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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2011
Applicants:
Chen Shen, Emeryville, CA (US);
Bena L. Currin, Emeryville, CA (US);
Timothy S. Milliron, Emeryville, CA (US);
Inventors:
Chen Shen, Emeryville, CA (US);
Bena L. Currin, Emeryville, CA (US);
Timothy S. Milliron, Emeryville, CA (US);
Assignee:
Pixar, Emeryville, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 13/00 (2011.01); G09G 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Techniques that give animators the direct control they are accustomed to with key frame animation, while providing for path-based motion. A key frame animation-based interface is used to achieve path-based motion with rotation animation variable value correction using additional animation variables for smoothing. The value of the additional animation variables for smoothing can be directly controlled using a tangent handle in a user interface.