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A renderer allows for a flexible and temporally coherent ordering of strokes in the context of stroke-based animation. The relative order of the strokes is specified by the artist or inferred from geometric properties of the scene, such as occlusion, for each frame of a sequence, as a set of stroke pair-wise constraints. Using the received constraints, the strokes are partially ordered for each of the frames. Based on these partial orderings, for each frame, a permutation of the strokes is selected amongst the ones consistent with the frame's partial order, so as to globally improve the perceived temporal coherence of the animation. The sequence of frames can then, for instance, be rendered by ordering the strokes according to the selected set of permutations for the sequence of frames.
1. A method for making a stroke-based animation with temporal coherence, the method comprising:
receiving a plurality of constraints for each of a sequence of frames, each constraint defining an ordering for at least a pair of strokes in the associated frame;
creating a directed graph for each frame, each directed graph comprising a directed edge between pairs of overlapping strokes for which a constraint exists in the corresponding frame, each directed graph thereby defining a relative ordering for drawing at least some of the strokes in the corresponding frame;
merging the directed graphs for the sequence of frames to form a merged directed graph;
selecting a linear extension of the merged directed graph, the selecting optimizing, at least in part, the temporal coherence of the ordering of strokes for the sequence of frames; and
producing a sequence of ordered lists of strokes that is usable for rendering the animation and that corresponds to the sequence of frames, according to the ordering of strokes defined by the selected linear extension.
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removing any circuits in the graph to make the graph a directed acyclic graph.
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replacing the directed graph with a transitive reduction of the directed graph.
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10. A computer program product for making a stroke-based animation with temporal coherence, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer program code for performing the method comprising:
receiving a plurality of constraints for each of a sequence of frames, each constraint defining an ordering for at least a pair of strokes in the associated frame;
creating a directed graph for each frame, each directed graph comprising a directed edge between pairs of overlapping strokes for which a constraint exists in the corresponding frame, each directed graph thereby defining a relative ordering for drawing at least some of the strokes in the corresponding frame;
merging the directed graphs for the sequence of frames to form a merged directed graph;
selecting a linear extension of the merged directed graph, the selecting optimizing, at least in part, the temporal coherence of the ordering of strokes for the sequence of frames; and
producing a sequence of ordered lists of strokes that is usable for rendering the animation and that corresponds to the sequence of frames, according to the ordering of strokes defined by the selected linear extension.
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removing any circuits in the graph to make the graph a directed acyclic graph.
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replacing the directed graph with a transitive reduction of the directed graph.
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19. An animation product comprising a non-transitory machine-readable medium, the non-transitory machine-readable medium storing media data that when read by a video machine causes the video machine to produce a video stream for playback on a video display, the media data generated according to a process that comprises any one of the preceding method claims.
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/762,601, filed Jan. 27, 2006, which is incorporated by reference in its entirety.
This application is also related to U.S. application Ser. No. 11/668,449, to Stephane Grabli et al., entitled "Identification of Occlusions in Stroke-Based Rendering," filed Jan. 29, 2007, which is incorporated by reference in its entirety.
This invention relates generally to stroke-based animation, and in particular to ordering strokes in stroke-based animation to achieve temporal coherence between frames.
Non-photorealistic rendering is a subfield of computer graphics that offers additional variety in the looks afforded by computer generated animations. In this field, much time and effort have been spent researching algorithms to produce renderings that could imitate traditional media in a variety of artistic styles. Within non-photorealistic rendering, stroke-based rendering is a popular technique in which an image is created by the sequential drawing of atomic image-space discrete elements (the strokes). Painterly Rendering, for instance, is a well known example of stroke-based rendering where each stroke simulates a brush stroke and is rendered through, e.g., an oil painting media simulation. For example, impressionist paintings can be successfully imitated using this technique.
As opposed to photorealistic rendering, the drawing marks used for depiction in stroke-based rendering (e.g., brush strokes) are typically individually distinguishable in the final result. As a consequence, wherever strokes overlap, the order in which they are drawn visually influences the result. For instance, if Vp and Vq are two overlapping strokes, drawing Vp and then Vq would produce a different image than drawing Vq and then Vp.
Because the ordering of strokes is relevant, artists may wish to enforce some specific ordering constraints. These constraints may be motivated by geometric considerations, such as the occlusion within the underlying scene, or aesthetic considerations, such as layering (e.g., having strokes from a highlight layer being drawn on top of an ambient base layer's strokes). These constraints are generally dynamic in that they may change from frame to frame.
