Method and apparatus for producing digital cartoons
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1. An apparatus for producing digital cartoons comprising:
- an image collection unit configured to collect photorealistic image data;
a cartooning processor configured to perform a rendering process including image abstraction and edge generation on the photorealistic image data collected by the image collection unit to generate cartooned images; and
a stylization unit configured to produce a cartoon page having various shapes of cartoon frames, resizing the cartooned images to place the resized images into the cartoon frames and adding cartoon elements to the images placed in the cartoon frames,wherein the cartoon elements include word balloons having word ends, and the stylization unit is configured to determine a location of the word ends using a reference point, a center of a word balloon, and a tangent line of the word balloon.
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Abstract
An apparatus for producing digital cartoons includes: an image collection unit for collecting photorealistic image data; and a cartooning processor for performing a rendering process including image abstraction and edge generation on the photorealistic image data collected by the image collection unit to generate cartooned images. The apparatus further includes a stylization unit for producing a cartoon page having various shapes of cartoon frames, resizing the cartooned images to place the resized images into the cartoon frames and adding cartoon elements to the images placed in the cartoon frames.
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1. An apparatus for producing digital cartoons comprising:
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an image collection unit configured to collect photorealistic image data; a cartooning processor configured to perform a rendering process including image abstraction and edge generation on the photorealistic image data collected by the image collection unit to generate cartooned images; and a stylization unit configured to produce a cartoon page having various shapes of cartoon frames, resizing the cartooned images to place the resized images into the cartoon frames and adding cartoon elements to the images placed in the cartoon frames, wherein the cartoon elements include word balloons having word ends, and the stylization unit is configured to determine a location of the word ends using a reference point, a center of a word balloon, and a tangent line of the word balloon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for producing digital cartoons, the method comprising:
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collecting photorealistic image data using an image collection unit; performing a cartooning process, using a cartooning processor, on the photorealistic image data to generate a cartooned image; performing a stylization process, using a stylization unit, on the cartooned image to complete a cartoon page, wherein the cartooned image includes cartoon elements, and the cartoon elements include word balloons having word ends; and determining a location of the word ends, using the stylization unit, by using a reference point, a center of a word balloon, and a tangent line of the word balloon. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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