System and method for creating animated video with personalized elements
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1. A system for cartoonizing an image and incorporating cartoonized representations of said image into an animated video, the image including at least a person'"'"'s face, the system comprising:
- a computer-readable medium;
a cartoonizing application to cartoonize said image, said cartoonizing application comprising a library of cartoonized representations of said person'"'"'s face, said cartoonized representations of said person'"'"'s face comprising a series of different facial expressions or computerized distortions of said person'"'"'s face, said cartoonizing application further including one or more graphics editing options for altering characteristics of said person'"'"'s face; and
an animation application to incorporate said cartoonized representations into corresponding templates found in an animated video based on an animated story selected from a database of predefined animated stories, said animation application incorporating said cartoonized representations into said animated video as a designated character of said animated story, said cartoonized representations being incorporated throughout and from beginning to end of said animated story for said designated character, said animation application further including one or more user selection operations for altering character parameters for said animated story that are related to said animation video and not related to manipulation of said image,wherein said cartoonizing application and said animation application are each stored on said computer-readable medium, and said animation application further comprises said database of predefined animated stories; and
wherein the corresponding templates found in the animated video based on an animated story selected from each predefined animated story in said database of predefined animated stories further comprises positions assigned on each template for the animation application to insert said cartoonized representations on said template in which said cartoonized representations are predetermined to appear, the positions being defined by at least a set of coordinates and geometric shape values.
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Abstract
Described herein are systems and methods for cartoonizing an image and incorporating the image into an animated video based upon a predefined animated story. In alternate embodiments of the invention, multiple images may be incorporated into the animated video. In further embodiments, the animated video may be output from the system in printed, hard copy.
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1. A system for cartoonizing an image and incorporating cartoonized representations of said image into an animated video, the image including at least a person'"'"'s face, the system comprising:
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a computer-readable medium; a cartoonizing application to cartoonize said image, said cartoonizing application comprising a library of cartoonized representations of said person'"'"'s face, said cartoonized representations of said person'"'"'s face comprising a series of different facial expressions or computerized distortions of said person'"'"'s face, said cartoonizing application further including one or more graphics editing options for altering characteristics of said person'"'"'s face; and an animation application to incorporate said cartoonized representations into corresponding templates found in an animated video based on an animated story selected from a database of predefined animated stories, said animation application incorporating said cartoonized representations into said animated video as a designated character of said animated story, said cartoonized representations being incorporated throughout and from beginning to end of said animated story for said designated character, said animation application further including one or more user selection operations for altering character parameters for said animated story that are related to said animation video and not related to manipulation of said image, wherein said cartoonizing application and said animation application are each stored on said computer-readable medium, and said animation application further comprises said database of predefined animated stories; and wherein the corresponding templates found in the animated video based on an animated story selected from each predefined animated story in said database of predefined animated stories further comprises positions assigned on each template for the animation application to insert said cartoonized representations on said template in which said cartoonized representations are predetermined to appear, the positions being defined by at least a set of coordinates and geometric shape values. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for cartoonizing an image and incorporating cartoonized representations of said image to an animated video, comprising:
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providing a system comprising; a cartoonizing application, an animation application, and a database of predefined animated stories; providing a photograph or other two-dimensional depiction of a subject; selecting a portion of said subject from said photograph or other two-dimensional depiction of said subject; creating a series of cartoonized representations of said subject'"'"'s face, said cartoonized representations comprising a series of different facial expressions or computerized distortions of said subject'"'"'s face; providing one or more graphics editing options for altering characteristics of said subject'"'"'s face; selecting an animated story from said database of predefined animated stories containing at least one corresponding template; incorporating said cartoonized representations into said at least one corresponding template found in said animated story, the cartoonized representations being incorporated as a designated character of said animated story and being incorporated throughout and from beginning to end of said animated story for said designated character, wherein the at least one corresponding template comprises positions assigned on each template for the animation application to incorporate said cartoonized representations on said template in which said cartoonized representations are predetermined to appear, the positions being defined by at least a set of coordinates and geometric shape values; providing one or more user selection operations for altering character parameters for said animated story that are related to said animation video and not related to manipulation of said photograph or said two-dimensional depiction of said subject; and outputting said animated video comprising said cartoonized representations incorporated into said animated story. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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