JP4097736B2 - Method for producing comics using a computer and method for viewing a comic produced by the method on a monitor screen - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
  The present invention relates to a method for producing a comic using a computer and a method for viewing a comic produced by the method on a monitor screen.
[0002]
[Prior art]
  In recent years, Japanese comics have been widely read and loved by people around the world. And now that people simply read the completed comics, there are an increasing number of people who want to write comics as a means of expressing their thoughts, beliefs, feelings, and feelings.
  This is because manga has a unique and abundant form of expression that differs from existing expression methods such as movies, literature, and painting.ThisThis is because it is now possible to express delicate emotions.
[0003]
  And just a nonsense gag cartoonFromComic books of all genres, including books that require advanced expressions of literature, economy, philosophy, mathematics, religion, history, science, medicine, and politics, have been published, and this trend of sophistication and diversification continues to increase. It's getting on.
  Recently, companies often use comics for business explanations such as advertisements, banflets, catalogs, product manuals, product manuals, company guides, new product guides, etc., in order to inform companies in an easy-to-understand manner. The use of comicsHiroing.
[0004]
  The reason why various and unique forms of expression have been produced in Japan is because there was an atmosphere that was not bound by morals, thoughts, ideas and psychology after the war, and there was considerable freedom of expression.
  And in the two-dimensional space of paper, transcends the expression and reality of the five senses such as bohemian sound, color, shape, taste, touch, etc. without social and cultural restrictions such as thought, religion, morality, etc. Establishing spatial and temporal expression methodsTo dodid it.
  Also, according to cerebral physiology, the word Japanese is a special word that uses the left and right brains, where figure recognition and language recognition are closely related.RManga is thought to be an expression style that is perfect for Japanese.
  Current diversified,Moreover, the inventor is a method of expressing manga with regularity.ofIt can be said that it is a great invention that has not been specified.
[0005]
  And in the production of comics, the comic author usually writes a picture and the publisher edits it to make a book.
  Specifically, the manga author writes a frame layout based on a scenario envisioned on paper and includes a scene in it.EveryI draw and draw with a writing instrument.
  And if you don't have enough time to make it, your assistant may draw a simple part such as painting or coloring on your behalf.
  The expression of the words in the manga is from the place of the person who utters the words in the picture (the part where the other part is surrounded by a round line with a sharp line toward the speaker and the speaker's mouth) In many cases, the conversation, thoughts, etc. of the person who utters are expressed in letters (printed characters).
  When emphasizing, large letters may be written out of the frame.
[0006]
  In Japan, many mimicry and onomatopoeia have been created and developed. This is a pictureUpOverwritten byIn the pictureTo meltIn lettersOften expressed.
  In addition, many metaphors that cannot be described as letters or pictures as well as mimetic words and onomatopoeia have been created, and subtle psychological description methods have been developed independently.
[0007]
  In addition, until now, there has been a great deal of animation from a created comic to a cinematic technique.AndJapanese animation is popular with many people overseas.
  In order to animate a manga, there is a difficulty in making many original drawings with time and effort in order to make the screen appear to move continuously, but the work itself does not require much creativity. .
[0008]
  However, creating a cartoon that is the basis of animation requires creativity and creativity, and expresses the talent of the person as it is.,It's not easy to attract readers without talent.
  Also, even if you want to write manga somehow attracted by abundant expression techniques, ordinary people can hardly produce because they have poor drawing power and expression technology and it takes time and effort to express. It is the actual situation.
[0009]
  Under these circumstances, even if you try to make a comic using a computer, the memory capacity of the computer is too small to handle a large amount of picture and graphic data, and the calculation speed of the CPU is too low. It was very slow, so it was very difficult and practically impossible to write a large amount of comic screen as data, and to make various screens of pictures, figures and images using various software. .
[0010]
  However, today, various application support software such as OS, graphics, database, and multimedia are enriched, and it is easy to develop various applications using them.
  In addition, image processing technology has evolved, and character and graphic data compression technology that can process a large amount of data even with a small memory has greatly advanced.
  Various types of image processing technology application software such as word processors, spreadsheets, work management software, design software (CAD), and graphic production softwareButEnhancementShiAlmost completeTheIt is nearing completion.
  In addition, the use of computer games has expanded greatly, and on top of that, a system has been developed that allows anyone to easily use computers without specialized knowledge.CameTherefore, computers with large capacity and high speed performance for ordinary households are remarkably widespread.
[0011]
  In addition, a large number of comic magazines are now published, and a large number of magazines that have been read are thrown away one after another. Under such circumstances, being able to watch comics on a display device is thought to be helpful in preventing waste of paper resources, but comics can now be seen on a monitor screen. Not produced.
