WO2019233348A1

WO2019233348A1 - Method and device for displaying and producing animation

Info

Publication number: WO2019233348A1
Application number: PCT/CN2019/089510
Authority: WO
Inventors: 曹翔; 时陶; 马志明; 付博婵; 焦小燕
Original assignee: 北京小小牛创意科技有限公司
Priority date: 2018-06-08
Filing date: 2019-05-31
Publication date: 2019-12-12
Also published as: CN108921919A

Abstract

The present application relates to a method and device for displaying and producing animation. The display method comprises: during display of an animation file, outputting an indication message contained in the animation file, the indication message being used to prompt a user to provide an animated image material; acquiring the animated image material and generating, according to the animated image material, an animated image; matching to obtain from the animation file a target action module corresponding to the animated image; and controlling the animated image to perform an action on the basis of the target action module. The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application can improve interactions between the user and animation.

Description

Animation display, production method and device

Cross-reference to related applications

This application claims priority from Chinese patent application 201810585375.7 entitled "Animation Display, Production Method and Device", filed on June 08, 2018, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.

Technical field

The present application relates to the field of animation images, and in particular, to a method and device for displaying and producing animation.

Background technique

At present, stories are usually presented to readers or viewers in text or video through books or animations. Books and animation allow readers or viewers to obtain a single text or picture through visual and auditory senses. Especially for children and adolescents, reading books or watching animations has limited understanding of stories. Moreover, the simpler text and pictures make the display of the story more monotonous, and the readers or viewers cannot participate in the stories displayed by the books or animations, making the readers or viewers less interactive with the stories displayed by the books or animations.

Summary of the Invention

The application provides an animation display, production method and device, which can improve the interaction between the user and the animation.

In a first aspect, the present application provides a method for displaying animation, including: outputting prompt information contained in the animation file during the process of playing the animation file, and the prompt information is used to prompt the user to provide an animation image material; Animate the image material to get the animated image; match to get the target action template corresponding to the animated image in the animation file; based on the target action template, control the animated image to move.

In some possible implementation manners, controlling the animation image to perform actions based on the target action template includes: using a handle node in the target action template as a handle node of the animation image; and controlling according to a preset action of the handle node in the target action template. The handle node of the animated image moves according to a preset action.

In some possible implementation manners, matching to obtain the target action template corresponding to the animation image in the animation file includes: using the specified action template in the animation file as the target action template corresponding to the animation image; or obtaining the image characteristics of the animation image ; Respectively compare the image features of the animated image with the image features of the subject in each action template in the animation file; use the action template corresponding to the image feature of the subject that matches the image feature of the animation image as the target action template.

In some possible implementation manners, obtaining an animated image based on an animated image material includes: obtaining a planar image feature of the animated image material; transforming to obtain a three-dimensional image feature of the animated image material based on the planar image feature of the animated image material; based on the animated image The three-dimensional image features of the material to obtain a three-dimensional animation image.

In some possible implementation manners, the foregoing animation display method further includes: selecting at least one frame image in an animation for displaying an animation file with an animation image to form an image set.

In some possible implementation manners, the foregoing animation display method further includes: adding an animation material including an image material and a sound material; receiving a first setting instruction, and designing a preset action in an action template according to the first setting instruction; receiving The second setting instruction sets prompt information according to the second setting instruction, and generates an animation file according to the animation material, the action template, and the prompt information.

In some possible implementation manners, the first setting instruction is used to set a position of each handle node of the subject in the action template in at least a part of the frame image in the animation file.

In a second aspect, the present application provides a method for producing an animation, including: adding an animation material including an image material and a sound material; receiving a first setting instruction and designing a preset action in an action template according to the first setting instruction; Receive a second setting instruction, and set prompt information according to the second setting instruction. The prompt information is used to prompt the user to provide an animation image material; and an animation file is generated according to the animation material, the action template, and the prompt information.

In a third aspect, the present application provides an animation display device, including: an output module for outputting prompt information contained in the animation file during the process of playing the animation file, and the prompt information is used to prompt the user to provide an animation image material; Module for obtaining animated image material and obtaining animated image based on the animated image material; matching module for matching and obtaining a target action template corresponding to the animated image in the animation file; an action module for controlling the animated image based on the target action template Take action.

In some possible implementation manners, the action module is specifically configured to: use the handle node in the target action template as the handle node of the animation image; and according to the preset action of the handle node in the target action template, control the handle node of the animation image in accordance with the preset Set action to action.

In some possible implementations, the matching module is specifically used to: use the specified action template in the animation file as the target action template corresponding to the animation image; or, the matching module is specifically used to: obtain the image characteristics of the animation image; compare the animations separately The image feature of the image and the image feature of the subject in each action template in the animation file; the action template corresponding to the image feature of the subject that matches the image feature of the animation image is used as the target action template.

In some possible implementation manners, the acquisition module is specifically used to: obtain the planar image features of the animated image material; convert the three-dimensional image features of the animated image material according to the planar image characteristics of the animated image material; based on the three-dimensional image characteristics of the animated image material To get a three-dimensional animated image.

