Patent ID: 9196076
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
1. A method for producing a 2D animated character sequence comprising: a. producing a set of 2D drawings or art assets that represent one or more views of each body part of the character being represented, b. performing a computer-implemented production operation to produce multiple frames of said 2D animated character sequence by analyzing a 3D animated sequence of a 3D armature comprised of primary bones in order to determine the motion, position, and orientation of said primary bones of said armature in 3D space over time using a specific virtual camera location in 3D space, said analysis step being carried out for each said primary bone in said 3D armature at each particular moment in time or frame of a 2D animated character sequence, and rendering each 2D frame in said 2D animated character sequence to produce a sequence of frames comprising said 2D animated character sequence, said production operation comprising the following steps,