Patent ID: 7420574
Filing Date: 2008-09-02
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
1. A method fox manipulating an image transformation/metamorphosis over time, comprising: selecting a source image from a first frame of a video clip by creating source spline for the source image, wherein the source spline comprises a first smooth curve that runs through a first series of given points; determining a first animation axis that defines a first two-dimensional metamorphosis of all the given points in the source spline in the video clip over time; selecting a destination image, that the source image will transform into, from a second frame of the video clip by creating a destination spline for the destination image, wherein the destination spline comprises a second smooth curve that runs through a second series of given points; determining a second animation axis that defines a second two-dimensional metamorphosis of all the given points in the destination spline in the video clip over time; and manipulating a metamorphosis of the source image to the destination image by a user manipulating the second axis.