In addition to geometric and aesthetic considerations of the artist, the ordering of strokes in stroke-based animation is also relevant to achieving temporal coherence between frames. For example, if two consecutive frames have a different ordering of strokes, disturbing discrete visual events would result everywhere two overlapping strokes change order from one frame to the next. This can be described as a "popping" effect wherever the strokes change order between two frames. To avoid this effect, it is desirable to maximize the temporal coherence of the ordering of the set of strokes from frame to frame, while still respecting the other constraints for each frame. Indeed, for typical scene and viewing conditions, objects evolve smoothly in space and time, so a reasonable general coherence from frame to frame is expected.
In Meier's seminal paper, Barbara J. Meier, Painterly Rendering for Animation, Proc. of Computer Graphics, 1996, p. 477-484, a set of strokes is built from a three-dimensional scene and animated in time. To respect the geometric occlusions observed in the original scene, strokes are rendered from furthest to closest to the viewpoint, reducing the ordering problem to a simple depth-based sorting. This approach is cheap to compute and naturally respects the occlusion constraint, but it suffers from several drawbacks. For example, it enforces only one predefined constraint—the occlusion—and does not allow for the specification of any other constraint. In addition, it does not identify the pairs of strokes where this constraint is necessary, and as a result enforces it for all pairs of strokes, where another choice could lead to more visually pleasant results. Moreover, this approach is prone to structural artifacts that undesirably reveal the three-dimensional nature of the observed image. Finally, it fully pre-determines the temporal coherence of the algorithm in a way that is often far from optimal. For instance, in the case of a vertical plane viewed from a camera tilting vertically back and forth, the order of the strokes will evolve between a permutation and its reverse, although, since it is a convex surface, the order could remain the same at all time without violating any occlusion constraint.
Techniques are thus desired for ordering the strokes drawn in various frames for stroke-based animation to achieve temporal coherence between the frames, while being consistent with and respecting other geometric and aesthetic concerns for the animation.
To order the strokes for a sequence of frames in a stroke-based animation, a set of constraints that define the ordering of at least some of the strokes in at least some of the frames is received. Typically, these constraints are inputs from an artist creating the animation and may constrain the ordering of the strokes based on layers, occluding objects, or any other constraint that may be relevant to the animation. Using these specified constraints, the strokes are partially ordered for each of the frames. Based on these partial orderings, a temporally coherent set of permutations for the sequence of frames is selected, wherein the permutation selected for each frame is consistent with the partial ordering for its corresponding frame. The sequence of frames is then rendered by ordering the strokes according to the selected set of permutations for the sequence of frames.
In one embodiment, the ordering of strokes is solved as a graph problem, whereby directed graphs are used to determine the order for drawing strokes in the sequence of frames. A plurality of constraints are received (e.g., specified by an artist) for each of a sequence of frames in the animation, where each constraint defines an ordering for a pair of strokes in the associated frame. For each frame, a directed graph (e.g., the occlusion graph) is then created, where each directed graph comprises a directed edge between pairs of overlapping strokes for which a constraint exists in the corresponding frame. In this way, each directed graph defines a relative ordering for drawing at least some of the strokes in the corresponding frame. The directed graphs for the sequence of frames are then merged to form a merged directed graph, and a linear extension (i.e., a topological sort) of the merged directed graph is selected, based at least in part, on the temporal coherence of the ordering to strokes for the sequence of frames. The sequence of frames is then rendered according to the ordering of strokes defined by the selected linear extension.
In embodiments of the invention, the use of occlusion graphs for the strokes allows for representation of the pair-wise stroke order constraints for each frame while facilitating the identification of conflicting constraints. The graphs can be used to define for each frame an ordering that respects the specified constraints. According to various embodiments, the graphs can then be used to optimize or otherwise improve the frame-to-frame temporal coherence of the ordering of the strokes.
The figures depict various embodiments of the present invention for purposes of illustration only. One skilled in the art will readily recognize from the following discussion that alternative embodiments of the structures and methods illustrated herein may be employed without departing from the principles of the invention described herein.
Techniques described herein may be performed for stroke-based animation, a rendering technique that is well known in the art of computer graphics. In one type of stroke-based animation, two-dimensional brush strokes are built from a three-dimensional model according to any of a variety of known methods, such as Meier's approach referenced above. In Meier's approach, three-dimensional particles are generated on surfaces in a scene, and, for each particle, a two-dimensional stroke is built based on the particle's attributes (e.g., position, orientation, color, and the like). Each stroke can thus be associated with a three-dimensional point. It is noted, however, that the techniques described herein need not be restricted to animating three-dimensional scenes and can be used to generate stroke-based animations from two-dimensional images.
