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Free-form motion processing

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ACM Transactions on Graphics (TOG), Volume 27, Issue 2

Article No.: 12, Pages 1 - 13

https://doi.org/10.1145/1356682.1356685

Published: 08 May 2008 Publication History

Abstract

Motion is the center of attention in many applications of computer graphics. Skeletal motion for articulated characters can be processed and altered in a variety of ways to increase the versatility of each motion clip. However, analogous techniques have not yet been developed for free-form deforming surfaces like cloth and faces. Given the time-consuming nature of producing each free-form motion clip, the ability to alter and reuse free-form motion would be very desirable. We present a novel method for processing free-form motion that opens up a broad range of possible motion alterations including motion blending, keyframe insertion, and temporal signal processing. Our method is based on a simple yet powerful differential surface representation that is invariant under rotation and translation and which is well suited for surface editing in both space and time.

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Free-form motion processing
1. Computing methodologies
  1. Computer graphics
    1. Animation

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ACM Transactions on Graphics Volume 27, Issue 2

April 2008

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ISSN:0730-0301

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DOI:10.1145/1356682

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Published: 08 May 2008

Accepted: 01 November 2007

Received: 01 July 2007

Published in TOG Volume 27, Issue 2

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