Enriching Animation Databases
ShortPaper (ID:short30) [EG’04]
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Section
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Animation Sequence |
Notes |
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Sec. 3 Improved Root-Trajectory Blending |
File: EG04Demos_RootFlipProblem.mov (3 MB) |
Input clips: ·
Left: Original
clip. ·
Right: SyncMirror
clip (see sec. 4). Output Clip (Middle): avatar suddenly turns back due to the
limitations discussed in sec. 3. |
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Improved Blend [fig. 5, p.3] File: EG04Demos_RootFlipSolved.mov (4.4 MB) |
Input clips: ·
Left: Original
clip. ·
Right: SyncMirror
clip (see sec. 4). Output Clip (Middle): avatar moves normally. The improved
blending technique has successfully avoided the sudden flip limitation ( sec.
3 ). |
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Another Example for Sec.
3 [No space for it
in the paper] |
Another
Example for Ordinary Blend limitation File: EG04Demos_TurnBack_RootFlipProblem.mov
(5.2 MB)
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Input clips: ·
Left: Turn-Back
walking. ·
Right:
Straight-path walking. Output Clip (Middle): avatar unexpectedly turns to different
directions and turns back due to the limitations discussed in sec. 3. |
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Our Improved Blend
File: EG04Demos_TurnBack_RootFlipSolved.mov (5.3 MB) |
Input clips: ·
Left: Turn-Back
walking. ·
Right:
Straight-path walking. Output Clip (Middle): avatar moves normally. The improved
blending technique has successfully avoided the sudden flip limitation ( sec.
3 ). |
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Sec. 4 Synchronised Mirror |
Traditional
Mirror [Not shown in paper] File: EG04Demos_Mirror.mov (4.2 MB) |
Input clip: ·
Left: Clockwise
curved-path motion starting with left-foot ahead. Output Clip [Using
traditional mirror] ·
Right:
Counter-Clockwise curved-path motion starting with right-foot ahead (instead
of the left-foot). Hence, the motion is out-of-phase with the input clip. ·
Middle: example of
blending the original and mirrored clip. The result is completely incorrect
motion. Note: Improved root
blending is already incorporated.. |
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Synchronised Mirror [fig. 5, p.3] File: EG04Demos_SyncMirror.mov (4.4 MB) |
Input clip: ·
Left: Clockwise
curved-path motion starting with left-foot ahead. Output Clip [Using
our Synchronised Mirror] ·
Right:
Counter-Clockwise curved-path motion starting with left-foot ahead (as the
input clip). Hence, the motion is in-phase with the input clip. ·
Middle: example of
blending the original and SynchMirrored clip. The result is normal and
realistic motion (quality is compared to input clip). Note: Improved root
blending is already incorporated. |