In stroke-based animation where a sequence of frames animates a set of brush strokes, a consistent ordering of strokes between consecutive frames provides temporal coherence and thus avoids undesirable effects in the resulting animation. Embodiments of the invention include techniques for determining an order for drawing the strokes in the sequence of frames to achieve a high degree of temporal coherence with consecutive frames while generally obeying the constraints introduced by the artist when creating the scene.
A process for selecting the ordering for the strokes in the frames is shown in
In one embodiment, the process is performed using graphs, and an example of this graph-oriented approach to solving the problem is illustrated in
A set of possible linear extensions for each poset is shown in the last column of
Determination of Constraints from Scene Information
In a typical rendering pipeline, the renderer receives scene information that describes the geometry of the three-dimensional objects being animated, information about various layers being painted (e.g., background, foreground, highlights), and various other settings and options that indicate how the renderer should generate the animated scene. From this scene information, the renderer can prepare a sequence of frames and generate brush strokes for each of the frames. In part, the renderer uses this scene information to determine whether particular brush strokes need to be drawn over other strokes. The relative ordering between brush strokes can be determined from the scene information or be provided explicitly as part of the scene information. When the relative ordering of two strokes is indicated by the scene information, the result is a constraint associated with a particular frame.
Each constraint defines a relative ordering for at least a pair of strokes in a particular frame. For example, a constraint may specify that a first stroke shall be drawn before a second stroke in a particular frame; therefore, if the strokes overlap, the second stroke will appear on top of the first. The constraint may thus be used to enforce a given ordering of the strokes drawn in each frame, which may be necessary for a proper depiction of a rendered image. Various embodiments allow for the flexible specification of ordering constraints between pairs of strokes. In one embodiment, two specific constraints are used: the occlusion constraint and the layer constraint. However, it can be appreciated that other types of ordering constraints may be used with the techniques described herein.
An occlusion constraint may be specified when it is determined that overlapping strokes should be drawn from furthest to closest. This may occur, for example, when two overlapping strokes belong to objects that have different depths in the three-dimensional model. Considering two brush strokes, Vp and Vq, respectively associated with the three-dimensional points P and Q, the occlusion constraint can be defined by:
Another type of constraint that may be used is a layer constraint. It is a common practice to realize a painting as the superimposition of several layers. For instance, a highlight layer is often drawn on top of a base ambient layer. Layer constraints allow the artist to enforce an ordering between overlapping strokes based on the layers to which the strokes belong. In one implementation, each stroke is associated with a layer index that indicates the layer to which the stroke belongs. Using the convention that layers of higher indices must be drawn on top of layers of lower indices, the layer constraint can be defined as follows:
Once the brush strokes are generated and positioned for each frame, the renderer decides the order in which to draw the brush strokes in each frame. Typically, some brush strokes in a frame must overlap other strokes following a specific order so that the image in the frame will appear correct. However, many of the brush strokes in a given frame are unconstrained, as their relative ordering makes no difference for the proper depiction of the frame. This partial ordering may change from frame to frame because the images depicted therein also change.
For each frame in an animation (i.e., a sequence of frames), a partially-ordered set of strokes is determined according to any relevant constraints. In one embodiment, the partial ordering of strokes for a particular frame is expressed as a directed graph. The relative ordering in the graph determines the order in which the corresponding strokes are drawn in the frame. The direction of the graph may be defined either way (from first to last drawn, or from last to first drawn), but the convention should be consistent among the frames.
In one embodiment, the renderer tests all pairs of overlapping strokes for occlusion constraints only, as described above. Whenever an occlusion is found between two strokes in a particular frame, an oriented edge is added to a directed graph for the corresponding frame from the occluding stroke to the occluded stroke. This results in a directed acyclic graph (DAG) for each frame that defines a partial order relation for the set of strokes, i.e., a poset. In this way, a poset may be generated for each frame in the sequence as a graph that constrains the ordering of at least some of the strokes associated with each frame. In another embodiment, a directed graph is built for each of the frames in the animation according to the layer constraint only.
