Creating Animations
First Claim
1. An animation creation apparatus comprising:
- a multi-touch panel display;
a processor arranged to control the multi-touch panel display;
an image capture device in communication with the processor and arranged to capture images of animation components;
a memory arranged to store animation components;
a microphone in communication with the processor and arranged to capture sound during an animation narration;
a user interface engine arranged to control the multi-touch panel display such that, during the animation narration, user input received from a plurality of users via the multi-touch panel display is used to manipulate presentation of at least one of the animation components at the multi-touch panel display;
the processor being arranged to store in the memory an animation comprising the sound captured during an animation narration and the display of animation components at the multi-touch panel display during that animation narration.
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Abstract
Animation creation is described, for example, to enable children to create, record and play back stories. In an embodiment, one or more children are able to create animation components such as characters and backgrounds using a multi-touch panel display together with an image capture device. For example, a graphical user interface is provided at the multi-touch panel display to enable the animation components to be edited. In an example, children narrate a story whilst manipulating animation components using the multi-touch display panel and the sound and visual display is recorded. In embodiments image analysis is carried out automatically and used to autonomously modify story components during a narration. In examples, various types of handheld view-finding frames are provided for use with the image capture device. In embodiments saved stories can be restored from memory and retold from any point with different manipulations and narration.
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20 Claims
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1. An animation creation apparatus comprising:
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a multi-touch panel display; a processor arranged to control the multi-touch panel display; an image capture device in communication with the processor and arranged to capture images of animation components; a memory arranged to store animation components; a microphone in communication with the processor and arranged to capture sound during an animation narration; a user interface engine arranged to control the multi-touch panel display such that, during the animation narration, user input received from a plurality of users via the multi-touch panel display is used to manipulate presentation of at least one of the animation components at the multi-touch panel display; the processor being arranged to store in the memory an animation comprising the sound captured during an animation narration and the display of animation components at the multi-touch panel display during that animation narration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An animation creation apparatus comprising:
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a multi-touch panel display; a processor arranged to control the multi-touch panel display; an image capture device in communication with the multi-touch panel display and arranged to capture images of animation components; a memory arranged to store animation components; a microphone in communication with the multi-touch panel display and arranged to capture sound during an animation narration; a user interface engine arranged to control the multi-touch panel display such that, during the animation narration, user input received from a plurality of users via the multi-touch panel display is used to manipulate at least one of the animation components; the processor being arranged to store at the memory an animation comprising the sound captured during an animation narration and the display of animation components at the multi-touch panel display during that animation narration; a hand-held view-finding frame arranged to support the image capture device using a fixing arranged to detachably fix the image capture device to the frame and comprising a view-finding aperture. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A method of creating an animation comprising the steps of:
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using an image capture device to capture images of animation components; storing the animation components at a memory; using a microphone in communication with a processor to capture sound during an animation narration; using a user interface engine to control a multi-touch panel display such that, during the animation narration, user input received from a plurality of users via the multi-touch panel display is used to independently manipulate presentation of a plurality of the animation components at the multi-touch panel display; using the processor to store at the memory an animation comprising the sound captured during an animation narration and the display of animation components at the multi-touch panel display during that animation narration.
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