Eric VATIKIOTIS-BATESON, Takaaki KURATATE, Mark TIEDE and Hani YEHIA
Kinematics-Based Synthesis of Realistic Talking Faces
Abstract:A new method is described for animating talking faces that are both cosmetically and communicatively realistic. The animations can be driven directly from a small set of time-varying positions measured on the face at the video field rate or at lower rates by interpolating key frame configurations derived by via point analysis. This method of animation provides distinct benefits for both industrial and behavioral research applications, because the kinematic control parameters are easily obtained and are highly correlated with the measurable acoustic and neuromuscular events associated with speech production.