It is noted that a graph built using either the layer constraint or the occlusion constraint (but not both) will be acyclic and will therefore define a partial order for the set of strokes in a given frame. But when both layer and occlusion constraints (or any other constraints that may conflict) are enforced, the resulting graph generally contains circuits (i.e., paths in the graph that form a loop) and thus does not define a partial order for the strokes since it is no longer acyclic.
However, the use of graphs provides mechanisms to determine whether the system is over-constrained and to identify the strokes responsible for each conflict. Because the purpose of the graphs is to define a partial order for the strokes, and because circuits are logically inconsistent with this purpose, all circuits should be removed from the graph for each frame. In one embodiment, a circuit is removed from a particular graph by identifying one or more strokes in the circuit and removing at least one of the strokes. Alternatively, a circuit can be removed by identifying one or more constraints that create a circuit and removing at least one of those constraints. Each of these alternatives is illustrated in
In one embodiment, strokes are removed rather than constraints. To perform this, an approximation algorithm is used based on knowledge of the ordering constraints that are enforced. This algorithm is fairly coherent in time and removes only nonessential strokes. The algorithm is based on the observation that by removing from the graph any stroke Vq verifying the following property:
This graph construction algorithm builds an edge for any pair of strokes verifying either the occlusion constraint or the layer constraint in a frame. However, where the rendering process is ultimately concerned only with a topological sort of that graph, it would be useless to build an edge Vp→Vq as soon as there exists another path from Vp to Vq. Therefore, the transitive reduction of the graph is used rather than the graph itself. The use of a transitive reduction of the graph instead of the graph itself is useful in certain computing contexts where limited resources would not allow for large graphs. In one embodiment, the transitive reduction for a given graph is computed while the graph is being built and each time a memory threshold is reached.
Choosing a Temporally Coherent Sequence of Permutations
With the partially ordered graphs built for each frame, a complete ordering, or permutation of the partial ordering, of the strokes is selected. To achieve temporal coherence, it is desirable to have a consistent ordering of the strokes in consecutive frames. Therefore, the permutations of strokes are selected to achieve a high degree of the temporal coherence for the sequence of frames, even if total temporal coherence (e.g., no "popping") is not possible. Various techniques may be used to optimize or increase the temporal coherence of the frames.
In the general case, a partial order as described above can lead to multiple linear extensions of the set of strokes, i.e., many different permutations. The smaller the number of constraints, the sparser the graph and the larger the number of possible linear extensions. This indeterminism signifies that the permutations obtained by independently sorting any two frames occlusion graph can be arbitrarily different, even if the two occlusion graphs are exactly the same. Doing so would therefore lead to a highly incoherent animation where visual popping due to order changes randomly happens throughout the image. Since typical animation uses smooth camera and objects motion, one can accept a reasonable amount of coherence from frame to frame and thus try to make, as much as possible, each frame's permutation the closest to the previous and next frame's ones.
Storing the poset of strokes as a graph allows the renderer to postpone the choice of the permutation to a stage where the cost of temporal coherence can be considered. In one embodiment, the renderer is configured to choose, for each frame f, one permutation lf among the possible ones, to minimize the maximum distance between any two consecutive frame permutations. Other minimizations or definitions for the optimal temporal coherence may be defined.
The distance between two permutations l1, l2 of the same set V can, for instance, be defined as the number of pairs of elements being in different order in the two permutations. The sequence-permutation-diameter of a sequence of permutations can be defined as the maximum distance between any two permutations of that sequence. In one embodiment, the temporal coherence goal is formulated as the following optimization problem: For a given distance between two permutations, find the sequence of permutations for the animation with the smallest sequence-permutation-diameter.
Trying to solve this problem using a brute-force approach would lead to a very computationally expensive algorithm. Indeed, generating the set L of all linear extensions of a poset is a constant amortized time algorithm (see Pruesse, G. and Ruskey, F. 1994. Generating Linear Extensions Fast. SIAM J. Comput. 23, 2 (April 1994), 373-386)—i.e., of complexity O(|L|)—and even counting the number of these extensions is #P-complete (see Brightwell, G. and Winkler, P. 1991. Counting linear extensions is #P-complete. In Proceedings of the Twenty-Third Annual ACM Symposium on theory of Computing (New Orleans, La., United States, May 5-8, 1991). STOC '91. ACM Press, New York, N.Y., 175-181).
