Our goal is to synthesize realistic facial animation. To achieve the goal, we research on advanced face modeling, facial motion analysis/capture, model deformation and realistic rendering.

This research project is to tackle problems in character motion synthesis (from motion transition, motion blending, motion adjustment, to motion compression). We're also interested in motion effects on characters' appearance.

This project focuses on rapid and accurate 3D scene reconstruction, modeling complex objects (e.g. plants) and advanced modeling interfaces.

• Automatic tracking more than 300 facial markers with detection/rectification of false trajectories.
• Efficient tracking on a regular PC (300 markers at 9.2fps on Pentium4 PC)
  

(* with demo video, instruction and executable program download)

• An accurate algorithm for reconstruction of planar mirrors' structures and markers' 3D positions.
• Semi-automatic facial motion tracking (50 markers).
  

(* with demo video)

• low-bit-rate requirement.
• 6Kbps including animation and voice.

(* with on-line demo plug-ins)