JP5327823B1 - Moving cartoon creation support program and moving cartoon creation support device - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art, that is, to make it easy to explain the name of a moving cartoon to others. Is to provide a technique that can be used directly in a form that can be used directly, and specifically, to provide a moving comic creation support program and a moving comic creation support apparatus.
A “moving cartoon creation support program” of the present invention is a program that supports creation of a moving cartoon, and includes a drawing creation editing process, an outer frame generation process, an object configuration process, a page creation process, a scene creation process, A function for causing a computer to execute scene reproduction processing is provided. Of these, the scene reproduction process is a process of displaying each page on the display means while transitioning based on the scene, and displaying the object while moving it during the page transition.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for creating a “moving cartoon”, and more specifically, a moving cartoon creation support program and a moving cartoon creation developed for the purpose of creating a name that can be said to be a blueprint for a cartoon. The present invention relates to a support device.

  It goes without saying that comics convey a series of stories through a combination of pictures (drawings) and letters, and can now be said to be a great culture in Japan. By expressing characters and backgrounds as “drawings” and characters and sound effects of characters as “characters”, it is intuitive and easy to understand. Is familiar to people. In addition to cartoons, animations can be cited as a way of telling a story centered on drawings. In this case, drawings of characters and other characters are represented as images, and words etc. are conveyed by voice. It is handled distinctly.

  In addition, even if it is called a comic, the interpretation differs depending on the person or country, so the comic handled in this application will be clarified here. In other words, a cartoon in this application has a concept called a frame (usually surrounded by a frame), and a series of stories is formed by drawing drawings, characters, and the like in an area called the frame. Therefore, an object composed of only one drawing such as a caricature, a picture book, a picture-story show, or the like that satisfies this condition is defined as “manga”.

  As described above, a manga is a story composed of multiple frames, and the reader can grasp the story sequentially by following the frames, and can imagine images based on drawings. . In contrast to a picture book that conveys a story in writing, comics are mainly drawings, and it can be said that the story is conveyed by the linkage of frames including drawings. In many cases, the space on the page is limited, and the way the story is conveyed and how it is interesting vary depending on which scene is selected as the frame or how the size or shape of the frame is changed. Become.

  As described above, how to design the selection, arrangement, size, shape, and the like of the frame is an extremely important element for the comic, and it is said that it determines the quality of the comic. Therefore, in the process of creating a manga, first plan the arrangement of frames (so-called frame allocation), create a “name” that represents a draft (draft state) on this, and at this stage of the name I'm considering it. If you are not satisfied with the result of the name, you will need to create the name again. At the stage of the name, the drawings and characters will be in a draft rather than a complete form. In general, a manga artist creates a name, discusses with the editor, completes the name, and then draws a completed drawing or character (serif or sound effect) in the frame to finally produce the manga. Finished. The name can also be used to share the composition that the cartoonist planned in his mind with others.

  By the way, the mainstream of comics is paper, such as magazines and books. Naturally, because it is a paper medium, cartoon drawings remain stationary, and as a result, they have various advantages such as being able to follow the story at the reader's free speed and developing the story with the reader's unique imagination. Yes. On the other hand, animations born from comics transmit drawings and audio as images, and have been mainly used for television and movies. Animation is superior in that it allows you to grasp a story intuitively without requiring imagination, and it has gained many supporters now.

  Animations are often created with comics as the original, but the original cartoonist rarely draws a large amount of drawings used for animation. For this reason, readers who know the original work sometimes find the animation uncomfortable, and the original cartoonist often feels dissatisfied.

  Therefore, in recent years, a new approach has been made to give movements to drawings while taking advantage of the style of comics. In other words, this is a mechanism that uses the concept of frames used in comics as they are, and dynamically conveys comics by giving movement to the frames. Unlike the animation of video expression that moves characters and the like continuously, and different from the conventional cartoon of still image expression, it is attracting attention as an unprecedented genre. Such a comic with moving frames has not yet been given an official or well-known name, and is referred to as a “moving comic” here for convenience.

  Moving cartoons cannot be distributed as paper media because they are expressed by adding motion to the frames. Although it is possible to convey it through media such as television and movies, animation is already occupied in these media, and it is somewhat difficult in reality due to other economic and institutional problems. Computers are one of the most promising media for displaying moving comics. Control by program is also suitable for giving motion to the frames, and from this point, it can be said that the affinity between moving cartoons and computers is high.

  Although it is not a moving comic, efforts have been made to create comics using computers. For example, Patent Document 1 proposes a technique for processing from the conception of a comic to frame division and drawing (acquisition of image data in this document) by a computer.

JP 2004-152082 A

  As mentioned above, names are extremely important in creating comics. As for moving comics, the name is still important as long as it makes frames. Rather, in the case of moving comics, the name's importance is further increased because the way the frame moves is also included in the name. Moreover, in order to discuss with other people (in this case, a person other than the name creator) about the quality of the name, it is necessary to visualize the name as in the case of conventional comics. However, since the names for conventional comics have been expressed on paper, it has become common for names of moving comics to be created on paper.

  However, it is extremely difficult to convey the movement of the frame to others using the name created on the paper. Even if you add a verbal explanation while moving the name, or express the movement of the frame with arrows, etc., it is difficult to think that the movement is transmitted accurately. With this, it is impossible to complete a good name, and it is impossible to create an attractive work. In the case of a moving comic, it is necessary to make it finally in a form that can be processed by a computer. However, if the name is created on paper, it cannot be used directly. It must be processed again for computer processing.