One embodiment of the invention overcomes this complexity by leveraging the use of graphs to select each frame's best permutation. This can be performed by first building the union of the partially ordered graphs from all frames. Whenever two vertices (i.e., strokes) correspond to the same stroke but at two different frames, they are defined as mergeable. According to one embodiment of the invention, the renderer attempts to merge the highest number of mergeable vertices without creating any circuit. A circuit is a loop in the dependency of the graph, and in the present context a circuit is an inconsistency in the constraints. The result of this merging is a directed acyclic graph (DAG), which is a poset that expresses all the constraints applying to the set of strokes in the entire sequence of frames. Therefore, any single permutation defined by this poset can be used for all frames in the sequence. The same stroke can appear multiple times in the permutation through different vertices, which may happen if the stroke could not be merged at least for one pair of frames. In such a case, when rendering a given frame, vertices that do not belong to that frame may simply be ignored.
This approach is now described in more details. Let G1=(V,E1), G2=(V,E2), . . . Gn=(V,En) be a sequence of graphs representing different partial orders on the same set of elements V, and Li be the set of linear extensions defined by each Gi. A graph G=(V,E) can then be built such that E=E1∪E2∪ . . . ∪En. An example of such a union of graphs from three frames is illustrated in
If G is acyclic, then it is a partial ordered set and it defines a set of linear extensions L. It is observed that L=L1∩L2∩ . . . ∩Ln. As a result, any member of L represents a valid ordering for all Gi. Unfortunately, G is generally not acyclic, so the ordering cannot be expressed as a single linear extension for the whole sequence. However, this idea can be generalized to define an approach to obtain, in the general case, a sequence of linear extensions li such that
If V={v0, v1, . . . , vm} is the set of strokes, for each frame i the graph {tilde over (G)}i=({tilde over (V)}i,{tilde over (E)}i) is defined, with {tilde over (V)}i={v0 iv1 i, . . . vm i} such that each vertex vj i is now a couple vertex/frame number (vi,j) and {tilde over (E)}i={(vk i,vl i)/(vk,vl)εEi}. {tilde over (G)} is built as the union of the disjoint graphs {tilde over (G)}i. Initially, the set of linear extensions {tilde over (L)} defined by {tilde over (G)} is exactly equal to the Cartesian product {tilde over (L)}0×{tilde over (L)}1× . . . ×{tilde over (L)}n of the disjoint sets {tilde over (L)}i. {tilde over (G)} and {tilde over (L)}, the disjoint union of the graphs introduced in
If, in {tilde over (G)}, all vertices {vk i}k sharing the same stroke vi are merged, the result becomes the graph G described above. Since the goal is to produce an acyclic graph that can be used for the ordering, only two vertices vk i and vl i are merged if the merging does not create a circuit in {tilde over (G)}. Intuitively, each merge shrinks the dimension of the space {tilde over (L)}, bringing it closer to L and therefore reducing the sequence-permutation-diameter, as illustrated in
In one embodiment, this approach is implemented using the following "greedy algorithm":
for each frame i
Merge as many vertices as possible in {tilde over (G)}
Rather than trying to find the maximum number of vertices that can be merged without creating circuits, the renderer may instead merge all vertices and then try to find the minimal set of vertices to split so that all circuits are removed. This is equivalent to the problem of finding a minimal feedback vertex set, described above. Since this is an NP-complete problem, the renderer may use an approximation algorithm. In one embodiment, this approximation algorithm is based on the work by Demetrescu et al. (see Demetrescu, C. and Finocchi, I. 2003. Combinatorial algorithms for feedback problems in directed graphs. Inf. Process. Lett. 86, 3 (May. 2003), 129-136). The time complexity of this algorithm is O(|E|-|V|), and the approximation ratio is bounded by the length of the longest simple circuit of the graph.
Additional Optimizations
In one embodiment, the negative visual effects of any violation of temporal coherence are reduces by "hiding" them beneath other strokes as described below.
For each vertex of the merged graph, a lifetime is defined as the number of consecutive frames for which that vertex was merged. The vertices having longer lifetimes correspond to the most coherent strokes in the sequence of frames. In one embodiment, once the renderer has a unique directed acyclic graph for the whole sequence, rather than picking any permutation out of the ones defined by its topological sorting, the renderer attempts to select the permutation so that the shortest lifetime vertices are at the beginning of the permutation so that most of the popping due to their appearance or disappearance is hidden by foremost strokes. Indeed, by placing these vertices at the beginning, their corresponding strokes are drawn earlier and are thus more likely to be covered by other strokes. Selecting such a permutation is equivalent to finding the lexicographically smallest topological sorting of the partial order defined by the combined graph. In one embodiment, this is achieved by presorting the vertices by lifetime before their topological sorting (see A. V. Anisimov and D. E. Knuth. Inhomogeneous sorting. In International Journal of Parallel Programming, Springer Netherlands, Vol. 8, N. 4, August 1979).
