Automatic animation production system and method
First Claim
1. An automatic animation production system driven by audio or events triggered by audio signals to produce animations according to selected scenarios, comprising:
- a scenario selection interface for selecting at least one scenario template;
a scenario template database storing a plurality of scenario template data;
a scenario template processing module processing the selected scenario template data to generate a dynamic sequence of animation parameters synchronized to the audio or events; and
an animation production module loading the dynamic sequence of animation parameters to complete animation frames from which animations are produced.
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Abstract
The present invention provides an automatic animation production system and method. The automatic animation production system creates animations by synthesizing various facial features according to audio analysis. By expanding animation parameters in a scenario template database according to audio analysis data, facial features in an image are varied with time, thereby creating animation. The scenario template database comprises a plurality of animation parameters. Combinations of various animation parameters can create various facial expressions in an image, in accompany with variations of audio, enriched effects are available.
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1. An automatic animation production system driven by audio or events triggered by audio signals to produce animations according to selected scenarios, comprising:
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a scenario selection interface for selecting at least one scenario template;
a scenario template database storing a plurality of scenario template data;
a scenario template processing module processing the selected scenario template data to generate a dynamic sequence of animation parameters synchronized to the audio or events; and
an animation production module loading the dynamic sequence of animation parameters to complete animation frames from which animations are produced. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A automatic animation production method, comprising the following steps:
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(a) preparing geometry data for a animation production module (b) loading scenario templates data selected manually or automatically from a scenario template database using a scenario selection interface;
(c) expanding the selected scenario template data to generate a dynamic sequence of animation parameters based on audio or events triggered by audio signals using a scenario template processing module to create animations; and
(d) receiving the dynamic sequence of animation parameters to generate animation frames using the animation production module. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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