism that mediates between multiple users' control inputs. The intermediary manages the interaction between object control and camera control, ensuring that both users can operate independently while their actions are integrated into a cohesive animation sequence.
3Productivity
If user operations are recorded in tracks, then animation playback is enabled, but data management complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system separates operation data into distinct tracks for different control elements (e.g., one track for object movements, another for camera movements). This segmentation allows for independent management, editing, and playback of each track, reducing the overall complexity of data management while enabling efficient animation production through organized data structures.
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AI summary
To enable you to take animations in a virtual space, an animation production method comprising: placing a first and second objects and a virtual camera in a virtual space; controlling an action of the first object in response to an operation from the first user; controlling an action of the second object in response to an operation from the second user; and controlling the camera in response to an operation from the first or second user or the second user to shoot the first and second objects.