  On the other hand, on the communication side, the exchange of images and character data via computers via communication lines such as personal computer communication and the Internet has been rapidly increasing in recent years.
[0012]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and a method for allowing anyone to easily produce comics using a computer, and a multimedia type electronic comic produced by the production method on a monitor screen. It provides a method that can be seen.
[0013]
  Then, by using a computer, the method of expressing comics is called the current page, using information from various media such as newspapers, magazines, photographs, radio, television, video, cameras, CDs, DVDs, recording tapes, and communications. It incorporates not only three-dimensional pseudo-three-dimensional expression techniques, but also video and audio, and also enables the development of maze-like stories, dramatically improving the expression technique into a complex system of thought, and taking time and effort. It provides a means to make it easy for anyone to produce comics by replacing the handwritten parts that require descriptive power with digital images so that the data stored in the memory can be used and reprocessed any number of times. Everyone can enjoy the completed comics on the monitor screen.
[0014]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
  In order to solve the above problems, the present inventionIn claim 1,A computer including a CPU and a memory, an input device having a command input device and a data input device, and an output device including a display device, and the input while viewing a monitor screen output to the display deviceapparatusA computer system that performs an input operation to the CPU and memory via the OS and application software is used.
[0015]
  The application software includes
(B) The entire page is directly used as one unit section, or each section divided by dividing the page into a plurality of planes is used as a unit section, or a plurality of section screens are layered on the page to unit each section screen. A screen control software for setting an arbitrary frame surface according to either a section or
(B) The top of the pageProtrudes from the inside or the outside to the outside,Screen control software that sets a blowout surface of an arbitrary shape at an arbitrary position;
(C) Graphics support tools, database support software, device support tools, screen control, data transfer, graphics processors, word processors, and other software that write comic pictures and characters on the frame and blowout surfaces set on the page;
Using a cartoon production tool that incorporates
  While inputting commands and data to the CPU and memory by the input device, on the monitor screen, set a double-sided page surface or a one-page surface with a frame surface and a blowing surface, and write a cartoon picture and character in it. This is a comic production method using a computer characterized by performing.
[0016]
  Moreover, in Claim 2, in the said structure, it is a frame line of arbitrary shapes by arbitrary width on all or one part around the edge of a frame surface and a blowing surface.TheIt can be set.
[0017]
  Moreover, in Claim 3, in the said structure, the surrounding frame lineTheThe shape of the frame surface and the edge of the blowing surface to be determined can be freely selected from a plurality of shapes that have been manufactured and registered in advance.
[0019]
  Claims4In the above configuration, the picture and character data can be moved between other frame surfaces and other blowout surfaces.
[0022]
  Claims5In the above configuration, the picture data is three-dimensional solid data, the three-dimensional solid data stored in the memory is called, an arbitrary viewing angle is selected, and the picture can be written in the frame frame. Is.
[0023]
  Claims6In the above configuration, the data input device includes an image input device, and the input image can be written on a page surface or a frame surface.
[0025]
  Claims7In the above configuration, the apparatus has an audio input device and an audio output device, and the input audio data is written to the page surface, the frame surface and the blowout surface and stored in the memory, 1 section, frame area, 1 section in the frame surface, 1 section in the picture, 1 section in the blowout plane, 1 section in the blowout plane, or character on the designated command area When a cursor or mouse cursor is moved and a key is pressed or clicked, a sound is output from the sound output device.
[0026]
  Claims8In the above configuration, any page page and / or frame plane data created and stored in the above configuration is called up on the monitor screen and the screen is used as a draft plane, and a picture or image drawn on the draft plane. And the character is superimposed on the overwriting surface so that it can be seen through, and the overwriting surface can be written while seeing through the picture, the image and the character of the drafting surface, and the overwriting surface where the picture and the character are written is left as needed. It can be erased.
[0027]
  Claims9In the above configuration, a modem is provided in the input device and the output device, and the program and data can be exchanged by outputting and inputting from another computer system via a communication line.
[0028]
  Claims10In the above configuration, a frame and a blow-out surface are set in the page, a comic picture and characters are written, a page number and a frame number are assigned, and the completed comic is stored in the memory and stored in the page. Set to be able to switch from the first number of the number and frame number or from any number in the normal order or reverse order, so that the story can be developed continuously by page turning and scrolling in the numerical order, arbitrarily key or mouse The user can return to or exit from the original screen by operating.9The comic produced by the comic production method using the computer according to any one of the above is viewed on a monitor screen.
