Natural Keyframe Animation Using an Artists Doll
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چکیده
Our project attempts to create high quality animation that can be easily used by anyone. We use an artists doll to generate the keyframe poses combined with a motion capture database to generate the in-between frames for smoother, life-like motion. The doll has joints painted in different colors and a stereo camera rig is used to determine its joint positions, which in turn is used to calculate the joint angles for that keyframe. Using a motion capture database, we match the keyframes to the existing data and synthesize the in-between frames. Our contribution is to bring these two techniques together to create a complete, simpleto-use animation tool which generates natural looking results.
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