Target-driven Smoke Animation

Highlights

Efficient, direct control of animated smoke as special effect Provides animators with precise control while eliminating need for high performance computation resources Generates smoke animations at low cost compared to flow simulation methods currently available Application in computer graphics animation and special effects tools Our Innovation

Target driven smoke animation works by either a) explicitly defining target states into which the smoke evolves; or b) by constraining the movement of the smoke within a certain predefined limit. This allows the animator to create complex fluid movements quickly and efficiently resulting in smoke that exhibits natural-looking, interesting smoke-like behavior.

Key Features

Affordable and cost-effective, eliminating the need for thermodynamic models Animator defines and controls evolving shape of the smoke Easy to adapt targets enabling flexibility in animation of smoke shape and size Quick to implement Development Milestones

Looking for partner for industrial trials

The Opportunity

Well-suited for various special effects animating smoke as a natural phenomenon, an effect that is a central component in contemporary computer games, training simulators, and animated films Overall digital imaging market valued at more than $258 billion in 2004, with 18.1% annual growth between 2004 and 2010

Type of Offer: Licensing



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