[0029]
  Claims11In the above configuration, the cursor or mouse cursor is moved to an arbitrary designated branch selection section on the page screen, the frame surface, or the blowing surface including a section on which any branch can be selected on the monitor screen. Click to branch from the number screen to another series number and start developing different stories.MaThe story can be expanded continuously by turning the page and scrolling while watching the monitor screen as it is, and it is possible to return to the original screen or exit by arbitrarily operating the key or the mouse. Claim 1 thru | or10The comic produced by the comic production method using the computer according to any one of the above is viewed on a monitor screen.
[0030]
  Claims12In the above configuration, moving or moving the cursor or mouse cursor to any designated section on the monitor screen page and outputting a video or sound with sound is output, and the key or mouse is operated arbitrarily. Then, the user can return to the original screen or exit.7Thru11The comic produced by the comic production method using the computer according to any one of the above is viewed on a monitor screen.
[0031]
  Claims13In the above configuration, the page turning speed or frame feed speed of the monitor screen is set at a constant speed or for each page, and the set speed can be set so that it can be fast-forwarded and slow-forwarded to an arbitrary speed. The page turning or the frame advance can be automatically performed.12The comic produced by the comic production method using the computer according to any one of the above is viewed on a monitor screen.
[0032]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
In the embodiment of the present invention, the hardware computer system used in the present invention will be described first.
[0033]
  In the present invention, a computer having a CPU and a memory, an input device having a command input device and a data input device, and an output device including a display device are used. An input device and an output device can be used in combination.
  The computer is preferably provided with a CPU capable of high-speed arithmetic processing and a large-capacity memory.
  In a low-speed CPU, the processing speed is slow and a lot of time is required.
  In addition, an image with a large amount of data may not be processed with a small memory capacity.
  Then, a computer operating system is used in which an input operation to the CPU and memory is performed by the input device via operating software (OS) and application software while viewing the monitor screen output to the display device.
[0034]
  An input device to be used requires a command input device and a data input device. Examples of the command input device include a keyboard, a mouse, a controller, and the like.
  In the present invention, a manga is produced while watching a monitor screen output to a display device, and an instruction to execute program software is executed by the command input device.
[0035]
  The data input deviceaboutIs a character (in the present invention, the word “character” is used to include various characters such as typefaces, various fonts, modified characters, and graphic characters).ofThere is a keyboard as a data input device.
  Image scanners and digital cameras as data input devices for pictures (the word “picture” is used in the present invention to include figures and images, especially when referring only to figures and images). , TV, video etc.
  voiceofAs a data input device, there are a microphone, a video, various audio devices, and the like.
  In addition, online input to other computer systems can be performed by Internet or personal computer communication via a modem using these input devices.
[0036]
  Among the output devices, there are a display device, a printer, and the like as a picture and character output device. As an audio output device, there is a speaker.
  Then, online output from other computer systems is possible by communication with the Internet or personal computer via a modem using these output devices.
[0037]
  Next, application software for comic production necessary for the present invention, that is, “cartoon production tool” will be described.
  In the present invention, the computer program software for operating the machine so that the mechanical and electronic hardware system configuration including the computer, the input device, and the output device is one tool for producing comics. Is also used as an indispensable tool for producing comics.
  Production of comics according to the present invention cannot be executed without the intervention of various computer program software.
[0038]
  That is, in the present invention, the graphISupport tools (cartoon frames, frame enlargement / reduction, frame movement, cut and paste, control of balloons, etc.), database support software (facial expression list, background list, usage frequency management, etc.), device support tools (Computerization, VTR screen control, etc.), screen control (selection, movement, etc. with mouse), data transfer (access to other programs and data with a modem, etc.) Tool "is completed.
[0039]
  In the development of a story, a group of scenes are usually expressed completely in one page or two connected spread pages.
  The entire page may be represented by a single frame, but in many cases, the page screen is divided into small sections (frame division).R) To express the temporal transition of these frames from top to bottom and from right to left.
[0040]
  Frame divisionRHas a preference depending on the author and is exactly flatRTo do (mainly four-frame comics), not to cut (single-frame comics), diagonallyRTo do (often in theatrical paintings), divisionRTo do (illustration cartoon), irregularRThere is a technique such as a method to do (often used for story manga and dramatism).
[0041]
  Frame divisionRLines are also freely expressed as three-dimensional shadowed lines, sharp thin lines, rounded corners, and wavy lines.
  Therefore, it is a comic production that each frame plane is set as one frame on the monitor screen so that various expression forms as described above can be accommodated in the entire page for one page. Basic.
[0042]
  In a comic, one scene is usually expressed for each frame.
