Patent ID: 6160558
Filing Date: 2000-12-12
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
An animation creating method for creating an executive scenario of animation, comprising:inputting a scenario of animation described in the form of at least paired data including identifiers of frame data items constituting an animation and corresponding reproduction tempos of the frame data items, each reproduction tempo providing the amount of time to display the associated frame data item;calculating, for each of the identifiers of frame data items described in the scenario, the number of times to reproduce each frame data item to realize the corresponding reproduction tempo, said calculating using the reproduction tempo and a designated unit time required for displaying any one frame data item; andcreating an executive scenario of animation without reproduction tempos, the executive scenario containing at least a series of identifiers of frame data items by copying, for each of the identifiers of frame data items described in the scenario, a number of identifiers of frame data items such that the number of frame data item identifiers is the same as the calculated number of frame data items.