  The problem of the present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art, that is, to make it easy to explain the names of moving comics to others, and the created name is a finished product (computer processing is possible) The present invention is to provide a moving cartoon creation support program and a moving cartoon creation support apparatus.

  The present invention was developed by creating a name that can be processed by a computer, expressing the movement of the frame in the name state, and creating a finished product simply by replacing the drawing of the name It is an invention made on the basis of an unconventional idea.

  The “moving cartoon creation support program” of the present invention is a program that supports creation of a moving cartoon, and is a drawing creation editing process, an outer frame generation process, an object configuration process, a page creation process, a scene creation process, and a scene reproduction process. Is provided with a function for causing a computer to execute. Among these, in the drawing creation / editing process, a drawing (drawing a drawing or character using a display means) is created / edited. In the outer edge frame generation processing, when a drawing object is designated, an outer edge frame including the drawing object is automatically generated at that position. In the object configuration process, an object including an outer edge frame and a drawing included in the outer frame is configured. In the page creation process, a page including one or more objects is created. In the scene creation process, two or more pages are selected and a scene is created by specifying the playback display order of each page. In the scene reproduction process, each page is displayed on the display unit while being changed based on the scene. In addition, scene playback processing includes transition-time object motion processing that displays an object while moving, and in this transition-time object motion processing, when the same object is included between pages in which the playback display order is continuous. Based on the position of the object on the preceding page and the position of the object on the subsequent page, the movement trajectory of the object is obtained and displayed while moving the object according to the movement trajectory at the time of page transition.

  The “moving cartoon creation support program” of the present invention is directed to a computer that performs scene editing processing for designating one of the drawings included in the created scene and replacing the designated drawing with another drawing. It is also possible to have a function to be executed.

  In the “moving cartoon creation support program” of the present invention, the scene creation process may include a display time setting process and a moving speed setting process. In this case, in the display time setting process, the page display time is set for each page, and in the moving speed setting process, the moving speed of the object in the transition object operation process is set.

  The “moving comic creation support program” of the present invention is based on the size and shape of the object on the preceding page and the size and shape of the object on the subsequent page when the same object is included between pages in which the playback display order is continuous. Thus, the enlargement / reduction trajectory and deformation trajectory of the object can be obtained, and the object can be displayed while being enlarged / reduced and deformed according to the enlargement / reduction trajectory and deformation trajectory at the time of page transition.

  The “moving cartoon creation support program” of the present invention is based on the object orientation on the preceding page and the object orientation on the succeeding page when the same object is included between the pages in which the playback display order is continuous. It is also possible to obtain a trajectory and display the object while rotating the object according to the rotation trajectory at the time of page transition.

  The “moving cartoon creation support program” of the present invention includes a transparency setting process in which the drawing creation / editing process sets the transparency of the drawing, and the same object is included between pages in which the playback display order is continuous. Based on the transparency of the drawing in the object on the previous page and the transparency of the drawing in the object on the subsequent page, the transparency change rate of the object is obtained, and the transparency of the object is changed according to the transparency change rate at the time of page transition. It is also possible to display while displaying.

  The “moving cartoon creation support program” of the present invention includes an object action setting process in which the page creation process moves and / or rotates an object in the same page and records the movement and / or rotation as an object action. The playback process includes a display object action process that displays an object while moving the page, and when displaying a page in which the object action is recorded, the object is displayed while being moved and / or rotated according to the object action. You can also

  The “moving cartoon creation support device” of the present invention is a device that supports creation of a moving cartoon, and includes display means, drawing creation editing means, drawing storage means, outer frame generation means, object configuration means, page creation means, A scene creating unit, a scene storing unit, a scene reading unit, and a scene reproducing unit are provided. Of these, the drawing creation / editing means creates / edits a drawing using the display means, and the drawing storage means stores the drawing. The outer edge frame generation means automatically generates an outer edge frame including the drawing object at the position when the drawing object is designated. The object composing means composes an object composed of an outer edge frame and a drawing contained in the outer frame. The page creation means creates a page including one or more objects. The scene creation means selects two or more pages, designates the playback display order of each page and creates a scene, the scene storage means stores scenes, and the scene read means further includes: A predetermined scene is designated and read from the scene storage means. The scene reproduction means displays each page on the display means while changing each page based on the scene. The scene playback means includes a transition-time object motion means for displaying an object while moving, and the transition-time object motion means is used when the same object is included between pages in which the playback display order is continuous. The movement trajectory of the object is obtained based on the position of the object on the preceding page and the position of the object on the subsequent page, and is displayed while moving the object according to the movement trajectory at the time of page transition.

The moving comic creation support program and the moving comic creation support apparatus of the present invention have the following effects.
(1) Since the frame can be moved in the state of the name, others can easily imagine the movement at the time of completion. Therefore, as a result of sufficient consideration of the name, an excellent name can be created, and an attractive “moving cartoon” can be completed.
(2) By simply drawing a drawing such as drawings and characters (letters and numbers), an outer frame corresponding to the frame is automatically generated, and an object including the outer frame and the drawing is also automatically configured. Is very easy.
(3) A succeeding page can be created simply by creating a preceding page and copying the preceding page. In addition, it is very easy to create a name from this point because the object can be moved simply by moving the position of the object on the subsequent page and changing the scale, posture, dimensions and shape.
(4) If the name is completed, the work can be finished simply by replacing the drawn drawing and the finished drawing. Therefore, the work can be easily completed, and it is also easy to complete the work after trying various finished drawings.
(5) A person in charge of creating names and a person in charge of creating a completed drawing can be clearly assigned. As a result, even those who are good at composition of comics but are not good at drawing, or those who are good at drawing but are not good at composition of comics, can participate in the creation of moving comics. Become.
(6) In the case of a conventional animation using flash or an interactive animation creation tool, the story automatically advances with the passage of time regardless of the user's intention. On the other hand, in the present invention, it is also possible to compose a single story by combining a plurality of scenes. In this case, although it automatically proceeds within the scene, the story can be advanced by a tap operation or the like between different scenes, that is, The story progress that reflects the user's intentions and circumstances is possible.
(7) By communicating with a computer that has introduced the “moving comic creation support program” of the present invention and the “moving comic creation support apparatus” of the present invention, it is possible to allow a terminal device to view (view) moving comics. In this case, many users can easily enjoy “moving cartoons”.