  In addition, for the expression of comics, a technique is often used in which frames that are adjacent to each other are connected to each other, and pictures and characters are overwritten across a plurality of frames.
  In this way, we express that psychological and spatial associations are related.
  Making frames like this is extremely important.
  For this purpose, screen control software for creating a frame on the page surface is required.
[0043]
  In addition, character space occupies a lot of comics.
  Words are usually expressed in comics by enclosing “speech balloons” in which characters such as conversations and thoughts are expressed in characters.
  When emphasizing, large characters may be written outside the frame.
  There are also cases where commentary is inserted outside or between frames.
  In Japan, many mimicry and onomatopoeia have been created.
  In addition, many metaphors that cannot be described as letters or pictures have been created, and it has become a technique for delicate psychological description.
  Those, mimetic words, onomatopoeia, and metaphors are sometimes expressed in the “speech”, but many are overwritten in the picture.letterOften expressed as melting.
[0044]
  Therefore, “speech” is the basic form of cartoon expression.
  For this reason, in the present invention, on the monitor screen,Protrudes from the inside or the outside to the outside,Screen control software that can be set so that a blowout surface of an arbitrary size or the like can be overwritten at an arbitrary position is required.
  Then, during the production, the blowing surface (space) is called so that character data can be written into the blowing surface as needed.
  The callout is a data-dedicated frame for one independent character, and characters and symbols can be entered using a word processor in the callout frame, which is the data-dedicated frame for that character.
[0045]
  Also, the image data requires a large storage capacity of the computer.
  CharacterDataIn the blowout planeAlthough it can be written as a picture, writing text data separately from a word processor requires less computer storage capacity and makes writing text much easier.
  And, for example, created characters in the balloon frameofFor data, it is possible to create a program that performs character data conversion from Hiragana to Katakana.
[0046]
  CharacterofIf the data conversion function is used, during the internationalization of comics, comics will be read in various languages, in which case only the characters represented in the comics will be translated into other languages and replaced. Making it possible, for example, can omit the physical clip replacement work in the balloon frame performed in imported comics.
  In particular, now that automatic translators are available, publishing in other countries becomes extremely simple if only the text portion is converted into a language by the automatic translator.
  In addition, the visual expression of comics and the foreign language characters used as the expression of words are an excellent material for learning foreign languages and can contribute to language improvement.
[0047]
  In general, character comics occupy a large area in conventional comics. However, in the comics viewed on the monitor screen of the present invention, characters can be converted into voices and output while operating the monitor screen, or finished without writing the characters in the comics.
  That way, you don't have to divide the space in the picture to make an unreasonable blowout.
[0048]
  Therefore, for the application software used for producing the comic as described above, the following (A) is displayed on the double-page spread or one page on the monitor screen while inputting the command to the computer by the command input means. (B) Use a manga production tool that incorporates each software of (c).
(A) On the monitor screen, the entire page surface is directly used as one unit section, or each section obtained by dividing the page surface into a plurality of planes is used as a unit section, or a plurality of section screens are stacked on the page surface. Screen control software that sets an arbitrary frame surface based on whether each section screen is a unit section.
(B) On the monitor screen,Protrudes from the inside or the outside to the outside,Screen control software that sets a blowout surface of an arbitrary shape at an arbitrary position.
(C) On the monitor screen, a graphics support tool, database support software, device support tool, screen control, data transfer, graphic processor, word processor, etc. for writing a cartoon picture and character on the frame surface and blowing surface set on the page Software.
[0049]
  AndOn this monitor screen using this comic production toolA frame and a blowout surface are set, and a cartoon picture and character are written in it.
  And the total number of pages of those completed display screenspaperIf you print them out and bind them in page order, one comic book is completed.
  If these individual monitor screens can be printed out at any time even during production or after completion, it is easy to inspect and correct the pictures and characters again.
[0050]
  The software of the program necessary for the above-described picture, character, and voice data processing operations is constructed by using various program languages. In particular, a multi-window style, that is, a method of displaying different screens in layers and processing each displayed image can be used effectively.
[0051]
  In addition, a frame line of any shape with an arbitrary width on all or part of the periphery of the edge of the frame surface and the blowing surfaceTheMake it configurable.
  The frame frame line and the balloon frame line around the edge of the frame surface and the blow-out surface are simply expressed as a cut line or a scene related to each other, and may be intentionally left without a frame line.
  In addition, a frame line may be inserted into a part of the frame frame instead of the whole frame to make it clear that the scene is different in the same space.
  In addition, the space between the scenes can be expressed by increasing the margin between the frames formed between the frame lines.