The foregoing description of the embodiments of the invention has been presented for the purpose of illustration; it is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise forms disclosed. Persons skilled in the relevant art can appreciate that many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teachings.
Some portions of above description describe the embodiments of the invention in terms of algorithms and symbolic representations of operations on information. These algorithmic descriptions and representations are commonly used by those skilled in the data processing arts to convey the substance of their work effectively to others skilled in the art. These operations, while described functionally, computationally, or logically, are understood to be implemented by computer programs or equivalent electrical circuits, microcode, or the like. Furthermore, it has also proven convenient at times, to refer to these arrangements of operations as modules, without loss of generality. The described operations and their associated modules may be embodied in software, firmware, hardware, or any combinations thereof.
In addition, the terms used to describe various quantities, data values, and computations are understood to be associated with the appropriate physical quantities and are merely convenient labels applied to these quantities. Unless specifically stated otherwise as apparent from the following discussion, it is appreciated that throughout the description, discussions utilizing terms such as "processing" or "computing" or "calculating" or "determining" or the like, refer to the action and processes of a computer system or similar electronic computing device, which manipulates and transforms data represented as physical (electronic) quantities within the computer system memories or registers or other such information storage, transmission, or display devices.
Embodiments of the invention may also relate to an apparatus for performing the operations herein. This apparatus may be specially constructed for the required purposes, or it may comprise a general-purpose computing device selectively activated or reconfigured by a computer program stored in the computer. Such a computer program may be stored in a computer readable storage medium, such as, but not limited to, any type of disk including floppy disks, optical disks, CD-ROMs, magnetic-optical disks, read-only memories (ROMs), random access memories (RAMs), EPROMs, EEPROMs, magnetic or optical cards, application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), or any type of media suitable for storing electronic instructions, and each coupled to a computer system bus. Furthermore, the computers referred to in the specification may include a single processor or may be architectures employing multiple processor designs for increased computing capability.
Embodiments of the invention may also relate to a computer data signal embodied in a carrier wave, where the computer data signal includes any embodiment of a computer program product or other data combination described herein. The computer data signal is a product that is presented in a tangible medium and modulated or otherwise encoded in a carrier wave transmitted according to any suitable transmission method.
Embodiments of the invention may also relate to an animation product that comprises a machine-readable medium, where the machine-readable medium contains media data that is operable to cause a video machine to produce a video stream for playback on a video display. The media data stored on the machine-readable medium are produced using embodiments of the methods and processes described herein. The animation product may thus comprise any type of medium with the appropriate media data stored thereon that can be played on a video machine. Examples include DVDs that can be played on DVD players, storage devices that can provide media for playback on a computing device (including computers, cellular phones, and any other computing device capable of playing video), film onto which video images are placed for display using a projector system, and any other product suitable for display of the media data thereon in conjunction with a video machine for playing back the corresponding video stream.
The algorithms and displays presented herein are not inherently related to any particular computer or other apparatus. Various general-purpose systems may also be used with programs in accordance with the teachings herein, or it may prove convenient to construct more specialized apparatus to perform the required method steps. The required structure for a variety of these systems will appear from the description above. In addition, embodiments of the invention are not described with reference to any particular programming language. It is appreciated that a variety of programming languages may be used to implement various embodiments of the invention as described herein, and any references to specific languages are provided for disclosure of enablement and best mode of embodiments of the invention.
Finally, it should be noted that the language used in the specification has been principally selected for readability and instructional purposes, and it may not have been selected to delineate or circumscribe the inventive subject matter. Accordingly, the disclosure of the embodiments of the invention is intended to be illustrative, but not limiting, of the scope of the invention, which is set forth in the following claims.
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About a week ago I noticed a few of the "flowers" are crimped up and brown. What I am doing wrong. Is it just transplant shock, the fact it was root bound in the pot, or am I over/under watering...Any thoughts or suggestions?
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Not sure you did anything wrong. I suppose you mean that the newer fuzzy "flowers" basically didn't finish growing and open. Probably stress from being in a pot all summer, then being transplated. The plant may not be all that great to look at the rest of the year, but keep watering and it will probably be fine next year.
