Dialog-driven video-realistic image-based eye animation [Elektronische Ressource] / Axel Weißenfeld

Dialog drivenVideo realisticImage basedEyeAnimationVonderFakultätfürElektrotechnikundInformatikderGottfriedWilhelmLeibnizUniversitätHannoverzurErlangungdesakademischenGradesDoktor IngenieurgenehmigteDissertationvonDipl. Ing. AxelWeißenfeldgeb.am3. August1976inLangenhagen20101. Referent: Prof. Dr. Ing. J.Ostermann2. Prof. Dr. rer. nat. V.BlanzTagderPromotion: 29.10.2010iiiAcknowledgementsManypeoplehavecontributedtothemakingofthisbook. FirstofallIwouldliketothankmywifeforherincrediblepatience,encouragementandgreatsuggestions. ThankstoherI managed to finalize this book. Lots of thanks also to my family and friends for theirconstantsupport.I would like to express my gratitude to Professor Dr. Ing. J. Ostermann for being mysupervisor,forhisinvaluablesupportandthegivenopportunitytobeapartofhisresearchteam. IwouldliketothankProfessorDr. rer. nat. V.Blanzforwillinglyagreeingtoserveon my committee. A great motivation for my research was to work with Kang Liu. Notonly did I have some fruitful discussions about facial animations, he also introduced metotheChineseculture.As a scholarship holder of the "Stiftung der Deutschen Wirtschaft", I would like tothank the endowment for the financial support of my scientific work.