[0052]
  Also, the surrounding borderTheThe shape of the edge of the frame surface and the blowing surface to be determined is manufactured and registered in advance, so that it can be freely selected from a plurality of registered shapes.
  The frame line and the shape between the frames often use straight lines, but in moving scenes or scenes that the author wants to see specially, there are cases where wave lines, sawtooth patterns, lightning bolts, etc. are used. When the outlines of the shape of the edges of the frame surface and the blowout surface are displayed as lines, such various frame lines are formed.
[0053]
  Arbitrarily set frame surface and blowing surfaceProduction unitDraw, edit, print, transfer, register, delete, and finish within each frame, and write, convert, convert, edit, print, transfer, and register characters within each balloon , Delete, and exit.
[0054]
  As a function of a conventional graphic processor, for example, in a drawing function, a menu is displayed on the screen, a part is selected, a part is called, a numerical value is input, a fill, a free curve, a locus, a continuous straight line, a parallelogram, a square Polygon, circle, ellipse, rectangle, straight line, color, etc. can be selected.
  The editing functions include space deletion, space insertion, space specification, tracing, decomposition, composition, enlargement / reduction, rotation, transformation, deletion, movement, and copy. There are selection, release, boxing, and boxing of the specified figure, original figure to be left or not.Use these.
[0055]
  The print function includes functions such as partial enlargement, printer, and layout. Change functions include transparency, top / bottom, all, alignment, fill, repaint, point type, line type, etc.Can use these.
  The transfer function includes file saving, reading, and transfer. The registration function includes registration and deletion. The characters to be written include deletion, movement, copying, input, frame size change, frame creation, position change, glyph change, and character change. Lastly, there are save end and discard end.These can also be used.
[0056]
  Expressions such as coloring, hatching, shading, blurring, etc. are frequently used in comics. In such a case, graphic processing can be easily performed using the functions as described above.
  For example, change the color and design in an arbitrary space of the picture data to the preset color and design and repaintTo doit can.
[0057]
  Also, during the production of cartoon pictures and characters, an arbitrary frame frame and balloon frame are selected and the frame surface is cut out so that the cut frame surface can be enlarged, reduced, and deformed. Create pictures and characters in the callout frame and write the data. Return each frame to its original scale and return it to its original position on the page, or replace it with another position and frame.TheSo that the page can be created.
  And if you enlarge the frame like that, you can check details in detail and write accurately.
[0058]
  In addition, the page and frame planes that have been created, stored and stored are called to the monitor screen as needed, and the picture and character data can be modified and overwritten on the screen.
  Character data can be overwritten on the completed picture data.
  Characters are often written after a normal picture has been completed, and there are two ways to write them: a method of writing directly on the picture, a method of providing a balloon or enclosure, and a method of displaying a balloon in the space.Is possible.
  Also, combine these methods according to the situation.Can.
[0059]
  In addition, copying of picture and character data can be moved between other frame surfaces and other blowout surfaces, and the cut and pasting of the image and character data on the frame surface is the same at any time during production. It can be done within a frame or between other frames.
  For thisIt is possible to use a general editing method of graphics production software, and if functions such as cutting and pasting part or all of the picture data in the frame are provided, it is easy to correct a part of the screen. Become.
[0060]
  Also, the line group, face group, and character group forming one group are extracted from the picture and character data,ThoseBy groupTo the dataThen, a reference number is assigned to the group and stored in the memory so that it can be called and written to the screen under production at any time.
  A picture once written can be used many times as a background in the same scene setting. Compared to writing such a picture from the beginning, which takes time and effort, it is extremely efficient to display it in an instant.
  In addition, one picture, for example, the hero appears many times, the face shape and orientation are often in time with several types of patterns, and if you add a facial expression of emotions, approximate figures are accumulated figure data Filled with. Then, if this person graphic data is overwritten on the called background screen, one frame is easily completed.
[0061]
  In addition, a specific line group, face group, and character group straddling multiple pages in one story file of a comicAs a groupSystematic data is created, and the systematic data is batch-converted and rewritten at once for the page data of the entire story file.. that wayThe line of the image data can be changed to a line type of an arbitrary thickness or the same brush type individually or collectively in one section.
[0062]
  Also, picture dataIn, 3D dataUsingThe three-dimensional solid data stored and stored in the memory is called up to select an arbitrary viewing angle so that the picture can be written in the frame frame.
  For example, it is possible to select the front / rear / left / right oblique directions, etc., based on the three-dimensional solid data of one person, and to express the facial expression and the movement of the body such as limbs.
  Then, the three-dimensional solid data is replaced with two-dimensional plane data on paper and written. Then, two-dimensional plane data created from the three-dimensional solid data can be written in the background picture called in the frame to complete one frame.