In some possible implementation manners, the animation display device further includes an atlas generating module, configured to select at least one frame of an image in an animation of an animation file displayed with an animation image to perform an action to form an image set.

In some possible implementation manners, the animation display device further includes a file generation module, which is used to: add an animation material, the animation material includes an image material and a sound material; receive a first setting instruction, and design an action according to the first setting instruction A preset action in a template; receiving a second setting instruction and setting prompt information according to the second setting instruction; generating an animation file according to the animation material, the action template, and the prompt information.

In a fourth aspect, the present application provides an animation production device, including: a material adding module for adding an animation material, the animation material includes an image material and a sound material; a first setting module for receiving a first setting instruction according to the first A setting instruction, designing a preset action in an action template; a second setting module for receiving the second setting instruction, setting prompt information according to the second setting instruction, the prompt information is used to prompt a user to provide an animation image material; a file generation module , Used to generate animation files based on animation materials, action templates and prompt information.

The present application provides a method and device for displaying an animation. During the process of playing an animation file, an animation image material provided by a user can be obtained, and the animation image obtained according to the animation image material provided by the user is substituted into the animation file being played In the displayed animation, the animation image corresponding to the animation image material provided by the user is involved in the displayed animation. As a result, the user's participation in the displayed animation is improved, and the user's interaction with the displayed animation is enhanced.

This application provides a method and a device for producing an animation. An animation file is generated by using an added animation material, an action template obtained according to a first setting instruction, and prompt information obtained according to a second setting instruction. Therefore, when the animation file is played, the user can be prompted to provide an animation image material. As a result, the animation image corresponding to the animation image material provided by the user participates in the displayed animation, which improves the user's participation in the animation and also enhances the interaction between the user and the animation.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The following description of specific embodiments of the present application can be better understood from the following description of the accompanying drawings, in which the same or similar reference numerals represent the same or similar features.

FIG. 1 is a flowchart of an animation display method according to an embodiment of the present application;

2 is a schematic diagram of a handle node of an animated image according to an embodiment of the present application;

3 is a flowchart of an animation display method in another embodiment of the present application;

4 is a schematic structural diagram of an animation display device according to an embodiment of the present application;

5 is a schematic structural diagram of an animation display device according to another embodiment of the present application;

6 is a schematic structural diagram of an animation display device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

7 is a schematic structural diagram of an animation production device according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of an animation production device provided in an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed ways

Features and exemplary embodiments of various aspects of the present application will be described in detail below. In the following detailed description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present application. However, it is obvious to those skilled in the art that the present application can be implemented without the need for some of these specific details. The following description of the embodiments is merely for providing a better understanding of the present application by showing an example of the present application. This application is by no means limited to any specific configuration and algorithm proposed below, but covers any modification, replacement, and improvement of elements, components, and algorithms without departing from the spirit of this application. In the drawings and the following description, well-known structures and techniques are not shown in order to avoid unnecessarily obscuring the present application.

The embodiments of the present application provide an animation display method and device, which can be applied to a human-computer interaction scene. For example, in the scene where children or teenagers use the learning machine, the animation image created by the children or teenagers can be introduced into the story scene or learning scene of the learning machine to enhance the interaction between the children or teenagers and the learning machine, thereby improving children. Or the interaction between the content of the story or the learning content in the learning machine and the teenagers, so as to enhance the understanding effect of the content of the story or the learning content by the children or teenagers. Moreover, the interestingness of the displayed story content or learning content is improved, thereby increasing the interest of children or young people in the story content or learning content.

It should be noted that the animation display method and device provided in the embodiments of the present application can also be applied to other scenes that need to use animation to display content, which is not limited herein.

FIG. 1 is a flowchart of an animation display method according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG. 1, the animation display method may include steps S101 to S104.

In step S101, during the process of playing the animation file, the prompt information contained in the animation file is output.

The animation file may include pre-set scenes, text, sounds, characters, and other content. Play an animation file to show a storyline animation. Specifically, an animation with a plot can be displayed through an animation scene, text, sound, and prompt information. For example, playing an animation file shows an animation of a child going up the stairs.

When the animation file is being played, a prompt message is output. The prompt information is used to prompt the user to provide animated image material. Specifically, the prompt information may be text, graphics, sound, or video, which is not limited herein. For example, when the protagonist is about to appear in the animation shown in the animation file, the text "draw the protagonist" may prompt the user to provide an animated image. For another example, in the animation shown in the animation file, the outline of the animation image that needs to be provided by the user is displayed in the form of an image to prompt the user to provide the animation image. For another example, during the process of playing an animation file, a voice prompt message "Draw an Apple" is issued to prompt the user to provide an animation image of "Apple".

In one example, before playing the animation file, the animation display method may receive a loading instruction from the user, load the animation file selected by the user, and play the loaded animation file. For each animation file played, the interaction between the user and the animation displayed by the animation file can be implemented through steps S101 to S103.

