Method and apparatus for creating lifelike digital representatio

Details Method and apparatus for creating lifelike digital representatio Method and apparatus for creating lifelike digital representatio

1995-12-01

1999-03-16

Buchel, Jr., Rudolph J.

Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system

Computer graphics processing

Animation

G00T 1570

Patent

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058836381

ABSTRACT:
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for automatically generating features of computer animated objects that are represented by a skeleton surrounded by an envelope. An animator may modify the shape of the envelope for a particular configuration of the object's skeleton ("pose"). These envelope modifications for these poses are stored. When an animator desires to create a new pose, the stored modifications for previous poses are blended together, based upon the difference between each pose and the new pose, to automatically generate a modified envelope shape for the new pose. When satisfied with a particular envelope shape for a pose, the animator may store the modification in the database and the modification may then be used for subsequent poses.

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