Texture controlled and color synthesized animation process

Details Texture controlled and color synthesized animation process Texture controlled and color synthesized animation process

1996-11-14

1999-12-07

Nguyen, Phu K.

Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system

Computer graphics processing

Animation

345470, G06T 1700

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059991941

ABSTRACT:
An animation producing process for producing an animation having fluid color, texture and consistency throughout the entire sequence. The process comprises the steps of creating key frames containing objects and characters having substantial color and texture and which correspond to an animated sequence. The key frames are digitized into a computer system for storage in a predetermined memory space. Two consecutive key frames are then defined as a source key frame and a target key frame. Corresponding features in both the source key frame and the target key frame are then outlined, preferably while projected upon a computer monitor. In-between frames are then generated that depict a substantially linear interpolation of each outlined figure in the source key frame and a corresponding outline in the target key frame.

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