Computer readable medium for modifying an animation wire frame

1. A device, comprising a processor, for processing an animation wireframe, the device comprising:

a first module configured to control the processor to scale the animation wireframe in a first direction based on a plurality of distances between feature pairs of a plurality of features within a shape surface; and

a second module configured to control the processor to adjust, in a second direction, a location of a first animation-wireframe point to correspond to a first point on the shape surface.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the second module configured to adjust performs the adjusting for a plurality of animation-wireframe points corresponding to points on the shape surface within a plane in the second direction.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first module further:

obtains a primary point within the depth map corresponding to a first feature within the plurality of features;

obtains an alignment line in the first direction based on the primary point;

obtains a plurality of secondary points within the depth map corresponding to features within the plurality of features that lie along the alignment line; and

calculates a plurality of scaling factors based on the plurality of distances between feature pairs from the plurality of features.

4. The device of claim 3 , wherein the first module obtains the primary point manually.

5. The device of claim 3 , wherein the first module obtains the plurality of secondary points manually.

6. The device of claim 3 , wherein:

a first secondary point from the plurality of secondary points corresponds to a lower edge of a forehead,

a second secondary point from the plurality of secondary points corresponds to a bridge of the nose,

a third secondary point from the plurality of secondary points corresponds to a bottom of the nose,

a fourth secondary point from the plurality of secondary points corresponds to an upper lip,

a fifth secondary point from the plurality of secondary points corresponds to a mouth opening, and

a sixth secondary point from the plurality of secondary points corresponds to a lower lip.

7. The device of claim 1 , wherein the second module further:

defining a scaling line connecting the first animation-wireframe point and an origin point, the scaling line being within a plane in the second direction;

determining a first shape surface point as the intersection of the scaling line and the shape surface; and

adjusting the location of the first animation-wireframe point to coincide with the first shape surface point.

8. The device of claim 1 , wherein the second module further:

selects a tertiary point within the depth map that defines a cut-off plane in the first direction, the cut-off plane in the first direction intersecting with a plane in the second direction to define a limit of the plane in the second direction.

9. The device of claim 8 , wherein the second module further selects the tertiary point manually.

10. The device of claim 8 , wherein the second module further:

defines a first scaling line connecting the first animation-wireframe point and an origin point, the first scaling line being within a plane in the second direction;

determines the first shape surface point as the intersection of the first scaling line and the shape surface;

selects a second animation wireframe point within the plane in the second direction;

defines a second scaling line connecting the second animation-wireframe point and the origin point, the second scaling line being within the plane in the second direction;

determines the second shape surface point as the intersection of the second scaling line and the shape surface; and

adjusts the location of the second animation wireframe point to correspond to the second shape surface point.

11. The device of claim 10 , wherein the location of the first animation wireframe point and the second animation wireframe point are adjusted so that L w ′/L w substantially equals L R ′/L R , where:

L w ′ is the length of a first line connecting the first animation wireframe point and the second animation wireframe point along the animation wireframe within the plane in the second direction,

L w is the length of a second line along the animation wireframe within the plane in the second direction, the second line being between the limit of the plane in the second direction and a first intersection point where the animation wireframe within the plane in the second direction intersects a perpendicular line containing the origin point and being perpendicular from the limit of the plane in the second direction,

L R ′ is the length of a third line connecting the first shape-surface point and the second shape-surface point along the shape surface within the plane in the second direction, and

L R is the length of a fourth line along the shape surface within the plane in the second direction, the fourth line being between the limit of the plane in the second direction and a second intersection point where the shape surface within the plane in the second intersects the perpendicular line.

12. The device of claim 1 , wherein the device further receives instructions providing texture mapping to the animation wireframe based on color data corresponding a depth map.

13. The device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further comprise:

obtaining an alignment point within the color data corresponding to an object within the animation wireframe that substantially moves during animation; and

matching the alignment point with a corresponding point within the animation wireframe.

14. The device of claim 1 , wherein the device receives instructions comprising:

providing texture mapping to the wireframe and a frame based on color data corresponding to a 2D representation.

15. The device of claim 1 , wherein the second module is configured to adjust in a second direction for a plurality of animation-wireframe points corresponding to points in a depth map within a plane in the second direction.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions for a computing device to process an animation wireframe, the instructions comprising:

scaling the animation wireframe in a first direction based on a plurality of distances between feature pairs of a plurality of features within a shape surface; and

adjusting, in a second direction, a location of a first animation-wireframe point to correspond to a first point on the shape surface.

17. A method for modifying an animation wireframe, the method comprising:

scaling, via a processor, the animation wireframe in a first direction based on a plurality of distances between feature pairs of a plurality of features within a shape surface; and

adjusting, in a second direction, a location of a first animation-wireframe point to correspond to a first point on the shape surface.