Disney Enterprises, Inc.

Dmitriy Pinskiy

Robert M Neuman

Joseph W Longson

Henry Allen Driskill

Jose Luis Gomez Diaz

Nara Yun

There are provided systems and methods for performing object deformation modeling. One example system includes a hardware processor, a system memory, and a contact-based deformation modeling software stored in the system memory. The hardware processor is configured to execute the contact-based deformation modeling software to receive a first object geometric data corresponding to a first virtual object and a second object geometric data corresponding to at least a second virtual object, and to transform the first object geometric data by an n-dimensional mapping onto an object deformation space determined based on n primitive deformations. The hardware processor is also configured to execute the contact-based deformation modeling software to model a deformation of the first virtual object due to contact with at least the second virtual object, based on the n-dimensional mapping and a definition of direction for an object-to-object contact force.

Object deformation modeling

A method for performing stereo composition using multiple camera pairs. The method includes positioning first and second pairs of virtual cameras for imaging an animated scene. The method includes, with the first and second pairs of the cameras, obtaining 3D data for each camera for the animated scene. Then, a blending region is selected by defining a first boundary surface for the first pair of the cameras and a second boundary surface, spaced a distance apart from the first boundary surface, for the second pair of the cameras, with the blending region being the space between the first and second boundary surfaces. The method includes, with a blending module or function, combining the 3D data from a number of consequent cameras. The blending module monotonically increases the stereoscopic disparity function in a viewing direction and combines the 3D data in a continuous manner, e.g., to insure C1 continuity.

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Dmitriy Pinskiy