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Construction and animation of a synthetic actress

Daniel Thalmann, Nadia Magnenat-Thalmann
1988
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Describes a method for creating and animating a synthetic actress. It emphasizes the methodology used to generate realistic images and motions. In particular, points which are often ignored in the literature are explained in detail: for example, the planning and preparation of models for digitizing, composition, skeleton installation and the animation process itself

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Daniel Thalmann, Nadia Magnenat-Thalmann
1988
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