[0063]
  In addition, an image input device is usedUseThe input image can be written on the page surface or the frame surface.
  When an image scanner is provided as the image input device, pictures, photographs, characters, etc. drawn on paper are read as they are and output to the monitor screen to be displayed on the entire page screen or in each frame and displayed on the page surface or frame. Make it possible to write picture data in the frame.
  Those pictures, photos, characters, etc. can be used as they are for comic backgrounds, sketches, etc. Furthermore, special characters such as emphasized characters and deformed characters that cannot be expressed by a word processor read by an image scanner can be overwritten and displayed on the background of the cartoon, the background, or the like.
  Also, if the picture drawn on paper is displayed on the monitor screen by an image scanner and this displayed picture is further overwritten on the previous picture, it can be used over and over again if saved on paper. be able to.
[0064]
  In the case where a digital camera is provided as the image input device, any image data can be written from the projected image data in the page surface or frame frame in the production process of the cartoon picture and character.
  Since a digital camera is direct data of digital information as a picture data input device, it is easy to process and process the image.
[0065]
  Then, the data of any page and frame that was created, stored and stored is called up on the monitor screen and the screen is drafted.KiFace and draftKiOverwrites pictures, images and characters drawn on the surface so that they can be seen throughKisurfaceInOverlay, overwritingKiDraft on the faceKiOverwriting with pictures and characters written so that you can see through the pictures, images and characters on the surface.KiThe above draft from time to time leaving the surfaceKiAllow the face to be erased.
  For example, a camera imageKiAnd overwriting itKiBy tracing the image on the surface, even a person with inferior drawing skills can draw a realistic picture in a balanced manner.
[0066]
  In addition, a video / video input device with sound such as a television, a video camera, a DVD, or a video television can be used as the data input device, and an audio output device such as a speaker can be used as the output device.
  The input video image with audio is digitized and written as audio video data with audio on the page surface, frame surface, and blow-out surface and stored in the memory. In-plane, in-frame, in-picture, in-out, in-out, out-of-surface, or over-text is used as the output command point for audio and video data, When the cursor or mouse cursor is moved and a key is pressed or clicked, audio is output from the audio output device together with the video image on the monitor screen.anyAn image is written on a page surface or a frame surface as still image data so that it can be stored in a memory.
[0067]
  And that digitizedDesiredWhen a still image of a momentary scene is displayed on the monitor screen, this is used as the background part in the frame.MaIt can be used or used as a sketch.
  Furthermore, with regard to moving images of televisions, cameras, CCD cameras, DVDs and their videos, these moving images are converted to digital, displayed on a monitor screen and stored in a memory, processed into still images, a hard disk, (HD), floppy disk (FD), optical disk, magneto-optical disk, CD-ROM and other storage media such as image, character and audio data can be recorded and reproduced.
  Various image processing software for reproducing and processing these images are also provided, and these can be used effectively.
  Furthermore, it is possible to input a voice using a microphone such as music, conversation, animal, sound of a sound, etc. in association with a picture, a figure, or an image, or to output a picture or character on the frame.
[0068]
  Also, the voice input device and the voice output deviceWhen to use, Input audio data is written on the page, frame and blow-out surfaces and stored in memory, and is stored in memory, one section on the monitor screen, one section on the page, one section on the frame plane, one section on the frame plane, and inside the picture One section, within the blowout plane, one section within the blowout plane, or on the character is used as the voice data output command point, and the cursor or mouse cursor is moved to those designated sections, and the voice is output when the key is pressed or clicked. Sound is output from the device.
  A microphone, various audios, an electronic musical instrument, a tape recorder, a recording medium, and a CD player can be used as the voice input device.
[0069]
  In addition, during the production of a cartoon picture and character, when the production moves to the next frame frame, the data written in the immediately preceding frame frame is called into the frame frame being produced.
  Since the frame screen is often continuous, the next frame can be efficiently produced by automatically calling the data written in the previous frame in the frame by moving the frame.
  In addition, if it is possible to rearrange in the priority order according to the usage frequency of the data call that is produced and stored in the memory, the draft before processing is used.KiYou can quickly and efficiently call up picture and character data.
[0070]
  Also, modems for input devices and output devicesUsingApplication software has data transfer software, and programs and data output from other computer systems via communication linesas well asMake input and exchange programs and data.
  by this,Separate computer systems are connected via communication linesThen, the cartoon production tool and the produced cartoon picture, character or picture, character, and voice data are transmitted to another computer system.Each output and input while watching the monitor screen, Cooperate with each other while in another placeCartoonTheProductionTo doAnd the generated comics can be output to the monitor screen of another computer system.to seeIt becomes possible.
