2010 Conference on Visual Media Production

This paper details the development of a fully automated system for character animation implemented in Autodesk Maya. The system uses prioritised speech events to algorithmically generate head, body, arms and leg movements alongside eyeblinks, eyebrow movements and lip-synching. In addition, gaze tra...

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IEEE Staff (MitwirkendeR)
Körperschaft:
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
[Place of publication not identified] I E E E 2010
Zusammenfassung:
This paper details the development of a fully automated system for character animation implemented in Autodesk Maya. The system uses prioritised speech events to algorithmically generate head, body, arms and leg movements alongside eyeblinks, eyebrow movements and lip-synching. In addition, gaze tracking is also generated automatically relative to the definition of focus objects- contextually important objects in the character's worldview. The plugin uses an animation profile to store the relevant controllers and movements for a specific character, allowing any character to run with the system. Once a profile has been created, an audio file can be loaded and animated with a single button click. The average time to animate is between 2-3 minutes for 1 minute of speech, and the plugin can be used either as a first pass system for high quality work or as part of a batch animation workflow for larger amounts of content as exemplified in television and online dissemination channels.
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1 online resource (ix, 182 pages) : illustrations
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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English
ISBN:
9780769542683
0769542689
Schlagworte:
Multimedia systems > Congresses.
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