In step S102, an animation image material is acquired, and an animation image is obtained according to the animation image material.

Among them, the animation image material is a material required to generate an animation image. In step S101, the manner in which the user provides the animation image material is not limited. For example, users can provide animated image materials through painting, hand-made, etc. Correspondingly, for different ways of providing animated image materials, different animated image materials can be obtained, and correspondingly, animated images can be obtained in different ways.

For example, the animated image material can be a flat graphic drawn by a user on an artboard, paper, or touch screen. Alternatively, the animated image material may be a three-dimensional graphic such as origami or clay sculpture. Specifically, the animation display device may obtain an animation image by using a planar graphic or a stereo image provided by a user through shooting, scanning, and the like.

It should be noted that the animation image may also be obtained by the animation display device according to the graphics obtained by shooting and scanning, which is not limited herein. For example, an unclosed line graphic obtained by scanning and scanning by the animation display device may be adjusted to a closed line graphic. For another example, the arc of the lines in the graphics obtained by the animation display device can be adjusted.

In step S103, the target action template corresponding to the animation image in the animation file is obtained by matching.

An animation file can include one or more action templates. The action template is used to specify the action trajectory of the subject making the action. The target action template is the action template corresponding to the animation image. You can set matching rules, and according to the matching rules, get the target action template corresponding to the animation image in the animation file. For example, if a certain action template is specified in the animation file, or if a certain action template is specified according to the user's selection instruction, the action template may be directly used as the target action template. For another example, if the animation file includes multiple action templates, the animation image may be compared with the multiple action templates to obtain a target action template matching the animation image.

In step S104, based on the target action template, the animated image is controlled to perform an action.

The animation image can be controlled to move according to the motion trajectory of the subject moving in the target action template, so that the animation image moves. In one example, the animation image may be bound to the target action template, and the animation image bound to the target action template may be driven, so as to control the animation image to perform an action corresponding to the motion trajectory of the subject in the target action template.

In some embodiments, there may be one or more scenes in the animation displayed by the animation file. The animation file can contain multiple prompt information, which can be output at different times, thereby prompting the user to provide multiple animation image materials for the animation, and introducing multiple animation images into the animation displayed by the animation file. In other words, the animation file may require the user to provide animated image material multiple times. In the process of playing the animation file and requiring the user to provide the animation image material multiple times, steps S101 to S104 may be repeatedly performed in cycles. Output prompt information at different time points of the same animation file and obtain the corresponding animation image. It enables users to interact with the animation displayed by the animation file multiple times and participate in all developments of the animation plot.

In the embodiment of the present application, during the process of playing an animation file, an animation image material provided by the user can be obtained, and the animation image obtained according to the animation image material provided by the user is substituted into the animation displayed by the animation file being played. Use the animation image corresponding to the animation image material provided by the user to participate in the displayed animation. As a result, the user's participation in the displayed animation is improved, and the user's interaction with the displayed animation is enhanced. On the basis of improving participation and interactivity, it also improves the fun of animation display.

In some embodiments, the above-mentioned step S102 may be specifically implemented as: obtaining the planar image features of the animated image material; converting the three-dimensional image features of the animated image material according to the planar image characteristics of the animated image material; based on the three-dimensional image characteristics of the animated image material To get a three-dimensional animated image.

Specifically, a conversion model of a planar graphic and a three-dimensional graphic (that is, a conversion model of a 2D graphic and a 3D graphic) may be set in advance. The transformation model is used to analyze the animated image material to obtain the flat image characteristics of the animated image material. Moreover, the transformation model is also used to obtain the stereoscopic image features corresponding to the planar image features based on the planar image features. The transformation model can output a three-dimensional animation image corresponding to the three-dimensional image feature according to the three-dimensional image feature.

In some examples, the transformation model can transform planar image features into stereo image features through algorithms such as rotation or padding. The planar image features may include contour features of the plane, area shape features of the plane, and the like. Correspondingly, the three-dimensional image features may include three-dimensional contour line features, three-dimensional volume shape features, and three-dimensional surface area shape features. The selection of planar image features and stereo image features is not limited herein.

In some embodiments, the above step S103 may be specifically implemented as: using the action template specified in the animation file as the target action template corresponding to the animation image.

Where an animation template includes an action template, the specified action template is the one in the animation file. When the animation file includes multiple action templates, the specified action template may be a certain action template specified by the animation display device by default, or a certain action template specified according to a user's selection instruction.

In other embodiments, the above step S103 may be specifically implemented as: obtaining the image features of the animation image; comparing the image features of the animation image with the image features of the subject in each action template in the animation file; matching the image features of the animation image The action template corresponding to the image feature of the subject is used as the target action template. The animation file includes multiple action templates.