  Then, without carrying the book, you can send comics to overseas by communication and receive comics from abroad.SeeBe able to
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  Also, using the above-mentioned computer-based comic production methodIn the method of seeing the created comics on the monitor screen, Set a frame and a blow-out surface on the page,Production andCharacter writingAndThe completed comics can be converted into the normal or reverse order from the first page number and frame number, or from any number after adding the page number and frame number and storing it in the memory.LikeSet toWhile watching on the monitor screenThe story can be expanded continuously by turning the page and scrolling, and the key or mouse can be operated arbitrarily to return to the original screen or exit.RuLike that.
[0072]
  Also, the aboveIn the method of watching comics on the monitor screenIf you move the cursor or mouse cursor to any specified branch selection section of the frame frame or callout frame within the page of the number including the branch selectable section with a monitor screen, and press the key or click, the screen of that number Branch and move to another series number from within and start developing different stories as they areWhile watching on the monitor screenThe story can be expanded continuously by turning the page and scrolling, and the key or mouse can be operated arbitrarily to return to the original screen or exit.RuLike that.
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  Also unfinishedas well asCompleted pageWhenA serial or multiple parallel serial number is assigned to the frame frame and stored in the memory, and these are serially connected.OrIt is arranged in the order of a plurality of parallel numbers or in the order of arbitrarily selectable branch numbers from a certain number so that it can be output to a monitor screen or a printer.
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  As an appropriate method, when the page plane and the frame plane are sequentially arranged in the order of serial numbers in accordance with the scenario, the page plane and the frame plane can be page-turned and frame-topped in the order of page and frame plane.
  However, in the present invention, a plurality of parallel serial numbers are assigned to the page surface and the frame surface so that the page surface and the frame frame can be sent in order of the serial number, and the page surface and the frame surface can be sent from the page surface and the frame surface. Next selectable multipleParallelNew story development started as a page for the development of the page and frame side of each storyWhile watching on the monitor screenThe page and the frame are beaten and the story can be advanced.
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  For example, the same scene can be developed in different interpretations while describing the story that progresses in parallel in a psychological manner from each side. Multiple like thisParallelIt is possible to rearrange them in the order of their branches and make them move.
  You can also recall past memories related to the scene, change the story by calling related data,ofExplanationTheIn addition, by inserting viewer's choices, new expression techniques such as time difference depiction, alternative interpretation depiction, and multi-view depiction that can not be represented by conventional comics on paper are possible.
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  Also,In the method of viewing the comic on the monitor screen, Move the cursor or mouse cursor to any specified section on the page of the monitor screen and hit or click to output a video image or sound with sound, and arbitrarily operate the key or mouse to return to the original screen Can return or exitRuLike that.
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  Also, in the method of viewing the comic on the monitor screen, the page turning or frame feed speed of the monitor screen is set to a constant speed or page by page, and the set speed is set to be able to fast-forward and slow-forward to an arbitrary speed. The page turning or frame advance can be automatically performed.
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【The invention's effect】
  The present invention is as described above, and it is peculiar to the comics by the frame division and the control of the frame and the setting and control of the balloon frame.The picture and the characters in the frame surface and the blowing surface are mixedBy making it possible to easily produce the basics of the expressed expression method, anyone can easily produce comics using a computer, and thatHow to see the manga created by the production method on the monitor screenMakes it possible to enjoy watching on the monitor screen.
  And through the computer, using various media such as photography, digital camera, TV, video, CD, recording tape, data communication, etc., dramatically improve the method of expressing comics and complicated in various specialized fields It takes time and effort, such as depiction.TsuAnyone can easily create comics by replacing handwritten parts that require artistic senses such as Sun power and three-dimensional power with images read into a computer.
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  In addition, because the picture and character data can be managed, once the picture is created on the frame, the picture drawn can be stored, and when you want to use it based on this, you can call the picture and use it as a sketch many times,Compared to spending hours and hours writing such a picture from the beginning, it can be produced very efficiently.
  Furthermore, it is possible to utilize a live video in a picture by capturing a projection record image or the like in the frame frame. These will overcome one major barrier to manga production for those who have poor expressive power and are not good at drawing.
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  And the resulting manga isBy watching the comic on the monitor screen,On the monitor screen, you can enjoy not only watching two-dimensionally and serially, but also three-dimensionally, listening to audio in a movie, and enjoying the story in parallel and multiple layers. It was.