The block diagram which shows the structure of the moving comic creation assistance apparatus of this invention. The processing flowchart which shows the flow of a process of the moving comic creation assistance program of this invention. Explanatory drawing which displayed the moving comic created using the moving comic creation assistance program of this invention on the display means. Explanatory drawing which shows the example which produced the drawing thing on the display means. (A) is a model figure which shows the structure of a scene, (b) is a model figure explaining page display time. (A) is a model diagram showing a preceding page in which an object is arranged at the lower left of the page, (b) is a model diagram showing a subsequent page in which an object is arranged at the upper right of the page, and (c) is a model diagram showing an image of an object operation at the time of transition. . (A) is a model diagram showing a preceding page in which an object is arranged in the lower left of the page, (b) is a model diagram showing a subsequent page in which an object smaller than the preceding page is arranged in the upper right of the page, and (c) is an object action at the time of transition. Model diagram showing an image. (A) is a model diagram showing a preceding page in which an object is arranged on the left side of the page, (b) is a model diagram showing a succeeding page in which an object rotated by 270 degrees from the object on the preceding page is arranged on the right side of the page, and (c) is a transition. The model figure which shows the image of the time object movement.

  An example of a moving comic creation support program and a moving comic creation support apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(Overview)
The “moving comic creation support device” of the present invention supports the creation of a moving comic by executing the “moving comic creation support program” of the present invention. First, the outline of the “moving comic creation support apparatus” will be described, and then the outline of the “moving comic creation support program” will be described.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the “moving comic creation support apparatus 100” of the present invention. The moving cartoon creation support apparatus 100 can be manufactured as a dedicated one, but a general-purpose computer apparatus can also be used. This computer apparatus can be configured by a personal computer (PC), a tablet PC such as iPad (registered trademark), or a PDA (Personal Data Assistance). The computer apparatus includes a processor such as a CPU and a memory such as a ROM and a RAM, and further includes an input unit such as a mouse and a keyboard and a display (display unit 111). In addition, although it inputs from devices, such as a mouse | mouth and a keyboard, if it is a general PC, it is often input by operation (a tap, pinch in / out, a slide, etc.) using a touch panel in tablet PC.

  The cartoon creation support apparatus 100 that moves as shown in this figure is broadly divided into means in which an operator mainly operates the computer such as input and editing, and means in which the computer mainly performs internal processing such as control and calculation. As a means for inputting and editing, at least a drawing creation / editing means 101, a page creation means 105, a scene creation means 106, and a scene reading means 108 are provided. As will be described later, a scene editing unit 112 can also be provided.

  On the other hand, as means for performing control and calculation, at least an outer edge frame generation means 103, an object construction means 104, and a scene reproduction means 109 are provided, and the scene reproduction means 109 further includes a transition object operation means 110. In addition to the input system means and control system means, storage means such as the drawing storage means 102 and scene storage means 107 and output means such as the display means 111 are provided.

The moving cartoon creation support apparatus 100 can be formed as a single apparatus, but can also be formed separately for each component. For example, the storage means (the drawing storage means 102 and the scene storage means 107) and other means can be separated, and the storage means can be constructed in the database server and the other means can be constructed in the PC. In this case, communication means including transmission / reception means is required between the respective devices ( database server and PC).

  Next, an outline of the “moving comic creation support program” will be described. FIG. 2 is a process flow diagram showing a process flow of the “moving comic creation support program” of the present invention. This figure will be described in detail later, and the main flow will be described here. First, processing (S30) for creating and editing a drawn object is performed. Here, the drawing means a drawing of characters such as characters and backgrounds, letters, numbers, symbols, and the like representing lines and sound effects. When a drawing is created and a predetermined instruction is given, a process (S40) for generating an outer edge frame including the drawing is executed, and the outer edge frame and the drawing contained in the outer frame are collected, and this is set as an “object”. The process to configure (S50) is executed. The drawn objects and objects created here are stored in the storage means (S51). The drawing object is stored as an image file, and one object can be stored as a file describing a combination of an identifier of an image file (for example, a file name) and an identifier of outer frame data.

  When the necessary objects are configured, the next page creation process (S60) is performed. The page is a basic screen for displaying a moving cartoon and includes at least one object. If all the pages necessary for composing a moving cartoon can be created, a process of creating a scene is performed (S70). A scene is composed of two or more pages, and includes information on the page order (hereinafter referred to as “playback display order”) when a moving cartoon is played back. The created scene can be stored in the storage means as a script file in which the page identifier and the playback display order are already described (S72). This is the creation of the name of the so-called moving cartoon.

