Patent ID: 9659398
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: G06T

Claim:
1. A computer-enabled method for viewing the effects of a lighting change that is made to a scene of a computer animation, the method comprising: receiving, by one or more processors, a first user input representing a first camera viewpoint from a first camera position, wherein the first camera viewpoint provides a first perspective of the scene, wherein the scene includes an animation object configured to be animated, and wherein the scene is used to create the computer animation; receiving, by the one or more processors, a second user input representing a second camera viewpoint from a second camera position, wherein the first camera position and the second camera position are different, wherein the second camera viewpoint provides a second perspective of the scene, wherein the first perspective and the second perspective are different; receiving, by the one or more processors, a third user input representing configuration of a light source, wherein the light source affects a visual characteristic of the scene; rendering a first visual representation of the scene, based on the placement of the light source, from the first camera viewpoint, wherein the first visual representation is rendered from a first shot of the scene captured from the first camera viewpoint during a first interval of time; rendering a second visual representation of the scene, based on the placement of the light source, from the second camera viewpoint, wherein the second visual representation is rendered from a second shot of the scene captured from the second camera viewpoint during a second interval of time, and wherein the first interval of time and the second interval of time are at least partially non-overlapping; and concurrently displaying the first visual representation and the second visual representation of the scene on a display screen.