Image features may include contour features, shape features, and attribute features, which are not limited herein. Contour features can be used to characterize contour fluctuations, etc. The object to which the contour belongs can be identified based on the contour characteristics. Shape features can be used to characterize shapes. According to the shape feature, the object to which the shape belongs can be identified. Attribute characteristics can be used to represent abstract objects. Images with different shapes and contours may have the same attributes. For example, for the images of dogs of different shapes and contours, their attribute characteristics are "dogs".

In the course of the animation development storyline shown in the animation file, the prompt information output by the animation display device can prompt the user to provide a type of animated image material, and is not limited to only an animated image material. For a type of animation image, the animation file can be configured with multiple action templates. Each action template can correspond to an animation image in a type of animation image.

In one example, the animation display device may output prompt information prompting the user to provide “swimming animals”, and then the user may provide an animation image material of any kind of animation image of the swimming animals. For "swimming animals", a plurality of action templates can be set in advance, and different action templates correspond to different animated images of swimming animals. The animation display device may analyze the animated image obtained from the animated image material of the swimming animal provided by the user, and obtain the image characteristics of the animated image of the animated image material of the swimming animal provided by the user. According to the obtained image feature, an action template corresponding to the image feature is found as a target action template among multiple action templates.

For example, the user draws an animated image of a fish. There are three action templates for fish, turtle and duck in the animation file. According to the contour features of the animated image obtained by the user's animated image of the fish, the contour features of the subject in the three action templates of the fish, the turtle and the duck can be compared respectively. The contour features of the subject in the action template of the turtle are compared to the contour features of the subject in the action template of the fish. Mismatch. That is, the contour features of the animated image obtained by the user-provided animated image material do not match the contour features of the subject in the action template of the turtle. In the same way, the contour features of the subject in the duck's action template are compared with the contour features of the subject in the fish's action template. Mismatch. That is, the contour features of the animated image obtained by the user-provided animated image material do not match the contour features of the subject in the duck action template. The contour features of the animated image obtained by the user-provided animated image material match the contour features of the subject in the action template of the fish. Therefore, the action template of the fish is selected as the target action template.

Or, the user draws an animated image material of the fish. There are three action templates for fish, turtle and duck in the animation file. Then, according to the attribute characteristics of the animated image obtained by the animated image material of the fish drawn by the user, it can be determined that the animated image obtained by the animated image material drawn by the user is an animated image of "fish". Then, among the three action templates of fish, turtle and duck, the action template of the fish that matches the animated image of "fish" is selected as the target action template. It should be noted that attribute characteristics can be obtained using artificial intelligence technologies, such as machine learning, evolutionary computing and other technologies.

In some embodiments, the above step S104 may be specifically implemented as: using the handle node in the target action template as the handle node of the animation image; and controlling the handle node of the animation image according to the preset action according to the preset action of the handle node in the target action template. Set action to action.

The body in the target action template has a handle node. The handle node may be an identification point for each part of the body. In one example, the joints of the subject, the center of the limb, or the endpoints of the limb in the target action template can be considered as handle nodes.

Among them, by changing the position of the handle node, the main body can be moved. The motion trajectory of the subject is preset in the target action template. Specifically, the motion trajectory of the handle node is set in the target action template in advance, thereby setting the motion trajectory of the subject.

Use the handle node in the target action template as the handle node of the animation image, and control the handle node of the animation image to perform the preset action of the handle node in the target action template to make the animation image be the same as the subject in the target action template Actions.

For example, FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a handle node of an animation image according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG. 2, the points A1 to A15 are all handle nodes of the animated image (humanoid). If you change the position of the handle node, the action of the corresponding animation image will also change. In multi-frame images, as the position of the handle node gradually changes, the animated image makes corresponding actions.

In some embodiments, at least one frame image is selected in the animation of the animation file display having the above animation image to perform an action to form an image set.

The image set can be used to generate an electronic picture book, an electronic storybook, and print as a picture book or storybook, which is not limited herein.

Specifically, one or more images in the animation displayed by the animation file having the animation image to perform the action may be selected according to a preset rule. For example, in the animation shown in the animation file with the above animation image, one frame image is selected every fifteen frame images.

It can also receive an image selection instruction, and select one or more images indicated by the image selection instruction. For example, the animation display device receives an instruction of dragging the time axis multiple times by the user through a mouse operation. The frame image that stays at the end of each drag is the frame image selected as the image set image.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of an animation display method in another embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG. 3, the animation display method includes steps S201 to S207.

In step S201, an animation material is added.

Among them, the animation material is used to generate an animation file. Animation material may include image material and sound material. The image materials may include scene images and non-user-provided animation images, etc., which are not limited herein. The sound material may include music and sound effects, and the like is not limited herein. It should be noted that the number and types of added animation materials are not limited herein.

In step 202, a first setting instruction is received, and a preset action in an action template is designed according to the first setting instruction.

The preset action in the action template in the animation file can be set through the first setting instruction. The first setting instruction may be input by a user or a manufacturer, which is not limited herein.