  In order to judge the quality of the name, the scene is actually reproduced on the display means 111. Specifically, when a desired scene is selected and a predetermined instruction is given, a process of reproducing the scene (S80) is executed. At this time, when there is the same object between the pages to be changed and the positions of the objects in the page are different, the object is reproduced so as to move (S81).

  FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram in which the display means 111 displays the names of moving comics created using the “moving comic creation support program” of the present invention. An object Ob is displayed in the lower right of the display unit 111, and a page Pg is displayed in the entire center of the screen. It can be seen that this page Pg is composed of five objects Ob from the display at the lower right of the screen. A scene Sc that is a combination of pages is displayed on the upper left of the screen. The scene Sc is separated from the other scenes Sc (here, marked with a circle), and in this example, four scenes Sc1, Sc2, Sc3, and Sc4 are displayed from the left. The page Pg displayed at the center of the screen is the first page Pg1 of the scene Sc1 composed of three pages Pg.

  The parties (for example, editors) discuss the quality of the scene Sc while confirming the playback of the scene Sc. If there is a problem, the scene Sc (name) is created again. If there is no problem as the name, the scene Sc is edited. (S90) is performed. The scene editing process is a process of replacing a drawing with a formal one, and a drawing (for example, FIG. 3) created as a sketch at the name stage is replaced with a completed drawing. Specifically, the process of replacing the image file itself stored in the storage means or changing the identifier described in the object can be exemplified.

  Hereinafter, it explains in full detail for every element which comprises this invention.

(Layer specification processing)
As shown in the process flow diagram of FIG. 2, a layer designation process (S10) is performed before the drawing is created. A layer is a layer in the case where a plurality of layers are displayed in an overlapping manner. When a drawing is created by dividing a layer, a desired drawing can be displayed on the front (or the back) of the other. . Note that the objects Ob are created separately for each layer, that is, each object Ob is formed on a different layer. For example, in FIG. 3 (lower right of the screen), the first page Pg1 is displayed by five layers. . The layer is specified by giving a predetermined instruction. For example, in FIG. 3, the layer is specified by clicking one of the layers on the lower right side. If you specify a layer that already has a drawing, you can edit the drawing. If you specify a layer that has nothing drawn on it, you can add a new layer and create a new drawing. .

(Drawing creation / editing process and drawing creation / editing means)
When the layer designation process is performed, a drawing creation / editing process (S30) for actually creating a drawing is performed. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of creating the drawing 1. As shown in this figure, the drawing creation / editing process displays the drawing 1 on the display means 111 (S32 in FIG. 2), and draws the drawing 1 while confirming this. Specifically, the drawing 1 is created while being displayed on the display (display unit 111) using a pointer device such as a mouse or a keyboard, or the drawing 1 is created directly on the touch panel (display unit 111) with a touch pen. In addition, various other drawing application techniques that have been conventionally used can be used.

  In the drawing creation / editing process, a drawing 1 can be newly created on a blank layer, or the drawing 1 created in the past by the drawing reading process (S20) shown in FIG. 2 can be read and used. You can also. The drawn object 1 can also be drawn by selecting a color. For example, the drawn object 1 can be drawn in a desired color by specifying the color displayed in the palette PL shown in FIG. In addition, a frequently used pattern can be prepared as a template in the palette PL, and a pattern can be easily drawn simply by designating it. When creating characters in the drawn object 1, a freehand (so-called handwriting) method can be used, or a text creation method using a keyboard or the like can be used. In the drawn object creation / editing process, the created drawn object 1 can be edited such as copying, moving, and deleting. Further, the degree of transparency when the drawn object 1 is displayed (hereinafter referred to as “transparent”). Transparency setting processing (S31 in FIG. 2) for setting “degree” is also possible.

  When the operator gives a predetermined instruction, the created drawing 1 is stored in the drawing storage unit 102. As the predetermined instruction, for example, it can also serve as an instruction (described later) when configuring the object. The drawing creation editing process and the drawing reading process described so far are executed by the drawing creation editing means 101.

(Object composition processing and object composition means)
When the target drawing 1 is created in the layer, as shown in FIG. 4, an outer edge frame 2 including all the drawings 1 created in the same layer is generated. The outer frame 2 is an area calculated by recognizing the display position (for example, coordinates on the screen) of the drawn object 1 and providing a predetermined margin (clearance) for the drawn object 1. Therefore, the outer edge frame 2 is generated so as to include all the drawn objects 1 in the same layer at the position where the drawn object 1 is created. In FIG. 4, the shape of the outer edge frame 2 is a quadrangle, but it can be designed as other shapes such as a circle, an ellipse, and a polygon.

  When the outer edge frame 2 is generated, the object Ob is composed of the outer edge frame 2 and all the drawn objects 1 included therein. The object Ob configuration process (S50) and the outer edge frame 2 generation process (S40) are automatically performed when the operator gives a predetermined instruction. For example, in FIG. 4, after a drawn object is created in a layer, when a predetermined button Ed (edit in the figure) is operated (clicked or the like), the outer edge frame 2 is automatically generated and an object Ob is configured. At this time, the outer edge frame 2 and the object Ob are stored in the storage unit, and the drawing object 1 can also be stored in the drawing object storage unit 102 at this timing (S51). As described above, the object Ob is stored as an image file (PNG, JPEG, BMP, GIF, etc.), the outer edge frame 4 is stored as a data file describing information including position and shape, and the object Ob is an image file. Is stored as a file describing the combination of the identifier of the frame border and the identifier of the outer frame data.

