Patents Assigned to Warner Bros. Animation
  • Method for 2-D animation
    Patent number: 7239314
    Abstract: A method for approximating the lighting of a 2-dimensional image that is to be incorporated into a live-action scene using an image processing tool. The 2-dimensional image has an interior defined by an edge. The method includes: approximating a plurality of edge normal vectors along the edge of the image, approximating a plurality of interior normal vectors across the interior of the image, and rendering the image based on the plurality of edge normal vectors and the plurality of interior normal vectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Warner Bros. Animation
    Inventor: Scott F. Johnston