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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2010
Wen-hung Ting, Guiren Township, Tainan County, TW;
Chen-lan Yen, Tainan, TW;
Wen-liang Chi, Kouhu Township, Yunlin County, TW;
Duan-li Liao, Taichung, TW;
Wen-Hung Ting, Guiren Township, Tainan County, TW;
Chen-Lan Yen, Tainan, TW;
Wen-Liang Chi, Kouhu Township, Yunlin County, TW;
Duan-Li Liao, Taichung, TW;
Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A facial animation production method for producing 3-dimensional (3D) facial animation data in response to input video data includes the following steps. First, data positioning and character sorting processes are performed on the input video data to acquire first-layer character data, for indicating multiple first-layer character points, and first-layer model data. Next, first-layer model outline data and first-layer character outline data are respectively obtained according to the first-layer model data and the first-layer character data. Then, the first-layer character outline data is compared with the first-layer model outline data to judge whether a judgment condition is satisfied. If not, output character data are produced according to the first-layer character data, and fundamental facial-mesh transformation data are thus produced. Thereafter, the 3D facial animation data are displayed according to the fundamental facial-mesh transformation data.