  The outer edge frame generation processing (S40) described so far is executed by the outer edge frame generation means 103, and the object configuration processing (S50) is executed by the object configuration means 104. Note that a plurality of objects Ob may be included in one page Pg. In this case, the “new layer” (FIG. 4) is designated to repeatedly create the object Ob (loop A in FIG. 2).

(Page creation process and page creation means)
When the scheduled object Ob can be created, a process of creating a page Pg including the object Ob is performed (S60). As described above, the page Pg is a basic screen for displaying a moving cartoon, and includes one or more objects. The page Pg is created according to a predetermined instruction given by the operator. For example, the page Pg is created by operating (clicking) a confirmation button or the like while the created object Ob is displayed as shown in FIG. This confirmation button may be provided as an independent button, or the page Pg may be created when the “new page” shown in the upper part of FIG. 4 is designated.

  When the process of creating the page Pg (S60) is performed, the page Pg created at that timing is stored in the storage means (S62 in FIG. 2). The page Pg can be stored as a file describing a combination of identifiers of the objects Ob included in the page Pg, the positions of the objects in the page Pg, and the like.

  Usually, since the scene Sc is composed of a plurality of pages Pg, if one page Pg can be created, another page Pg is continuously created (loop B in FIG. 2). When creating a new page, it is designated by clicking “new page” shown in the upper part of FIG. 4, and the layer designation (S10) to page creation (S60) are performed again. At this time, the drawn object 1 can be newly created and a new object Ob can be created, but the already created object Ob can also be read and used. Further, the already created page Pg can be copied and used. At this time, the read ready-made object Ob and the object Ob included in the copied page Pg have the same identifier as the ready-made one, that is, are recognized as the same object Ob.

  In the page creation process (S60), the object Ob can be edited. The object Ob is edited by designating the object Ob, copying or deleting the object Ob, moving the object Ob to change the position in the page Pg, enlarging or reducing the object Ob, Can be exemplified, such as changing the orientation of the object Ob by rotating the object Ob, or changing the transparency of the drawing in the object Ob. Further, as described above, each object Ob is created by dividing a layer, so the display order when displaying a plurality of objects Ob in a superimposed manner (front / rear order, hereinafter referred to as “superimposition display order”). Can be set in units of objects Ob.

  The page creation process (S60) described so far is executed by the page creation means 105. As described above, since a plurality of pages Pg may be included in one scene Sc, a series of processes shown in FIG. 2 are repeated to create all scheduled pages Pg (FIG. 2 loop B).

(Scene creation processing and scene creation means)
When all the scheduled pages Pg can be created, a process of creating a scene Sc including these pages Pg is performed (S70). FIG. 5A is a model diagram showing the configuration of the scene Sc. As shown in the figure, the scene Sc includes a combination of pages Pg and a reproduction display order of each page Pg as information. In other words, by reproducing this scene Sc, the name of the moving cartoon can be expressed. The scene Sc is created according to a predetermined instruction given by the operator. For example, the scene Sc is designated by operating (clicking) a save button or the like after designating a plurality of pages Pg shown in the upper part of FIG. This save button can be provided as an independent one, or a method of selecting in a pull-down format may be adopted. Further, the display order of the pages Pg can be edited by changing the arrangement of the plurality of pages Pg shown in the upper part of FIG.

In the scene creation process (S70), a display time setting process (S71 in FIG. 2) for setting the display time of the page Pg and a moving speed setting process (S71) for setting the moving speed of the object Ob can be performed. FIG. 5B is a model diagram for explaining the page display time. This figure when playing scene Sc, indicates the time at which each page Pg is displayed, for example, page 1 is displayed only T _10, likewise page 2 only T _20, page 3 T ₃₀ Only displayed. That is, T ₁₀ is the page 1 display time, T ₂₀ is the page 2 display time, and T ₃₀ is the page 3 display time.

One feature of the present invention is that the object Ob shows a predetermined movement when the scene Sc is reproduced. The movement of the object Ob will be described in detail later, and here, the time during which the object Ob moves when the page Pg transitions will be described. The object Ob moves when the page Pg changes, that is, shows a predetermined movement at the “page transition time” shown in FIG . For example, the object Ob common to pages 1 and 2 moves during the page transition time T _12, the object Ob common to pages 2 and 3 is not moved during the page transition time T _23. Therefore, the moving speed of the object Ob can be adjusted by adjusting the page transition time. It should be noted that a predetermined specified value (default) is used for the page display time and the page transition time, and the display time setting process (S71) and the moving speed setting process (S71) can be appropriately performed as necessary.

  The display time setting process (S71) for setting the page display time is performed according to a predetermined instruction given by the operator. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the time setting bar is operated (dragging or the like) while the target page Pg is displayed. ) The moving speed setting process (S71) for setting the moving speed of the object Ob is also performed according to a predetermined instruction given by the operator. For example, the preceding page (or the succeeding page) of the two transitioning pages Pg is displayed. This is done by operating (dragging etc.) the time setting bar.

  When the process of creating the scene Sc (S70) is performed, the scene Sc created at that timing is stored in the scene storage means 107 (S72 in FIG. 2). The scene Sc includes a combination of identifiers of pages Pg included therein, a reproduction display order of each page Pg, a page display time of each page Pg, a moving speed of the object Ob (that is, a page transition time between pages Pg), and the like. It can be stored as a script file describing information. The scene creation process (S70) including the display time setting process and the moving speed setting process (S71) described so far is executed by the scene creation means 106.

