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System and method for creating 3D animated content for multiple playback platforms from a single production process

  • US 6,563,504 B1
  • Filed: 12/23/1999
  • Issued: 05/13/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/24/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for creating 3D animated content for multiple target machines from a single production process, the animated content including a plurality of scenes, each scene including a 3D object having a plurality of nodes, each node identifying a discrete piece of 3D geometry making up the 3D object, the method comprising:

  • creating a first version of a node of the 3D object identifying a first piece of 3D geometry data;

    creating a second version of the node identifying a second piece of 3D geometry data;

    tagging each version of the node with a tag identifier, the tag identifier identifying each version of the node as suitable for display in a particular type of machine;

    storing the first and second versions of the node in a library model file, the library model file residing in a storage location accessible to all the scenes of the animated content; and

    selecting either the first or second version of the node based on the tag identifier for creating an animation file targeted to a particular type of target machine.

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