Oh thank you for answering! I had a feeling that it might be stress.
I've gardened for many years but these are my first (a grasses newbie for sure) and I'm pretty excited about planting them. I thought that the "flowers" were all opened already and assumed they had then clamped back up and browned because I was watering wrong.
It's fine if they don't look that great for the rest of the year, many other plants and trees are rough looking around here too.
I'll keep after them and look forward to new growth next year.
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The next is Viola that I bought at the Greenhouse
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A rose that Medo sent me last summer. She didn't know the name, so I've dubbed it "Michele's rose". :O)
Climbing roses. The one on the left was WHITE when I planted it 3 years ago. Last year it turned pink, and this year it's a burgundy color! How strange is that?
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Yea! It is Belle de Crecy. Isn't she gorgeous! I remember when I got my first bloom. I was amazed at the color. She fades to a pretty color too.
Your white rose died : ( Your climbing rose has turned into Dr. Huey. It is a much used root stock. It happens a lot. See the roses I sent you were small but started from cuttings so no matter what happens, like a bad freeze or getting whacked by a mower, the rose will come back as the rose I sent you. Purchased roses often come grafted onto a root stock, because it is a cheaper and quicker way to make a large sized rose for sale. More info then you wanted right, lol. So either you can keep the doctor, or rip him out and start new. Dr. Huey is a pretty rose, but mildews badly for some people, but healthy there is nothing wrong with him.
Here's a shot of mine(he came with my house) from last year.
The rose Medo sent you last year is a beaut too.
I love the tulip close up. It is cool pic. That is a really interesting coreopsis.
I like how the rose matches the background iris, very pretty. I've never seen that Night Zebra before! I have regular with the lighter blooms. Only buds here though.
Here's my tree peony first bloom opening with my hand so you can see the size. It is a no-name one I bought a few years ago. I lucked out in that it smells like a rose.
Remy~ I had wondered if that might be the case! LOL The first summer we lived in the house, my kids bought me some roses (the best they could afford, the $2 specials at Big Lots!). It is certainly the thought that counts, however...and I'll definitely be keeping it.
Here's a new iris for me this year. The tag says "Stippled Ripples", but it doesn't look like any other with that name that I've seen. It, to me, resembles "Bountiful Harvest". Does anyone have any ideas? (sorry for the huge picture, I tried to resize, but photobucket is being a goober this morning)
Diene~ Tulips are always pretty, thank you for sharing! :O)
Galium~ I love the honey gold, that is gorgeous!
Here is another picture of "Overnight Sensation". I thought it was very pretty how the color matured over the week.
Here's another of the red roses, too. It's amazing the difference a few days can make! They're going wild now!
"Mount Duckling" Asiatic lily
Dianthus "Cheddar Pink"
Mock Orange that is over 15 ft tall (close to 20!). I cut this to the ground 2 years ago, and it's come back with a vengence! The girls have a "camping" area underneath it...that would be why there is a blue sleeping bag in the left of the picture! :O)
Walking outside right now is heavenly! Between the roses, mock orange & honeysuckle...it smells wonderful! And the 70 degree weather is nice, too! :O)
Melissa, your mock orange is HUGE!!! Mine is only about 3-4' tall. But then we've been pruning ours every year, except last. I love your red roses climbing the side of your house. Your 'Overnight Sensation' rose has colored nicely! I wish I had more blooms to share!
Thank you Karen! That mock orange is part of the original landscaping done in the 50's! The entire hill behind our house was once landscaped beautifully, with flowering shrubs & spring bulbs.....*SIGH*...but over the last 25 years of no one caring for it, it's gone wild. We're slowly taking the hill back. LOL But it's a challenge. We've got over 200 forsythia still to take out! We took out that many this winter, and they are trying to come back. UGH, it's a battle. And rambling roses, honeysuckle & blackberry vines. Whew. :O)
I've got lots of blooms, but feel like I'm taking over the thread (LOL) so I'll limit myself to one today. :O)
"Chinese Treasure"
Diene's tulips are wonderful! Galium and Bunny, I love the irises! Remy's big pink peony is a beaut!
So much is in bloom now that I have not posted lately because I can't choose, but these are the most recent:
Salvia argentea
Climbing Rose, Polka
Oriental Poppy
Proboscidea louisianica
Proteus Clematis
Cranesbill Geranium
Pink Ballerina Gaura
Alana, I love your Rose and Poppy! Nikki, your Calla is so beautiful! Everyone's flowers are gorgeous this spring!
