Method and device for generating morphing animation

a morphing animation and animation technology, applied in the field of image processing technology, can solve the problems of low warping speed, troublesome preprocessing work of dividing the image into small blocks, high warping speed, etc., and achieve the effect of improving the morphing effect of the morphing animation

Active Publication Date: 2013-03-28
HUAWEI TECH CO LTD
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The present invention provides a method and device for generating a smooth and natural morphing animation from multiple images. The method involves performing hue preprocessing on adjacent images to reduce hue differences between them, and then determining the quantity of intermediate frames between the adjacent images based on a feature point differential of the adjacent images. These intermediate frames are generated through image warping technology and inserted between the adjacent images to create a morphing animation. The resulting animation is smooth and natural, improving the morphing effect. The invention also provides a method for generating a music playback background using a similar process.

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(1) Block-based image warping. A typical algorithm includes a 2-step mesh image warping algorithm and a triangulation-based warping algorithm. Their common concept is to divide a whole image into several blocks and then combine warp of every small block to achieve warp of the whole image. An distinctive advantage of this type of algorithms is that warping speed is high. However, preprocessing work of dividing the image into small blocks is troublesome, and the reasonably and effectiveness of block division directly affect a final warping effect.
(2) Line-based warping. A concept of this algorithm is to build a series of feature lines on an image, and an offset of each pixel on the image is determined jointly by distances between the pixel and these feature lines. This method still has a problem that warping speed is low, and is not intuitive enough.
(3) Point-based warping. A typical algorithm is a warping algorithm based on a radial basis function. A basic concept of this algorithm is to regard an image as a formation of multiple scattered points. A spatial mapping of all points on the image is achieved through a spatial mapping of some designated special points and a certain proper radial basis function. Such an algorithm is relatively intuitive. However, because the radial basis function is usually a complicated function such as a Gaussian function, warping speed is quite low. In addition, such an algorithm can hardly ensure a stable border of a warped image.
People have a higher and higher demand for an animation morphing effect, but with a current image warping technology, achieved morphing quality of a morphing animation generated from multiple images is not easily controllable and needs to be further improved.

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[0024]To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention are clearly and completely described in the following with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Apparently, the embodiments in the following description are merely a part rather than all of the embodiments of the present invention. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by persons of ordinary skill in the art without creative effects shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

[0025]An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for generating a morphing animation from multiple images, where the method includes: performing hue preprocessing on adjacent images among the multiple images to reduce a hue difference between the adjacent images; and determining the quantity of intermediate frames between t...

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Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and a device for generating a morphing animation from multiple images, where the method includes: performing hue preprocessing on adjacent images among multiple images; determining the quantity of intermediate frames between the adjacent images according to a feature point differential of the adjacent images on which the hue preprocessing has been performed, generating, between the adjacent images through an image warping technology, intermediate frame images, the quantity of which is the same as that of the intermediate frames, insert the intermediate frame images between the adjacent images, and generate a morphing animation from the multiple images and the intermediate frame images that are inserted between all adjacent images among the multiple images. The morphing animation generated in the present invention is smooth and natural, thereby improving a morphing effect of the morphing animation.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a continuation of International Application No. PCT / CN2011 / 080199, filed on Sep. 27, 2011, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to an image processing technology, and in particular, to a method and a device for generating a morphing animation.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]A method and a device for generating a morphing animation from multiple images have been widely applied currently. A general method for a morphing animation is that, on the basis of achieving image warp, first two images are warped in two directions respectively. The two images are referred to as a source image and a destination image respectively according to a playing time sequence, and warp in two directions includes two kinds of warp: warp from a source image to a destination image and warp from a destination image to a source image. Image gray scale fusion is perfor...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G06T13/00G06F17/00
CPCG06T13/80G06T13/40G06T13/00
Inventor DONG, LANFANGXIA, ZEJUWU, YUANQIN, JINGFAN
Owner HUAWEI TECH CO LTD
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