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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2010
Filed:
May. 14, 2004
Frank Sebastian Grassia, Mountain View, CA (US);
Thomas Hahn, Piedmont, CA (US);
Malcolm Blanchard, Glen Ellen, CA (US);
Marco Jorge Da Silva, Oakland, CA (US);
Andrew Witkin, Oakland, CA (US);
Frank Sebastian Grassia, Mountain View, CA (US);
Thomas Hahn, Piedmont, CA (US);
Malcolm Blanchard, Glen Ellen, CA (US);
Marco Jorge da Silva, Oakland, CA (US);
Andrew Witkin, Oakland, CA (US);
Pixar, Emeryville, CA (US);
Abstract
Techniques for automatically maintaining continuity in animation across discrete animation changes. Smooth animation is achieved without forcing the animator to manually calculate compensation values or introducing extra controls to the models that are animated. Continuity or smoothness of the animation is maintained as varying aspects of the animation change under continued authoring.