In one example, a sub-action database may be set in advance, and the sub-action database is used to store sub-actions. The first setting instruction may be used to select multiple partial actions in the partial action database, and arrange the selected multiple partial actions in a certain order. Multiple sub-actions are arranged in sequence to generate a preset action. Thereby, a preset action in the action template is set.

In another example, the first setting instruction may be used to set a position of each handle node of the subject in the action template in at least a part of the frame image in the animation file.

Specifically, the animation display device may set the position of the handle node in all frames of the image according to the first setting instruction.

Alternatively, the animation display device may set the position of the handle node in some frame images in all frame images according to the first setting instruction. It should be noted that the number of handle nodes to be set may be one or multiple, which is not limited herein. The setting can be achieved by dragging the handle node or inputting the position coordinates of the handle node, but the specific setting method is not limited here. The position of a handle node in a frame image between two frames of an image in which adjacent handle node positions are set may be automatically set. For example, if the animation file includes 100 frames of images, you can set the 1st frame image, the 10th frame image, the 20th frame image, the 30th frame image, the 40th frame image, the 50th frame image, the 60th frame image, and the 70th frame image. The position of the handle node in the image, the 80th frame image, the 90th frame image, and the 100th frame image. The positions of the handle nodes in the second frame image to the nineth frame image can be automatically set according to the change trend of the position of the handle node in the first frame image and the position of the handle node in the tenth frame image, so that the first frame image to the first The movement of the subject in the 10 frames is continuous. Similarly, the position of the handle node in the 11th to 19th images, the position of the handle node in the 21st to 29th images, the position of the handle node in the 31st to 39th images, the 41st The position of the handle node in the frame image to the 49th frame image, the position of the handle node in the 51st frame to the 59th frame image, the position of the handle node in the 61st frame to the 69th frame image, and the 71st frame to the 79th frame image The position of the handle node in the frame image, the position of the handle node in the 81st frame image to the 89th frame image, and the position of the handle node in the 91st frame to the 99th frame image can be automatically set, so that the subject's action in all frames coherent.

For example, it is expected that the animation shown in the animation file is a character walking from the shore to the turtle's back. In the process, the fish in the water is accompanied by swimming movements. Then, positions of handle nodes of characters, turtles, and fish in frame images at different time points corresponding to the time axis may be set to generate an animation file that can show the plot of a desired animation.

By setting the position of each handle node of the subject in the action template in part of the frame image in the animation file, the overall action of the subject in the action template is obtained, which reduces the workload of action design and improves the efficiency of action design.

In step S203, a second setting instruction is received, and prompt information is set according to the second setting instruction.

The second setting instruction is used to set an appearance position, an appearance time, and the like of the prompt information in the animation displayed by the animation file. The second setting instruction may be input by a user or a manufacturer, and is not limited herein.

In one example, the appearance time of the animated character in the animation displayed by the animation file may be queried in advance, and the animated character in the animation may be obtained by using the animated image obtained from the animated image material provided by the user. The second setting instruction can be used to set the appearance time of the animated character in the animation displayed by the animation file to output prompt information, and set the form of the prompt information to prompt the user to provide an animated image as an animated character. It should be noted that the number of the second setting instructions may be one or multiple, which is not limited herein.

For example, in the animation shown by the animation file, according to the development of the plot, animated characters of trees, rabbits, and radishes appear in turn at the 10th, 50th, and 1 minute and 20 seconds of the animation. Then, the second setting instruction can be set to output the prompt information at the 10th second of the animation playback, and the prompt information can be set to display the outline of the tree on the left side of the animation image. The second setting instruction can also be set to output a prompt message at the 50th second of the animation playback, and the prompt message can be set to be expressed as the text "Draw a bunny under the tree". The second setting instruction can also be set to output a prompt message at the first minute and 20 seconds of the animation playback, and the setting prompt message can be expressed as a voice prompt "prepare a carrot for the bunny".

In step S204, an animation file is generated according to the animation material, the action template, and the prompt information.

The animation display device can integrate the added animation material, the action template obtained through the first setting instruction, and the prompt information obtained through the second setting instruction to obtain an animation file. In order to make the animation file playable, it can show the animation with the plot and the user can participate in the interaction.

In step S205, during the process of playing the animation file, the prompt information contained in the animation file is output.

In step S206, an animation image is acquired, and a target action template corresponding to the animation image in the animation file is obtained by matching.

In step S207, based on the target action template, the animated image is controlled to operate.

It should be noted that, for descriptions of steps S205 to S207, reference may be made to related content of steps S101 to S103 in the foregoing embodiment, and related content of specific implementation of steps S101 to S103, and details are not described herein.

In the embodiment of the present application, an animation file having the above-mentioned elements (that is, an animation material, an action template, and prompt information) is generated by using an animation material, an action template and prompt information set according to a setting instruction. In the process of playing the animation file, the user can participate in the development of the animation of the animation file display, and improve the interaction between the user and the animation.

