PROGRESS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTELLIGENT ANIMATION PRODUCTION

Computer-aided Animation Production (CAAP) is a tedius task,and it is believed that the CAAP must be automated to improve the overall efficiency.This paper is an overview of the main work we have conducted in recent years,with a focus on three major modules-Knowledge-based scene design,camera planning,and face animation.In the scene design,we developed a knowledge-and case-based method,in which a new scene is designed from an existing scene evaluated and modified based on relevant scene design knowledge.In the camera planning,we developed a powerful shooting script language,and implemented the language in the C++.In the face animation,we adopted RBF methods and a pre-designed MEL scripts.