  Many communication devices are used.-So many people can use the cartoon production method of the present invention.While cooperatingMake a comic,In that wayThe produced mangaDepending on how you see on the monitor screen,PersonalSuch asIt is also possible for many people all over the world to see the website via the Internet.
  It can also be supplied on-demand on an electronic publishing system.

Claims (13)

A computer including a CPU and a memory, an input device having a command input device and a data input device, and an output device including a display device. Using a computer system that performs input operations to the CPU and memory via application software,
The application software includes
(B) The entire page is directly used as one unit section, or each section divided into a plurality of planes is divided into unit sections, or a plurality of section screens are layered on the page to unit each section screen. A screen control software for setting an arbitrary frame surface according to either a section or
(B) Screen control software for setting a blow-out surface of an arbitrary shape at an arbitrary position inside the frame surface of the page surface or protruding from the inside to the outside ;
(C) Graphics support tools, database support software, device support tools, screen control, data transfer, graphics processors, word processors, and other software that write cartoon pictures and characters on the frame and blowout surfaces set on the page;
Using a cartoon production tool that incorporates
While inputting commands and data to the CPU and memory by the input device, on the monitor screen, set a double-sided page surface or a page surface on one page surface, and write a cartoon picture and character in it. A method for producing comics using a computer characterized by performing. 2. A method for producing a comic using a computer according to claim 1, wherein a frame line having an arbitrary width and an arbitrary shape can be set on all or part of the periphery of the edges of the frame surface and the blowout surface . The shape of the edge of the frame surface and the blowing surface that determines the surrounding frame line can be freely selected from a plurality of shapes that have been produced and registered in advance. Manga production method using computer of 2. 4. The computer-based comic book using any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the movement of picture and character data can be performed between another frame surface and another blow-out surface. Production method. The picture data is three-dimensional solid data, the three-dimensional solid data stored and stored in a memory is called, an arbitrary viewing angle is selected, and the picture can be written in a frame frame. Item 5. A comic production method using the computer according to any one of items 1 to 4 . 6. The computer-readable comic book according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , wherein the data input device includes an image input device, and the input image can be written on a page surface or a frame surface. Production method. It has a voice input device and a voice output device, and the input voice data is written in the page, frame and blowout surfaces and stored in the memory. , A section in the frame plane, a section in the picture, a section in the blowout plane, a section in the blowout plane, or on the character as the voice data output command point, and move the cursor or mouse cursor to those designated sections Cartoon fabrication method of using a computer as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 6 hit key or click to audio from the audio output device is characterized in that so as to be output to. Recalls the screen data and / or frame data created and stored and stored on the monitor screen as a draft, and overwrites the picture, image, and character drawn on the draft so that it can be seen through It is possible to write on the overwriting surface while seeing the picture, image and character of the draft surface on the overwriting surface, and to erase the drafting surface at any time leaving the overwriting surface on which the picture and character are written. 8. A comic production method using a computer according to any one of claims 1 to 7 . Has a modem input and output devices, via a communication line according to claim 1 to 8, characterized in that the output and perform the input of the program and data exchange from other computer systems so allow A comic production method using the computer according to any one of the above. Set a frame surface and a blow-out surface in the page, write a picture and character of a comic, give a page number and a frame number, store it in the memory, and store the completed comic at the first page number and frame number Set to be able to switch from number or from any number in normal order or reverse order, so that story can be developed continuously by page turning and scrolling in number order, arbitrarily operating the key or mouse to the original screen 10. A method of viewing a comic produced by a comic production method using a computer according to any one of claims 1 to 9 on a monitor screen. Move the cursor or mouse cursor to any specified branch selection section of the monitor screen, including the number of pages that can be selected for any branch, frame or plane, and hit or click to display the screen for that number. Branches and moves from the inside to another numbered screen, and the development of different stories begins. The monitor screen can be viewed as it is so that the story can be expanded continuously by page turning and scrolling, and any key or mouse can be operated. See cartoons made cartoon fabrication method of using a computer as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that as can or exit to the previous screen and the monitor screen Method. If you move the cursor or mouse cursor to any specified section in the page of the monitor screen and hit or click, a video image or sound with sound will be output, and if you operate the key or mouse arbitrarily, you will return to the original screen how to see made cartoon in the monitor screen in the comics fabrication method of using a computer as claimed in any one of claims 7 to 11, characterized in that or the like can exit. The page turning or frame feed speed of the monitor screen is set to a constant speed or for each page, and the set speed can be set so that it can be fast-forwarded and slow-forwarded to an arbitrary speed. 13. A method for viewing a comic produced by a comic production method using a computer according to any one of claims 1 to 12 on a monitor screen.