• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
• /
• v.3 no.4
• /
• pp.69-76
• /
• 2003

Recently, in computer graphics, researches on 3D animations have been very active. one of the important research areas in 3D animation is animation of human being. The creation and animation of 3D facial models has depended on animators' manual work frame by frame. Thus, it needs many efforts and time as well as various hardwares and softwares. In this paper, we implements a way to generation 3D human face model easily and quickly just with the front face images. Then, we suggests a methodology for mesh data simplification of 3D generic model.

• The KIPS Transactions:PartB
• /
• v.9B no.5
• /
• pp.563-570
• /
• 2002

Robust extraction of 3D facial features and global motion information from 2D image sequence for the MPEG-4 SNHC face model encoding is described. The facial regions are detected from image sequence using multi-modal fusion technique that combines range, color and motion information. 23 facial features among the MPEG-4 FDP (Face Definition Parameters) are extracted automatically inside the facial region using color transform (GSCD, BWCD) and morphological processing. The extracted facial features are used to recover the 3D shape and global motion of the object using paraperspective camera model and SVD (Singular Value Decomposition) factorization method. A 3D synthetic object is designed and tested to show the performance of proposed algorithm. The recovered 3D motion information is transformed into global motion parameters of FAP (Face Animation Parameters) of the MPEG-4 to synchronize a generic face model with a real face.

• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
• /
• v.12 no.2 s.46
• /
• pp.21-28
• /
• 2007

The facial modeling and animation technology had been studied in computer graphics field. The facial modeling technology is utilized much in virtual reality research purpose of MPEG-4 and so on and movie, advertisement, industry field of game and so on. Therefore, the development of 3D facial model that can do interaction with human is essential to little more realistic interface. We developed realistic and convenient 3D facial modeling system that using a optional facial image only. This system allows easily fitting to optional facial image by using the Korean standard facial model (generic model). So it generates intuitively 3D facial model as controling control points elastically after fitting control points on the generic model wire to the optional facial image. We can confirm and modify the 3D facial model by movement, magnify, reduce and turning. We experimented with 30 facial images of $630{\times}630$ sizes to verify usefulness of system that developed.

• Journal of Korea Game Society
• /
• v.10 no.5
• /
• pp.103-113
• /
• 2010

In this paper, we present a practical method for generating facial animation by using an optical motion capture system. In our setup, we assumed a situation of capturing the body motion and the facial expression simultaneously, which degrades the quality of the captured marker data. To overcome this problem, we provide an integrated framework based on the local coordinate system of each marker for labeling the marker data, hole-filling and removing noises. We justify the method by applying it to generate a short animated film.

• Proceedings of the Korea Contents Association Conference
• /
• 2005.11a
• /
• pp.111-114
• /
• 2005

Squash & Stretch principle is playing an essential principle for animation action. The application of this principle gives the illusion of weight and volume to an animation character, and makes it possible that an animation action be the smooth and soft by escaping from the stiffness and rigidity. If an action of human or object on animation is expressed like a real world, it seems to be unnatural. Any action without Squash & Stretch will look rigid, uninteresting and not alive. It can be applied to movement of all objects, characters' actions, dialogues and facial expressions with a basic rule of mass, volume and gravity. Any action will not be well expressed without this principle. To be a good animation action, it should be deeply applied in 3D animation, not only 2D animation. Thus, a systemic analysis of Squash & Stretch principle is required.

• Proceedings of the Korea Multimedia Society Conference
• /
• 2003.05b
• /
• pp.492-498
• /
• 2003

본 논문에서는 실사와 같은 사실적인 3차원 Facial Model 제작을 위해 해부학 접근을 통한 근육기반의 자연스러운 Facial Modeling 제작을 연구하였다 한국인 기본형 얼굴을 연구 대상으로 선정하여 안면근육 비례를 분석한 후 Multi-patch Surface Modeling 방법을 적용하며 제작하였다. 이 방법에는 통계적 분석기법 중 L/sub 27/(3/sup 13/) 3수준계 직교배열표를 이용하여 검증하였다. 본 연구를 통하여 Facial Model 제작 시 최소의 UV spans 수로 최대 시각화 즉, 원본의 형상을 최대한 유지하면서 작업시간과 Rendering 시간 단축 및 Data 용량을 줄일 수 있는 Modeling 방법을 제안하였고, 향후 자연스런 Facial Animation 제작 및 연구에도 많은 도움이 될 것으로 기대된다.

