3D performance capture for facial animation

Vicar, D.M., Ford, S., Borland, E., Rixon, R., Patterson, J. and Cockshott, W.P. (2004) 3D performance capture for facial animation. In: 2nd International Symposium on 3D Data Processing, Visualization and Transmission, Thessaloniki, Greece, 6-9 September 2004, pp. 4255-49. ISBN 9780769522234 (doi: 10.1109/TDPVT.2004.1335140)

Abstract

This work describes how a photogrammetry based 3D capture system can be used as an input device for animation. The 3D Dynamic Capture System is used to capture the motion of a human face, which is extracted from a sequence of 3D models captured at TV frame rate. Initially the positions of a set of landmarks on the face are extracted. These landmarks are then used to provide motion data in two different ways. First, a high level description of the movements is extracted, and these can be used as input to a procedural animation package (i.e. CreaToon). Second the landmarks can be used as registration points for a conformation process where the model to be animated is modified to match the captured model. This approach gives a new sequence of models, which have the structure of the drawn model but the movement of the captured sequence.

• Item Type: Conference Proceedings
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Cockshott, Dr William
• Authors: Vicar, D.M., Ford, S., Borland, E., Rixon, R., Patterson, J., and Cockshott, W.P.
• Subjects: Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Computing Science
• Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• ISBN: 9780769522234
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2004 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• First Published: First published in Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on 3D Data Processing, Visualization and Transmission
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher