Automatic Generation of Computer Animation Using AI for Movie Animation /

• Main Authors: Lu, Ruqian (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Zhang, Songmao (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2002.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2002.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence ; 2160
• Subjects: Artificial intelligence.; Computer graphics.; Optical data processing.; Artificial Intelligence.; Computer Graphics.; Image Processing and Computer Vision.

We are both fans of watching animated stories. Every evening, before or after d- ner, we always sit in front of the television and watch the animation program, which is originally produced and shown for children. We find ourselves becoming younger while immerged in the interesting plot of the animat...

Table of Contents:

• Overview of Research on Computer Animation and Related Topics
• SWAN: Full Life Cycle Automation of Computer Animation
• Understanding the Limited Chinese Natural Language
• Story Understanding: The Theory
• Story Understanding: The Practice
• Plot Planning and Act Planning
• Director's Planning
• Camera Planning
• Light, Color, and Role Planning
• Knowledge Base and Libraries.