• Journal of Internet Computing and Services
• /
• v.7 no.2
• /
• pp.23-35
• /
• 2006

This work presents o novel method which extract facial region und features from motion picture automatically and controls the 3D facial expression in real time. To txtract facial region and facial feature points from each color frame of motion pictures a new nonparametric skin color model is proposed rather than using parametric skin color model. Conventionally used parametric skin color models, which presents facial distribution as gaussian-type, have lack of robustness for varying lighting conditions. Thus it needs additional work to extract exact facial region from face images. To resolve the limitation of current skin color model, we exploit the Hue-Tint chrominance components and represent the skin chrominance distribution as a linear function, which can reduce error for detecting facial region. Moreover, the minimal facial feature positions detected by the proposed skin model are adjusted by using edge information of the detected facial region along with the proportions of the face. To produce the realistic facial expression, we adopt Water's linear muscle model and apply the extended version of Water's muscles to variation of the facial features of the 3D face. The experiments show that the proposed approach efficiently detects facial feature points and naturally controls the facial expression of the 3D face model.

• Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
• /
• v.12 no.6
• /
• pp.804-814
• /
• 2009

In this paper, a novel system for avatar motion controlling by tracking face is presented. The system is composed of three main parts: firstly, LCS (Local Cluster Searching) method based face feature detection algorithm, secondly, HMM based feature points recognition algorithm, and finally, avatar controlling and animation generation algorithm. In LCS method, face region can be divided into many small piece regions in horizontal and vertical direction. Then the method will judge each cross point that if it is an object point, edge point or the background point. The HMM method will distinguish the mouth, eyes, nose etc. from these feature points. Based on the detected facial feature points, the 3D avatar is controlled by two ways: avatar orientation and animation, the avatar orientation controlling information can be acquired by analyzing facial geometric information; avatar animation can be generated from the face feature points smoothly. And finally for evaluating performance of the developed system, we implement the system on Window XP OS, the results show that the system can have an excellent performance.

• Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
• /
• v.9 no.7
• /
• pp.894-903
• /
• 2006

Rapid technology growth of hardware have brought about development and expansion of various digital motion pictured information including 3-Dimension. 3D digital techniques can be used to be diversity in Animation, Virtual-Reality, Movie, Advertisement, Game and so on. 3D characters in digital motion picture take charge of the core as to communicate emotions and information to users through sounds, facial expression and characteristic motions. Concerns about 3D motion and facial expression is getting higher with extension of frequency in use and range about 3D character design. In this study, the facial expression can be used as a effective method about implicit emotions will be studied and research 3D character's facial expressions and muscles movement which are based on human anatomy and then try to find effective method of facial expression. Finally, also, study the difference and distinguishing between 2D and 3D character through the preceding study what I have researched before.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
• /
• 1999.11b
• /
• pp.15-20
• /
• 1999

본 논문에서는 사람의 정면 얼굴을 찍은 컬러 동영상에서 얼굴의 각 구성 요소에 대한 특징점들을 추출하여 3차원 개인 얼굴 모델을 생성하고 이를 얼굴의 표정 움직임에 따라 애니메이션 하는 방법을 제시한다. 제안된 방법은 얼굴의 정면만을 촬영하도록 고안된 헬멧형 카메라( Head-mounted camera)를 사용하여 얻은 2차원 동영상의 첫 프레임(frame)으로부터 얼굴의 특징점들을 추출하고 이들과 3차원 일반 얼굴 모델을 바탕으로 3차원 얼굴 특징점들의 좌표를 산출한다. 표정의 변화는 초기 영상의 특징점 위치와 이 후 영상들에서의 특징점 위치의 차이를 기반으로 알아낼 수 있다. 추출된 특징점 및 얼굴 움직임은 보다 다양한 응용 이 가능하도록 최근 1단계 표준이 마무리된 MPEG-4 SNHC의 FDP(Facial Definition Parameters)와FAP(Facial Animation Parameters)의 형식으로 표현되며 이를 이용하여 개인 얼굴 모델 및 애니메이션을 수행하였다. 제안된 방법은 단일 카메라로부터 촬영되는 영상을 기반으로 이루어지는 MPEG-4 기반 화상 통신이나 화상 회의 시스템 등에 유용하게 사용될 수 있다.