Optimal automatic capture of facial movements and expressions in video sequences

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13795154

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Computerized methods for creating tracks of locations across frames of a video corresponding to a facial feature of a human. A set of feature location hypotheses is generated, as applied to images derived from the sequence of frames representing images of the human. Each hypothesis is refined, and a first set of confidence measures is associated with each hypothesis. A second set of confidence measures is associated with interframe transition, and a cost function that is a combination of hypotheses and transition confidence measures is minimized. A set of tracks is generated, characterizing each of a plurality of facial features within each frame of the sequence of frames. Performance analysis data may further be derived in a performance driven animation production pipeline, based on the generated tracks.

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IMAGE METRICS LIMITED26TH FLOOR CITY TOWER PICADILLY PLAZA MANCHESTER M1 4BE

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De, La Gorce Martin Manchester, GB 8 7
Rogers, Michael Manchester, GB 35 336
Tosas, Martin Manchester, GB 2 34
Walker, Kevin Sheffield, GB 44 813
Williams, Tomos G Rhuthun, GB 5 154

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