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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2011
Thibaut Weise, Zürich, CH;
Sofien Bouaziz, Lausanne, CH;
Hao LI, New York, NY (US);
Mark Pauly, Lausanne, CH;
Thibaut Weise, Zürich, CH;
Sofien Bouaziz, Lausanne, CH;
Hao Li, New York, NY (US);
Mark Pauly, Lausanne, CH;
Faceshift AG, Zurich, CH;
Abstract
A method of animating a digital character according to facial expressions of a user, comprising the steps of, (a) obtaining a 2D image and 3D depth map of the face of the user, (b) determining expression parameters for a user expression model so that a facial expression of the user-specific expression model represents the face of the user shown in the 2D image and 3D depth map (c) using the expression parameters and an animation prior to determine animation parameters usable to animate a digital character, wherein the animation prior is a sequence of animation parameters which represent predefined animations of a digital character (d) using the animation parameters to animate a digital character so that the digital character mimics the face of the user.