(Scene playback processing and scene playback means)
When the scene Sc can be created, a process of reproducing the scene Sc is performed to confirm the name of the moving cartoon (S80). First, an operator performs a predetermined operation to select and read a target scene Sc, and further, the operator performs a predetermined operation to reproduce the selected scene Sc on the display unit 111 such as a display. Selection and readout of the target scene Sc is performed by the scene readout means 108, and various conventional file selection techniques such as designating the displayed scene as shown in the upper part of FIG. 3 are used. Can do. Similarly, as shown in FIG. 3, the operation for reproducing the scene Sc is performed by operating the “play button” or the like shown in the lower right of the figure with the first page Pg1 of the created scene Sc displayed (clicking etc.). To do.

  In the scene reproduction process (S80), the scene Sc is reproduced according to the read scene Sc (actually, the script file of the scene Sc). Specifically, a predetermined page Pg is read according to the scene Sc, and the page Pg is sequentially reproduced according to information such as the reproduction display order of each page Pg, the page display time of each page Pg, and the moving speed of the object Ob. I will do it. While the scene Sc is played back, a transition object motion process (S81 in FIG. 2) and a display object motion process (S82 in FIG. 2), which will be described later, are executed, and a predetermined object Ob shows a predetermined motion. The scene reproduction process (S80) described so far is executed by the scene reproduction means 109.

(Transition object action and display object action)
As described above, it is one of the features of the present invention that the object Ob shows a predetermined movement when the scene Sc is reproduced. The movement of the object Ob is roughly divided into a “transition object operation” executed within the page transition time shown in FIG. 5B and a “display object operation” executed within the page display time. In the following, description will be made in the order of transition object motion and display object motion.

(Object action during transition)
The transition-time object motion processing (S81) for moving the object at the time of transition is executed by the transition-time object motion means 110 included in the scene playback means 109. The object operation at the time of transition includes the same object Ob between the pages Pg in which the playback display order is continuous, and the object Ob of the preceding page Pg1 (continuous previous page) and the subsequent page Pg2 (continuous subsequent page). This is executed when there is a difference in the geometric elements of the objects Ob. The geometric elements include the position of the object Ob in the page Pg (coordinates on the display screen), the size (magnification ratio) and shape (aspect ratio, etc.) of the object Ob, the posture (rotation angle) of the object Ob, and the transparency of the object Ob. The degree can be exemplified.

  FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an object operation at the time of transition when the position of the object Ob is different between the preceding page Pg1 and the succeeding page Pg2, and (a) is a model showing the preceding page Pg1 in which the object Ob is arranged at the lower left of the page. FIG. 4B is a model diagram showing a subsequent page Pg2 in which an object Ob is arranged on the upper right of the page, and FIG. 4C is a model diagram showing an image of an object operation at the time of transition. Since the object Ob shown in FIG. 6A and the object Ob shown in FIG. 6B are the same (the same identifier), the positions of the objects Ob in the preceding page Pg1 and the succeeding page Pg2 are different. The object Ob shows a movement as shown in FIG.

  In order to set the motion of the object Ob as shown in FIG. 6C, first, a trajectory (hereinafter referred to as “movement trajectory”) in which the object Ob moves is obtained, and a plurality of positions having different positions are gradually shifted on the movement trajectory. This is done by determining the object Ob arrangement. That is, the position of the object Ob is set so as to interpolate the position of the object Ob on the preceding page Pg1 and the position of the object Ob on the subsequent page Pg2. When the scene Sc is reproduced, a plurality of objects Ob having different positions are continuously displayed, so that the objects Ob are displayed while moving according to the movement trajectory. Note that the movement trajectory of the object Ob is obtained based on the position of the object Ob on the preceding page Pg1 and the position of the object Ob on the subsequent page Pg2, and is a linear trajectory as shown in FIG. It is possible to design a movement trajectory with various trajectories starting from the object Ob position of the preceding page Pg1 and ending with the object Ob position of the subsequent page Pg2 as a zigzag trajectory, a curved trajectory such as an arc or a spline. it can.

  FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing the object operation at the time of transition when the position of the object Ob is different between the preceding page Pg1 and the succeeding page Pg2, and the size (size) of each object Ob is different. A model diagram showing the preceding page Pg1 in which the object Ob is arranged in the lower left, (b) is a model diagram showing the succeeding page Pg2 in which the object Ob smaller than the preceding page is arranged in the upper right of the page, and (c) is an image of the object operation at the time of transition. FIG. The object Ob shown in FIG. 7A and the object Ob shown in FIG. 7B are the same (with the same identifier), and the positions of the objects Ob in the preceding page Pg1 and the succeeding page Pg2 are different. Since the size (magnification) of the object Ob is different, the object Ob shows a movement as shown in FIG.

  In order to set the motion of the object Ob as shown in FIG. 7C, a movement trajectory of the object Ob is obtained as described in the explanation of FIG. 6C, and a plurality of positions having different positions are gradually shifted on the movement trajectory. The object Ob arrangement is determined, and further, the magnification (enlargement ratio / reduction ratio) is set for each of the objects Ob having different positions. Then, when the scene Sc is reproduced, a plurality of objects Ob having different positions are continuously displayed, so that the object Ob is displayed while being gradually reduced while moving according to the movement trajectory. The magnification given to the object Ob is an enlargement / reduction change rate (hereinafter referred to as “enlargement / reduction trajectory”) obtained based on the size of the object Ob of the preceding page Pg1 and the size of the object Ob of the subsequent page Pg2. As shown in FIG. 7, when the size of the object Ob of the subsequent page Pg2 is smaller than that of the previous page Pg1, the magnification is set so as to be gradually reduced, and conversely, the size of the object Ob of the subsequent page Pg2. Is larger than that of the preceding page Pg1, the magnification is set so as to gradually enlarge, and an enlargement / reduction locus is obtained.