It should be noted that, steps S201 to S204 in the above embodiments may be used separately as a process step of an animation production method. That is, the embodiment of the present application further provides an animation production method, and the animation production method includes steps S201 to S204 in the foregoing embodiment.

For related descriptions of steps S201 to S204, refer to descriptions in the foregoing embodiments, and details are not described herein again.

The animation production method in the embodiment of the present application generates an animation file by using the added animation material, an action template obtained according to a first setting instruction, and prompt information obtained according to a second setting instruction. Therefore, when the animation file is played, the user can be prompted to provide an animation image material. As a result, the animation image corresponding to the animation image material provided by the user participates in the displayed animation, which improves the user's participation in the animation and also enhances the interaction between the user and the animation.

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of an animation display device according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG. 4, the animation display device 300 may include an output module 301, an acquisition module 302, a matching module 303, and an action module 304.

The output module 301 is configured to output the prompt information contained in the animation file during the process of playing the animation file.

The prompt information is used to prompt the user to provide an animation image material.

The obtaining module 302 is configured to obtain an animated image material, and obtain an animated image according to the animated image material.

The matching module 303 is configured to match and obtain a target action template corresponding to the animation image in the animation file.

An action module 304 is configured to control an animation image to perform actions based on a target action template.

In the embodiment of the present application, during the process of playing an animation file, the output module 301 can prompt the user to provide an animation image material. The acquisition module 302 obtains the animation image material provided by the user, and substitutes the animation image obtained according to the animation image material provided by the user into the animation displayed by the animation file being played through the matching module 303 and the action module 304, so that the animation image provided by the user The animation image corresponding to the material participates in the displayed animation. As a result, the user's participation in the displayed animation is improved, and the user's interaction with the displayed animation is enhanced. On the basis of improving participation and interactivity, it also improves the fun of animation display.

In one example, the above-mentioned obtaining module 302 may be specifically configured to obtain a planar image feature of the animated image material; and used to convert the three-dimensional image feature of the animated image material according to the planar image feature of the animated image material; and Features of the three-dimensional image of the animated image material to obtain a three-dimensional animated image.

In one example, the above-mentioned matching module 303 may be specifically configured to use the action template specified in the animation file as a target action template corresponding to the animation image.

In another example, the matching module 303 may be specifically configured to obtain the image features of the animation image; and, respectively, to compare the image features of the animation image with the image features of the subject in each action template in the animation file; and, An action template corresponding to the image feature of the subject matching the image feature of the animated image is used as the target action template.

In one example, the action module 304 is specifically configured to: use the handle node in the target action template as the handle node of the animation image; and control the handle of the animation image according to the preset action of the handle node in the target action template. Nodes act according to preset actions.

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of an animation display device in another embodiment of the present application. 5 is different from FIG. 4 in that the animation display device 300 shown in FIG. 5 further includes a file generating module 305 and an atlas generating module 306.

The file generating module 305 is configured to add an animation material including an image material and a sound material; and is configured to receive a first setting instruction and design a preset action in an action template according to the first setting instruction; and The second setting instruction sets prompt information according to the second setting instruction; and is used to generate an animation file according to the animation material, the action template, and the prompt information.

The atlas generating module 306 is configured to select at least one frame of an image in an animation of an animation file displayed with an animated image to form an image set.

For specific descriptions and beneficial effects of the foregoing animation display device, refer to related content of the animation display method in the foregoing embodiment, and details are not described herein again.

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of an animation display device provided in an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG. 6, the animation display device 400 may include a memory 401 and a processor 402.

The memory 401 may be used to store an animation file, an acquired animation image, and a program for implementing an animation display method.

The memory 401 may include a mass storage for data or instructions. By way of example and not limitation, the memory 401 may include an HDD, a floppy disk drive, a flash memory, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a magnetic tape, or a universal serial bus (USB) drive, or a combination of two or more of these. Where appropriate, the memory 401 may include removable or non-removable (or fixed) media. Where appropriate, the memory 401 may be internal or external to the animation display device 400. In a particular embodiment, the memory 401 is a non-volatile solid-state memory. In a particular embodiment, the memory 401 includes a read-only memory (ROM). Where appropriate, the ROM may be a mask-programmed ROM, a programmable ROM (PROM), an erasable PROM (EPROM), an electrically erasable PROM (EEPROM), an electrically rewritable ROM (EAROM), or a flash memory, or A combination of two or more of these.

The processor 402 runs the slave program corresponding to the program code by reading the program code stored in the memory 401, so as to execute the animation display method in the foregoing embodiment.

In one example, the above-mentioned processor 402 may include a central processing unit (CPU), or a specific integrated circuit (ASIC), or may be configured to implement one or more integrated circuits of the embodiments of the present application.

In one example, the animation display device may further include an input interface 403 and an output interface 404. The input interface can be connected to input components, for example, the input interface can be connected to input components such as a mouse, a keyboard, an artboard, a camera, and a scanner. The output interface can be connected to output components, for example, the output interface can be connected to output components such as monitors and speakers.

