JPH02130682A - Control system for animation graphic data - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To generally correspond to an output device by providing plural graphic data control mechanisms, dividing animation graphic data into graphic data and picture data and controlling the data as the data on a computer. CONSTITUTION:In a graphic or picture data preparing part 1 or 2, the graphic data or picture data are prepared from the animation graphic data. For the graphic data and picture data to be prepared in the preparing parts 1 and 2, a display position and order are determined on the computer of the picture data in a screen constituting part 3. The constituting part 3 prepares the animation graphic data for one frame and the data are displayed on a display terminal 9. Here, the information for each frame of the graphic data or picture data are housed to data files 6 and 8 and controlled by data control mechanisms 5 and 7. Thus, the animation graphic data can be divided into the graphic data and picture data, controlled on the computer and correspondent to the output device generally.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a management method for animation graphic data, and particularly to animation (an animation that represents a series of actions by displaying graphic data for each frame in chronological order). ) is comprised of graphic data (hereinafter referred to as
Animation graphic data management method for efficiently managing animation graphic data (known as animation graphic data) [Conventional technology] Traditionally, animation graphic data was recorded by recording the final completed data on a video tape recorder (VTR). In the past, images were managed as image data or as image data.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

The conventional animation graphic data management methods mentioned above either record the final completed data on a VTR and manage it, or manage it as image data, so in the former case, it is not possible to adapt to changes in the output device. In the latter case, there is a drawback that the amount of data becomes enormous.

In view of the above-mentioned points, an object of the present invention is to store animation graphic data as 'f-data' on a computer and to manage it separately into figure data and image data, thereby making it compatible with output devices in a general-purpose manner. An object of the present invention is to provide a management method for animation graphic data that can reduce the amount of data.

[Means to solve the problem]

The animation graphic data management method of the present invention includes an image data management mechanism that stores and manages image data of the animation graphic data in an image data file, display position information of figure data of the animation graphic data, and figure data. It has a graphic data management mechanism that stores and manages display position information of image data and storage position information in the image data file in a graphic data file for each frame.

[Effect]

In the animation graphic data management method of the present invention, the image data management mechanism stores and manages the image data of the animation graphic data in an image data file, and the graphic data management mechanism displays the graphic data of the animation graphic data. The position information, the graphic data itself, the display position information of the image data, and the storage position information in the image data file are stored and managed in the graphic data file for each frame.

〔Example〕

Next, the present invention will be explained in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an animation graphic data management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Part 2
, screen configuration section 3 , display section 4 , graphic data management mechanism 5 , graphic data file 6 , and image data management mechanism 7
, an image data file 8 , and a display terminal 9 .

As shown in FIG. 2, the graphic data file 6 is composed of a sequential file that stores animation graphic data for each frame in chronological order. Information regarding graphic data and image data that constitute graphic data is stored in a hierarchical structure.

As shown in FIG. 2, the image data file 8 is composed of a random access file that stores image data of animation graphic data.

Next, the operation of the animation graphic data management system of this embodiment configured as described above will be explained.

The graphic data creation unit 1 creates graphic data of animation graphic data.

The image data creation unit 2 creates image data of animation graphic data.

The west face configuration unit 3 configures the graphic data created by the graphic data creation unit 1 and the image data created by the image data creation unit 2 on one frame (display position and display order).
is determined and animation graphic data for one frame is generated.

For example, as shown in FIG. 2, assume that the animation graphic data of frame n is composed of graphic data A, and graphic data B and image data C that are displayed superimposed on graphic data A. do.

The display unit 4 displays animation graphic data for one frame whose configuration has been determined by the screen configuration unit 3 on the display terminal 9, or displays the animation graphic data on the display terminal 9, or displays the animation graphic data on the display terminal 9.
and whether to store it in the image data file 8 is determined based on instructions from the user.

When the user instructs to save the animation graphic data of frame n using a program or the like, the display unit 4 displays the following information.
The animation graphic data is activated in the graphic data file 6 and the image data file structure 5.

The figure data management mechanism 5 outputs a record indicating the start of frame n to the figure data file 6, and a record indicating the start of figure data A (including data type information indicating that it is figure data) and a record indicating the start of figure data A. Display position information and graphic data A itself are output, and a record indicating the start of graphic data B (including data type information indicating that it is graphic data), display position information of graphic data B, graphic data B itself, and the graphic is output. A record indicating the end of data B is output.

Next, the graphic data management mechanism 5 activates the image data management mechanism 7 since the next data is image data C.

The image data management mechanism 7 stores the image data C in the image data file 8 and returns the storage position information (pointer and size) of the image data C to the graphic data management mechanism 5.

The graphic data management mechanism 5 stores, in the graphic data file 6, a record indicating the start of the image data C (including data type information indicating that it is image data), display position information and storage position information (pointer and size information) of the image data C. ) and outputs a record indicating the end of image data C.

Subsequently, the graphic data management mechanism 5 outputs a record indicating the end of graphic data A to the graphic data file 6, and outputs a record indicating the end of frame n. This completes the storage of the animation graphic data of frame n.

On the other hand, when the user specifies frame n in a program and instructs to reproduce animation graphic data,
The graphic data management mechanism 5 searches the graphic data file 6 for a record indicating the start of frame n, recognizes that the data A is graphic data based on the data type information of the record indicating the start of graphic data, Next, the graphic data management mechanism 5 reproduces the graphic data A on one frame using the display position information of the graphic data A itself and the graphic data A itself. Recognizing that data B is graphic data, the graphic data B is reproduced on one frame using the display position information of graphic data B and the graphic data B itself.

Subsequently, the graphic data management mechanism 5 recognizes that the data C is image data based on the data type information of the record indicating the start of the image data C, and displays the display position information and storage position information ( pointer and size) and starts the image data management mechanism 7.

The image data management mechanism 7 reads the image data C indicated by the storage position information (pointer and size) of the image data C from the image data file 8 and passes it to the graphic data management mechanism 5 .

The graphic data management mechanism 5 reproduces the image data C passed from the image data management mechanism 7 on one frame based on the display position information of the image data C.

As a result of the above, the animation graphic data of frame n has been reproduced.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the present invention provides an image data management mechanism that stores and manages image data of animation graphic data in an image data file, display position information of figure data of animation graphic data, and figure data itself. By providing a graphic data management mechanism that stores and manages display position information of image data and storage position information in the image data file in a graphic data file for each frame, animation graphic data can be combined with graphic data and image data. It can be managed as data on a computer by dividing it into
This has the effect of being able to be compatible with general-purpose output devices and reducing the amount of data.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an animation graphic data management system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 specifically shows the contents and relationships of the graphic data file and image data file in FIG. 1. It is a figure illustrated. In the figure, 1... Graphic data creation section, 2... Image data creation section, 3 . . 4 . . 5 . . 6 . 7 . . 8 . . 9 . . . Screen configuration section, ・ Display section,・Graphic data management mechanism, ・Graphic data file, ・Image data management mechanism, ・Image data file, ・Display terminal.

Claims (1)

[Claims] An image data management mechanism that stores and manages image data of the animation graphic data in an image data file, display position information of figure data of the animation graphic data, and information about the figure data itself and the image data. A method for managing animation graphic data, comprising a graphic data management mechanism that stores and manages display position information and storage position information in the image data file in a graphic data file for each frame.