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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2003
Applicants:
Anthony A. Apodaca, San Rafael, CA (US);
Mark T. Vande Wettering, El Sobrante, CA (US);
Larry I. Gritz, Berkeley, CA (US);
Inventors:
Anthony A. Apodaca, San Rafael, CA (US);
Mark T. Vande Wettering, El Sobrante, CA (US);
Larry I. Gritz, Berkeley, CA (US);
Assignee:
PIXAR, Emeryville, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 15/00 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for smoothly transitioning between different object representations in computer animation using stochastic sampling. The method allows for level of detail transitions between object representations made up of different geometric primitives, of different types, with different rendering attributes, and even different topologies without 'popping' or other visual artifacts.