  In FIG. 7, the case where the objects Ob of the preceding page Pg1 and the succeeding page Pg2 are reduced (or enlarged) in a similar shape has been described. However, the transition is not limited to the similar shape, and the transition similarly occurs in “deformation” in which the aspect ratio of the object Ob changes. You can set the time object action. Also in this case, the rate of change (hereinafter referred to as “deformation locus”) of deformation based on the shape (aspect ratio) of the object Ob on the preceding page Pg1 and the shape (aspect ratio) of the object Ob on the subsequent page Pg2. The shape of the object Ob is set in accordance with the deformation trajectory. As a result, when the scene Sc is reproduced, the plurality of objects Ob having different positions are continuously displayed, so that the object Ob is displayed while being gradually deformed while moving according to the movement trajectory.

  FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing the object operation at the time of transition when the position of the object Ob is different between the preceding page Pg1 and the succeeding page Pg2, and the posture (rotation angle) of each object Ob is different. A model diagram showing a preceding page Pg1 in which an object Ob is arranged on the left side, (b) is a model diagram showing a succeeding page Pg2 in which an object Ob rotated by 270 degrees from the object Ob in the preceding page Pg1 is arranged on the right side of the page, and (c). It is a model figure which shows the image of the object operation | movement at the time of transition. The object Ob shown in FIG. 8A and the object Ob shown in FIG. 8B are the same (the same identifier), and the positions of the objects Ob in the preceding page Pg1 and the succeeding page Pg2 are different. Since the posture of the object Ob is different, the object Ob shows a movement as shown in FIG.

  In order to set the movement of the object Ob as shown in FIG. 8C, a movement trajectory of the object Ob is obtained as described above with reference to FIG. 6C, and a plurality of positions having different positions are gradually shifted on the movement trajectory. The object Ob arrangement is determined, and the rotation angle (rotation angle with reference to the object Ob of the preceding page Pg1) is set for each of the objects Ob having different positions. When the scene Sc is reproduced, a plurality of objects Ob having different positions are continuously displayed, so that the object Ob is displayed while moving according to the movement trajectory and gradually rotating. Note that the rotation angle given to the object Ob is the rate of change of the rotation angle obtained from the rotation angle of the object Ob on the preceding page Pg1 and the rotation angle of the object Ob on the subsequent page Pg2 (hereinafter referred to as “rotation locus”). ), And as shown in FIG. 8, the rotation trajectory is set so as to interpolate the posture of the object Ob on the preceding page Pg1 and the posture of the object Ob on the subsequent page Pg2, and the rotation of the object Ob between them. A corner is required.

  Although not shown in the figure, when the transparency of the drawing 1 included in the object Ob of the preceding page Pg1 and the transparency of the drawing 1 included in the object Ob of the subsequent page Pg2 are different from each other, It is also possible to set an object action at the time of transition in which the transparency of the object Ob gradually changes.

  In this case, a plurality of objects Ob are arranged between the preceding page Pg1 and the succeeding page Pg2, and the change rate of the transparency based on the transparency of the object Ob on the preceding page Pg1 and the transparency of the object Ob on the succeeding page Pg2. (Hereinafter referred to as “transparency change rate”) is obtained, and the transparency of each object Ob arranged so as to interpolate the transparency of the preceding page Pg1 and the subsequent page Pg2 in accordance with the change rate of the transparency. The degree is set. The transparency of the drawn object 1 is set for each drawn object 1 in the transparency setting process included in the drawn object creating / editing process, and the object Ob may include a plurality of drawn objects 1. It was. That is, the drawing object 1 having different transparency may be included in one object Ob. In this case, the transparency of a representative drawing 1 such as the largest drawing 1 is the transparency of the object Ob, the average value of the transparency of the plurality of drawing 1 is the transparency of the object Ob, Based on the transparency of the plurality of drawn objects 1 included, the transparency of the object Ob is set. As a result, when the scene Sc is reproduced, a plurality of objects Ob having different positions are continuously displayed, so that the object Ob is displayed while moving according to the movement trajectory and gradually changing the transparency.

(Display object behavior)
The display-time object motion processing (S82) for moving the object within the page display time is executed by the display-time object motion means 113 included in the scene playback means 109. The object action at the time of display is performed by recording the action of the object Ob included in the page Pg (hereinafter referred to as “object action”) and reproducing the movement at the time of reproducing the scene Sc. This object action is set in an object action setting process (S61 in FIG. 2) in which an operator designates an object Ob and gives an arbitrary action such as movement and rotation to the object Ob using a mouse or the like. The set object motion is recorded in the storage means. As a result, when the scene Sc is reproduced, the object Ob operates according to the read object operation while the page Pg in which the object operation is set is displayed.

  The page display time is set in the display time setting process (S71) as described above. Here, it is conceivable that the recorded object operation time is longer than the set page display time. In this case, the page display time and the object motion time can be adjusted by various methods, such as the page display time according to the object motion time, or the object motion is fast-forwarded during playback according to the set page display time. Can be designed. In addition, if the recorded object action time is shorter than the set page display time, the page display time is also adjusted to the object action time, the object action is started at the start of the page display, It can be designed by various methods such as ending the object motion in accordance with the end of the page display or starting the object motion with a predetermined margin time.

