“Swoop: Animating Characters Along a Path” by Lin, Swan, Walker, Lam and Arietta
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- Production & Animation
Title:
- Swoop: Animating Characters Along a Path
Session/Category Title: Advances in Animation Tools
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Abstract:
Swoop is a tool that allows artists to easily animate motion along a trajectory. It provides an intuitive interface for users to author and edit a Swoop curve, bind one or more objects to that Swoop curve, and easily animate the timing, spacing, twist, and offset of the bound objects.