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Efficient lip-synch tool for 3D cartoon animation
Author(s): Shin-ichi Kawamoto, Tatsuo Yotsukura, Ken Anjyo, Satoshi Nakamura.
Article: Computer Animation and Virtual Worlds, Vol. 19, No. 3-4, pp. 247--257,
2009.
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Abstract:
We propose a set of algorithms to efficiently make speech animation for 3D cartoon characters. Our prototype system is based on blendshapes, a linear interpolation technique, which is widely used in facial animation practice. In our system, a few base target shapes of the character, prerecorded voice, and its transcription are required as input. We describe a simple technique that amplifies the target shapes from few inputs using a generic database of viseme mouth shapes. We also introduce additional lip-synch editing parameters that allow designers to quickly tune the lip movements. Based on these, we implement our prototype system as a Maya plug-in. The demonstration movies created with this system illustrate well the practicality of our approach.
Extracting 3D Stylized Accentuation Effects from a Painted Image
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Computer Graphics International (CGI'04), pp. 222--229, June,
2004. [BibTeX]
N-way morphing for 2D animation
William Baxter, Pascal Barla, Ken Anjyo.
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2009. [BibTeX]
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Eiji Sugisaki, Yizhou Yu, Ken Anjyo, Shigeo Morishima.
13th International Conference in Central Europe on Computer Graphics, Visualization and Computer Vision (WSCG'05), pp. 117--122,
2005. [BibTeX]
Sketch Interface Based Expressive Hairstyle Modelling and Rendering
Xiaoyang Mao, Hiroki Kato, Atsumi Imamiya, Ken Anjyo.
Computer Graphics International (CGI'04), pp. 608--611, June,
2004. [BibTeX]
Sketchy hairstyles
Xiaoyang Mao, Shiho Isobe, Ken Anjyo, Atsumi Imamiya.
Computer Graphics International 2005 (CGI'05), pp. 142--147, 22-24 June,
2005. [BibTeX]
Stylized Depiction of Images Based on Depth Perception
Jorge Lopez-Moreno, Jorge Jimenez, Sunil Hadap, Erik Reinhard, Ken Anjyo, Diego Gutierrez.
NPAR '10 Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Non-Photorealistic Animation and Rendering,
2010. [BibTeX]
Stylized Highlights for Cartoon Rendering and Animation
Ken Anjyo, Katsuaki Hiramitsu.
IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, pp. 54-61,
2003. [BibTeX]
Tour Into the Picture using a Vanishing Line and its Extension to Panoramic Images
Hyung Woo Kang, Soon Hyoung Pyo, Ken Anjyo, Sung Yong Shin.
EUROGRAPHICS 2001,
2001. [BibTeX]
Tweakable Light and Shade for Cartoon Animation
Ken Anjyo, Shuhei Wemler, William Baxter.
NPAR '06: Proceedings of the 4th international symposium on Non-photorealistic animation and rendering, pp. 133--139, New York, NY, USA, ACM Press,
2006. [BibTeX]