(Scene editing process and scene editing means)
By the description so far, the scene Sc expressing the name of the moving cartoon is created. As described above, the parties involved (for example, an editor) discuss the quality of the name while confirming the reproduction of the scene Sc. If there is no problem with the name, the scene editing unit 112 performs the scene editing process (S90). The scene editing process is a process of replacing what has been the draft drawing 1 so far with a completed drawing 1 as a moving cartoon. At this time, only the drawing 1 is changed, and the position of the outer frame 2 and the object Ob, the page Pg, the scene Sc, the playback display order, the object 1, the page display time, the moving speed of the object Ob, and the transition object Things other than the drawing 1 such as the operation and the object operation during display are not changed.

  The replacement of the drawn object 1 is performed by designating one of the drawn objects 1 included in the scene Sc and replacing the drawn object 1 with a completed drawn object 1 corresponding to the drawn object 1. Examples of the method include replacing the image file itself stored in the drawing storage unit 102 or changing the identifier of the drawing 1 described in the object Ob. The scene Sc edited here is stored in the scene storage means 107.

  The moving comic creation support program and the moving comic creation support apparatus of the present invention can be used for creating moving comics and also for creating storyboards in movies and animations. Alternatively, the invention can be used as teaching materials for school education, and can be expected to be applied in various industries.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Drawing 2 Outer frame 100 Moving comic creation support apparatus 101 Drawing creation creation edit means 102 Drawing storage means 103 Outer frame generation means 104 Object construction means 105 Page creation means 106 Scene creation means 107 Scene storage means 108 Scene reading means 109 Scene Playback means 110 Transition object action means 111 Display means 112 Scene editing means 113 Display object action means Ob object Pg page Sc Scene Ed (edit) button PL palette

Claims (8)

A program that causes a computer to execute a function that supports creation of a moving cartoon,
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When one or more drawing objects are specified, an outer edge frame generation process for automatically generating an outer edge frame including the drawing object at a position where the drawing object is drawn;
An object configuration process for configuring an object including the outer edge frame and the drawing included in the outer frame;
A page creation process for creating a page including one or more of the objects;
A scene creation process for creating a scene by selecting two or more pages and designating the playback display order of each page;
A function of causing the computer to execute a scene reproduction process for displaying while transitioning each page on the display means based on the scene;
The scene playback process further includes an object operation process at the time of transition that displays the object while moving at the time of page transition,
When the same object is included between the pages in which the playback display order is continuous, the transition object operation processing is based on the position of the object on the preceding page and the position of the object on the subsequent page. A moving comic creation support program characterized by obtaining a movement trajectory and displaying the object while moving according to the movement trajectory at the time of page transition. The computer further includes a function of causing the computer to execute a scene editing process of designating one of the drawn materials included in the created scene and replacing the designated drawn material with another drawn material. The moving cartoon creation support program according to claim 1, wherein: The scene creation process includes a display time setting process and a moving speed setting process,
The display time setting process sets the time for displaying the page for each page,
3. The moving comic creation support program according to claim 1, wherein the moving speed setting process sets a moving speed of the object in the transition object motion process. The object operation process at the time of transition is based on the size and shape of the object on the preceding page and the size and shape of the object on the subsequent page when the same object is included between the pages in which the playback display order is continuous. And obtaining an enlargement / reduction trajectory and / or deformation trajectory of the object and displaying the object while enlarging / reducing and / or deforming the object according to the enlargement / reduction trajectory and / or the deformation trajectory at the time of page transition. The moving comic creation support program according to any one of claims 1 to 3.   The transition object motion processing is performed based on the object posture on the preceding page and the object posture on the subsequent page when the same object is included between the pages in which the playback display order is continuous. 5. The moving comic creation support program according to claim 1, wherein a rotation trajectory is obtained, and the object is displayed while being rotated according to the rotation trajectory at the time of page transition. The drawing creation editing process further includes a transparency setting process for setting the transparency of the drawing,
The transition object motion processing includes the transparency of the in-object drawing on the preceding page and the in-object drawing on the subsequent page when the same object is included between the pages in the playback display order. The transparency change rate of the object is obtained based on the transparency, and displayed while changing the transparency of the object according to the transparency change rate at the time of page transition. 5. The moving comic creation support program according to any one of 5 above. The page creation process further includes an object action setting process for moving and / or rotating the object in the same page and recording the movement and / or rotation of the object as an object action.
The scene reproduction process further includes a display object operation process for displaying an object while operating the page.
7. The display-time object motion processing, when displaying a page on which the object motion is recorded, displays the object while moving and / or rotating the object according to the object motion. A moving comic creation support program described in any one of the above. A device that supports the creation of moving comics,
Display means;
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A drawing storage means for storing the drawing;
An outer edge frame generating means for designating one or more of the drawn objects and automatically generating an outer edge frame including the drawn objects at a position where the drawn objects are drawn;
An object composing means for composing an object composed of the outer edge frame and the drawing contained therein;
Page creation means for creating a page including one or more of the objects;
A scene creation means for creating a scene by selecting two or more pages and designating the playback display order of each page;
Scene storage means for storing the scene;
A scene reading means for reading out the predetermined scene from the scene storage means;
Scene reproduction means for displaying each page on the display means based on the read scene; and
The scene playback means further includes a transition-time object operation means for displaying while moving the object at the time of page transition,
The transition object operation means, when the same object is included between the pages in which the playback and display order is continuous, is based on the position of the object on the preceding page and the position of the object on the subsequent page. A moving comic creation support apparatus characterized by obtaining a movement trajectory and displaying the object while moving according to the movement trajectory at the time of page transition.