The memory 401, the processor 402, the input interface 403, and the output interface 404 may be connected to each other through a neutral line 405. The input device and the output device may also be connected to the bus 405 through an input interface 403 and an output interface 404, respectively.

The animation display device in the embodiment of the present application may be specifically implemented as a computer, a mobile phone, a tablet computer, or the like, which is not limited herein.

The embodiment of the present application further provides a storage medium, and a program is stored on the storage medium, and the program is executed by the processor to implement the animation display method provided by the embodiment of the present application.

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of an animation production device according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG. 7, the animation production device 500 may include a material adding module 501, a first setting module 502, a second setting module 503, and a file generating module 504.

The material adding module 501 is configured to add an animation material.

Animation material includes image material and sound material.

The first setting module 502 is configured to receive a first setting instruction and design a preset action in an action template according to the first setting instruction.

In some embodiments, the first setting instruction is used to set a position of each handle node of the subject in the action template in at least a part of the frame image in the animation file.

The second setting module 503 is configured to receive a second setting instruction and set prompt information according to the second setting instruction.

The prompt information is used to prompt the user to provide animated image material.

The file generating module 504 is configured to generate an animation file according to the animation material, the action template, and the prompt information.

The present application provides a device 500 for producing animation, a material adding module 501, a first setting module 502, a second setting module 503 and a file generating module 504 using the added animation material, an action template obtained according to a first setting instruction, and An animation file is generated according to the prompt information obtained by the second setting instruction. Therefore, when the animation file is played, the user can be prompted to provide an animation image material. As a result, the animation image corresponding to the animation image material provided by the user participates in the displayed animation, which improves the user's participation in the animation and also enhances the interaction between the user and the animation.

For a detailed description of the foregoing animation production device and a description of beneficial effects, reference may be made to related contents of the animation display method and the animation production method in the foregoing embodiments, and details are not described herein again.

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of an animation production device provided in an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG. 8, the animation production apparatus 600 may include a memory 601 and a processor 602.

The memory 601 may be used to store an animation file, an acquired animation image, and a program for implementing an animation production method.

The memory 601 may include a mass storage for data or instructions. By way of example and not limitation, the memory 601 may include an HDD, a floppy disk drive, a flash memory, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a magnetic tape or a universal serial bus (USB) drive, or a combination of two or more of these. Where appropriate, the memory 601 may include removable or non-removable (or fixed) media. Where appropriate, the memory 601 may be internal or external to the animation production apparatus 600. In a particular embodiment, the memory 601 is a non-volatile solid-state memory. In a particular embodiment, the memory 601 includes a read-only memory (ROM). Where appropriate, the ROM may be a mask-programmed ROM, a programmable ROM (PROM), an erasable PROM (EPROM), an electrically erasable PROM (EEPROM), an electrically rewritable ROM (EAROM), or a flash memory, or A combination of two or more of these.

The processor 602 runs the slave program corresponding to the program code by reading the program code stored in the memory 601, so as to execute the animation production method in the foregoing embodiment.

In one example, the above-mentioned processor 602 may include a central processing unit (CPU), or a specific integrated circuit (ASIC), or may be configured to implement one or more integrated circuits of the embodiments of the present application.

In one example, the animation production device may further include an input interface 603 and an output interface 604. The input interface can be connected to input components, for example, the input interface can be connected to input components such as a mouse, a keyboard, an artboard, a camera, and a scanner. The output interface can be connected to output components, for example, the output interface can be connected to output components such as monitors and speakers.

The memory 601, the processor 602, the input interface 603, and the output interface 604 can be connected to each other through a neutral line 605. The input device and the output device may also be connected to the bus 605 through an input interface 603 and an output interface 604, respectively.

The animation production equipment in the embodiment of the present application may be specifically implemented as a computer, a mobile phone, a tablet computer, or the like, which is not limited herein.

An embodiment of the present application further provides a storage medium, and a program is stored on the storage medium, and the program is executed by the processor to implement the animation production method provided by the embodiment of the present application.

The functional modules shown in the above structural block diagram can be implemented as hardware, software, firmware, or a combination thereof. When implemented in hardware, it may be, for example, an electronic circuit, an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), appropriate firmware, a plug-in, a function card, and the like. When implemented in software, the elements of this application are programs or code segments that are used to perform the required tasks. The program or code segment can be stored in a machine-readable medium, or transmitted on a transmission medium or a communication link through a data signal carried on a carrier wave. "Storage medium" may include any medium capable of storing or transmitting information. Examples of the storage medium include electronic circuits, semiconductor memory devices, ROM, flash memory, erasable ROM (EROM), floppy disks, CD-ROMs, optical disks, hard disks, fiber optic media, radio frequency (RF) links, and the like. The code segments can be downloaded via a computer network such as the Internet, an intranet, and the like.

