1. Visual Blending using 2D Morphing SK Semwal J Ohya* I Semwal B Bikker University of Colorado, Colorado Springs *ATR, Japan

2. Visual Surrealism 1917 by Guillaume Apollinaire 1917 by Guillaume Apollinaire Dream like quality Dream like quality Super realism writing, verbally or any other means of thought Super realism writing, verbally or any other means of thought Extends to animation Extends to animation

3. Introduction Images indistinguishable from reality: Images indistinguishable from reality: Nadia Thanlmann (human forms) Nadia Thanlmann (human forms) Badler (Human forms) Badler (Human forms) Many examples from movies and films Many examples from movies and films

4. Motivation 2D Morphing 2D Morphing Surrealism evident in Morphing (Willow) Surrealism evident in Morphing (Willow) Field Morphing technique Field Morphing technique

6. Extensions from Field Morphing Multiple segments define an area which remains constant Multiple segments define an area which remains constant Polygonal extents provides consistent morphing with ghosting reduction Polygonal extents provides consistent morphing with ghosting reduction

8. Results Precise timing can be achieve Precise timing can be achieve Smoothing introduces “lag” Smoothing introduces “lag”

11. Summary Results are more realistic as we can control some immovable parts during morphing Results are more realistic as we can control some immovable parts during morphing Multiple line segments and their choice determine the quality of animation Multiple line segments and their choice determine the quality of animation

12. Future Work Defining the areas automatically Defining the areas automatically Extensions to 3D during motion capture Extensions to 3D during motion capture

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