Part of the new series, Advanced Topics in Science and Technology in China, this book discusses concepts, theory, and core technologies of intelligent theory and human animation, including video based human animation, and intelligenttechnology of motion data management and reusing. It introduces systems developed to demonstrate the technologies of video based animation. Each chapter isindependent. Lively pictures and demos will be presented to make the theory and technologies more understandable. For researchers, this is a reference bookand an update on the current status of human animation. For professionals, this is a guide for application development using human animation technologies. Yueting Zhuang received his PhD in Computer Science from Zhejiang University (1998). From 1997 to 1998, he was a visiting scholar at Beckman Institute, U. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Now he is professor and vice dean of the Collegeof Computer Science at Zhejiang University. Discusses human animation based on natural video, monocular video of subject in tight clothes, and multiple camera video Discusses motion data reusing technology Introduces some prototype systems of video based human animation, in detail INDICE: 1. Introduction.- 2. Fundamental Issues.- 3. Architecture of Videobased Animation System.- 4. Human Animation Technology based on Natural Video.- 5. Human Animation Technology based on Monocular Video and Tighten Clothes.- 6. Human Animation Technology based on Multiple Cameras.- 7. Human Motion Database.- 8. Intelligent Processing of Motion Data and Animation Production.- 9. Summary and Future Direction.
- ISBN: 978-3-540-73759-9
- Editorial: Springer Distribution Center GmbH
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 300
- Fecha Publicación: 01/01/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés