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INTERFACE is an integrated software implemented in Matlab© and created to speed-up the procedure for building an emotive/expressive talking head. Various processing tools, working on dynamic articulatory data physically extracted by an optotracking 3D movement analyzer called ELITE, were implemented to build the animation engine and also to create the correct WAV and FAP files needed for the animation. By the use of INTERFACE, LUCIA, our animated MPEG-4 talking face, can copy a real human by reproducing the movements of passive markers positioned on his face and recorded by an optoelectronic device, or can be directly driven by an emotional XML tagged input text, thus realizing a true audio/visual emotive/expressive synthesis. LUCIA's voice is based on an Italian version of FESTIVAL - MBROLA packages, modified for expressive/emotive synthesis by means of an appropriate APML/VSML tagged language.

INTERFACE toolkit: A new tool for building IVAs

Cosi P;Tesser F;Tisato;
2005

Abstract

INTERFACE is an integrated software implemented in Matlab© and created to speed-up the procedure for building an emotive/expressive talking head. Various processing tools, working on dynamic articulatory data physically extracted by an optotracking 3D movement analyzer called ELITE, were implemented to build the animation engine and also to create the correct WAV and FAP files needed for the animation. By the use of INTERFACE, LUCIA, our animated MPEG-4 talking face, can copy a real human by reproducing the movements of passive markers positioned on his face and recorded by an optoelectronic device, or can be directly driven by an emotional XML tagged input text, thus realizing a true audio/visual emotive/expressive synthesis. LUCIA's voice is based on an Italian version of FESTIVAL - MBROLA packages, modified for expressive/emotive synthesis by means of an appropriate APML/VSML tagged language.
2005
Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie della Cognizione - ISTC
Inglese
Panayiotopoulos, T; Gratch, J; Aylett, R; Ballin, D; Olivier, P; Rist, T
Intelligent Virtual Agents, 5th International Working Conference, IVA 2005
IVA 2005, 5th International Working Confernece on Intelligent Virtural Agents
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87
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http://www.springerlink.com/content/9h1gm2lc78r9n62h/
Springer-Verlag
Berlin
GERMANIA
Sì, ma tipo non specificato
12-14, Settembre 2005
Kos, GREECE
INTERFACE
IVA
Talking Heads
Printed Proceedings ISSN: 0302-9743 ISBN: 3-540-28738-8ISBN: 3-540-28738-8 Author(s): Cosi, P (Cosi, P); Drioli, C (Drioli, C); Tesser, F (Tesser, F); Tisato, G (Tisato, G) Editor(s): Panayiotopoulos, T; Gratch, J; Aylett, R; Ballin, D; Olivier, P; Rist, T Source: INTELLIGENT VIRTUAL AGENTS, PROCEEDINGS Book Series: LECTURE NOTES IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Volume: 3661 Pages: 75-87 Published: 2005 Times Cited: 0 (from Web of Science) Cited References: 17 [ view related records ] Citation MapCitation Map Conference: 5th International Working Confernece on Intelligent Virtural Agents Location: Kos, GREECE Date: SEP 12-14, 2005 Sponsor(s): Univ Piraeus Res Ctr; AgentLink; Hellen Artificial Intelligence Soc; Medicon SA; Focus Magazine Abstract: INTERFACE is an integrated software implemented in Matlab (c) and created to speed-up the procedure for building an emotive/expressive talking head. Various processing tools, working on dynamic articulatory data physically extracted by an optotracking 3D movement analyzer called ELITE, were implemented to build the animation engine and also to create the correct WAV and FAP files needed for the animation. By the use of INTERFACE, LUCIA, our animated MPEG-4 talking face, can copy a real human by reproducing the movements of passive markers positioned on his face and recorded by an opto-electronic device, or can be directly driven by an emotional XML tagged input text, thus realizing a true audio/visual emotive/expressive synthesis. LUCIA's voice is based on an Italian version of FESTIVAL - MBROLA packages, modified for expressive/emotive synthesis by means of an appropriate APML/VSML tagged language. Accession Number: WOS:000232267200007 Document Type: Article; Proceedings Paper Language: English Reprint Address: Cosi, P (reprint author), CNR, Ist Sci & Tecnol Cognizione, Sezione Padova Fonetica & Dialettol, Via G Anginoni 10, I-35121 Padua, Italy Addresses: 1. CNR, Ist Sci & Tecnol Cognizione, Sezione Padova Fonetica & Dialettol, I-35121 Padua, Italy E-mail Address: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Publisher: SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN, HEIDELBERGER PLATZ 3, D-14197 BERLIN, GERMANY Web of Science Category: Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence Subject Category: Computer Science IDS Number: BDA48 ISSN: 0302-9743 ISBN: 3-540-28738-8
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