Apparatus and method for digital movie production

Details Apparatus and method for digital movie production Apparatus and method for digital movie production

1994-12-14

1997-07-01

Feild, Joseph H.

395956, 395958, 395959, G06T 1300

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056446942

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for the production of digital movies of modeled elements within a virtual environment using a virtual camera which renders image frames. A mapper indicates those positions within the environment onto which the camera can and cannot go. A script writer determines the camera positions of the image frames needed for all the possible individual movies required to navigate the environment, and writes at least some of the positions into a script. A camera controller moves the camera to the positions called for in the script, operates the camera to render image frames, and names the image frames rendered by the camera. A movie builder builds at least some of the image frames rendered by the camera into individual movies, each movie having a predetermined series of image frames such that the sequential display of the series provides the illusion of motion. A movie unifier unifies all the individual movies into a single unified movie.

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