Animation creating apparatus and method as well as medium having animation creating program recorded thereon
US6466215B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 1, 1999 |
| Grant date | Oct 15, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 1, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T13/40
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A storage unit includes a part table which stores animation parts indicative of actions and expressions of a person divided into a plurality of frames and which further stores attribute values of the animation parts. An entry unit is used to enter the attribute values of the animation parts in accordance with the proceeding steps of a story. An arithmetic unit selects animation parts from the storage unit using the attribute values entered through the entry unit and creates an animation in conformity with the story.
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