10-2006-94 | Target-Driven Smoke Animation
Daniel Lischinski, HUJI, School of Computer Science and Engineering Raanan Fattal, HUJI, School of Computer Science and Engineering
Special effects and complex animations of smoke
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Categories
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Yissum
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Development Stage
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Prototype implementation of the software
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Patent Status
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U.S. patent Granted 7,479,963
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Market Size
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Overall digital imaging market will grow past $701 billion by 2010
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Highlights
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Efficient, direct control of animated smoke as special effect
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Provides animators with precise control while eliminating need for high performance computation resources
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Generates smoke animations at low cost compared to flow simulation methods currently available
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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
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Affordable and cost-effective, eliminating the need for thermodynamic models
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Animator defines and controls evolving shape of the smoke
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Easy to adapt targets enabling flexibility in animation of smoke shape and size
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Quick to implement
Development Milestones
Looking for partner for industrial trials
The Opportunity
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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
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Overall digital imaging market valued at more than $258 billion in 2004, with 18.1% annual growth between 2004 and 2010
Contact for more information:
Tamir Huberman  , Licensing Officer Computer Science & IT Director, +972-2-6586678
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