It should be clear that each embodiment in this specification is described in a progressive manner, and the same or similar parts between the various embodiments may refer to each other. Each embodiment focuses on the differences from other embodiments Place. For the device embodiment, the device embodiment, and the storage medium embodiment, for related parts, refer to the description of the method embodiment. The application is not limited to the specific steps and structures described above and illustrated in the drawings. Those skilled in the art can make various changes, modifications, and additions, or change the order between the steps after comprehending the spirit of the present application. And, for the sake of brevity, detailed descriptions of known method technologies are omitted here.

Claims

An animation display method includes:

Outputting prompt information contained in the animation file during the process of playing the animation file, the prompt information is used to prompt the user to provide an animation image material;

Obtaining the animation image material, and obtaining an animation image according to the animation image material;

Matching to obtain a target action template corresponding to the animation image in the animation file;

Based on the target action template, the animation image is controlled to perform an action.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the controlling the animated image to perform an action based on the target action template comprises:

Using the handle node in the target action template as the handle node of the animation image;

Controlling the handle node of the animated image to perform an action according to the preset action of the handle node in the target action template.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the matching to obtain a target action template corresponding to the animation image in the animation file comprises:

Using the action template specified in the animation file as a target action template corresponding to the animation image;

or,

Acquiring the image features of the animated image; comparing the image features of the animated image with the image features of the subject in each action template in the animation file, the animation file including multiple action templates; The action template corresponding to the image feature of the subject whose image feature matches is used as the target action template.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the obtaining an animated image based on the animated image material comprises:

Obtaining a planar image feature of the animated image material;

Converting the three-dimensional image features of the animated image material according to the planar image characteristics of the animated image material;

A three-dimensional animation image is obtained based on the three-dimensional image characteristics of the animation image material.
The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

In the animation displayed by the animation file having the animation image to perform an action, at least one frame image is selected to form an image set.
The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

Adding animation material, which includes image material and sound material;

Receiving a first setting instruction, and designing a preset action in an action template according to the first setting instruction;

Receiving a second setting instruction, and setting the prompt information according to the second setting instruction;

Generating the animation file according to the animation material, the action template, and the prompt information.
The method according to claim 6, wherein the first setting instruction is used to set a position of each handle node of a subject in an action template in at least a part of a frame image in the animation file.
An animation production method includes:

Adding animation material, which includes image material and sound material;

Receiving a first setting instruction, and designing a preset action in an action template according to the first setting instruction;

Receiving a second setting instruction, and setting prompt information according to the second setting instruction, where the prompt information is used to prompt a user to provide an animation image material;

An animation file is generated according to the animation material, the action template, and the prompt information.
The method according to claim 8, wherein the first setting instruction is used to set a position of each handle node of a subject in an action template in at least a part of a frame image in the animation file.
An animation display device includes:

An output module, configured to output prompt information contained in the animation file during the process of playing the animation file, and the prompt information is used to prompt the user to provide an animation image material;

An obtaining module, configured to obtain the animated image material, and obtain an animated image according to the animated image material;

A matching module, configured to match to obtain a target action template corresponding to the animation image in the animation file;

An action module is configured to control the animation image to perform actions based on the target action template.
The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the action module is specifically configured to:

Using the handle node in the target action template as the handle node of the animation image;

Controlling the handle node of the animated image to perform an action according to the preset action of the handle node in the target action template.
The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the matching module is specifically configured to: use a specified action template in the animation file as a target action template corresponding to the animation image;

or,

The matching module is specifically configured to: obtain the image characteristics of the animated image; compare the image characteristics of the animated image with the image characteristics of the subject in each action template in the animation file; The action template corresponding to the image feature of the feature-matched subject is used as the target action template.
The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the obtaining module is specifically configured to:

Obtaining a planar image feature of the animated image material;

Converting the three-dimensional image features of the animated image material according to the planar image characteristics of the animated image material;

A three-dimensional animation image is obtained based on the three-dimensional image characteristics of the animation image material.
The apparatus according to claim 10, further comprising:

The atlas generating module is configured to select at least one frame image in an animation of the animation file display having the animation image to perform an action to form an image set.
The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the apparatus further comprises a file generating module, the file generating module is configured to:

Adding animation material, which includes image material and sound material;

Receiving a first setting instruction, and designing a preset action in an action template according to the first setting instruction;

Receiving a second setting instruction, and setting the prompt information according to the second setting instruction;

Generating the animation file according to the animation material, the action template, and the prompt information.
The apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the first setting instruction is used to set a position of each handle node of a subject in an action template in at least a part of a frame image in the animation file.
An animation production device includes:

A material adding module for adding an animation material, which includes an image material and a sound material;

A first setting module, configured to receive a first setting instruction, and design a preset action in an action template according to the first setting instruction;

A second setting module, configured to receive a second setting instruction, and set prompt information according to the second setting instruction, where the prompt information is used to prompt a user to provide an animation image material;

A file generating module is configured to generate an animation file according to the animation material, the action template, and the prompt information.
The apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the first setting instruction is used to set a position of each handle node of a subject in an action template in at least a part of a frame image in the animation file.