We are finally seeing some more blooms here! We had some high 70 degree days and the perennials are starting to wake up!
Great pics everyone!
It is of course the thought that counts : )
Mount Ducking is a pretty lily.
Good to see your bulbs in full bloom!
My first poppy opened yesterday! I have no pic yet though.
That Proboscidea louisianica is a neat looking flower. I've never seen it before.
That's a nice looking calla lily. It looks huge. I'm used to little ones in pots.
I love the clematis! I've got no blooms on any of mine yet.
Remy, Thanks! Proteus is the first one to put on the show. All the others are just getting buds on them. I can't wait to see them open up!
Mariann, Thank you! I love your Twice Thrilling Iris. Is it a rebloomer? I love the light blush coloring.
I took these pictures several days ago. Just now finding time to share them. Hopefully I can get some pictures of the salvia when it has more blossoms on it. I got it last year and love the color!
Salvia Black and Blue
My Peonies - I waited and waited for the buds to open and we got hot weather right when they did and I don't think the flowers last more than two days. They were beautiful when I had them though.
Many of you have gotten Korean Bellflower 'Elizabeth' from me when I trade. This is what it looks like in bloom. (At least that is how it was labeled when it came to me.)
Gaillardia 'Red Flame' (I think I remember this right)
I winter sowed these early in 2007 and this is the first year they have bloomed. I love them.
These next two are irises of some type - if anyone knows, please give me a suggestion. I think the first one is Caesar's Brother. The second is an unusually wide flower - at least 6 inches across. Any guesses?
Hopefully something new will be blooming soon.
Good Morning!
Jeanne, I love your Korean Bellflower and Peonies! Your salvia is so lovely too! I winter sowed some this year and just planted it out this week. I have the Coral Nymph Salvia. I hope it blooms as nicely as yours. I think the last iris is some type of Louisiana Iris. I just started seeing these this year when Trina was trying to id it. Then we saw some posts by Emily (I think) of hers from her garden.
Here is a picture of a few new blooms in my garden.
NOID Blue Iris that I received from my MIL last year.
This is my Caramel Heuchera with Bleeding Hearts at Sunset. I just love the way the light played on the leaves and the fuschia color of the hearts!
I love the picture with the bleeding hearts and heuchera. What a great blend of colors (and great photography.) Iris is very pretty, too. I loved mine this year. They decided to bloom for a change!
Maybe were in the same seed swap -LOL- I have Coral Nymph Salvia that I wintersowed! I'm almost sure it came from a swap. It germinated great and I planted lots of it in front of my shrubs. Still small, but one little plant has flowers on it already. I also have red salvia and white that I planted - no flowers on them yet. Salvia blooms all summer and into the fall here and not too many other plants keep going through our summer heat!
Jeanne, thank you! LOL, I think we may have been in the same seed swap then! No blooms on mine yet but plenty of foliage. I planted lots and lots of it in my new sunny bed. I hope it blooms for me as well as it does for you! Color through the fall sounds great! I've never grown them before so am very hopeful.
I love seeing everyone's gardens, especially the iris! Mine aren't blooming much this year, so I love seeing everyone else's! :O)
My roses are going crazy right now, every one of them is blooming it seems. My camera doesn't focus too well, so getting a closeup is very hard...and taking pictures of whites are impossible! LOL
Here is mini "Coffee Bean"
It's a gorgeous rust color with dark brown striping, difficult to see in the picture, because it looks very red.
I love the flowers, girls! Some of my fav.s:
the Climbing Rose 'Polka', 'Pink Ballerina' Gaura, Iris 'Twice Thrilling', Gaillardia 'Red Flame', Heuchera 'Caramel', and the Iris 'Root Beer'. Oh, who am I kidding, they are all fav.'s!!
Here is what is blooming for me
Bleeding Heart
Flax WS '07
Columbine NOID Ws '07
My Creeping Phlox
Amsonia WS '07
Dame's Rocket WS '07
Have a great day!
HI All! The only thing I can say is WOW!!! Ladies you have some great gardens.Guess I'll have to update my want list once again! LOL!!Thought I'd share a few of mine.
This is my very first Brugmansia to bloom.I was lucky enough to meet a fellow GW & she gave me many!
'Peacock Maiden' daylily
'Amplified' daylily
Pink Rose from Wal-Mart(Diego didn't chew them to the ground this year.YAY!!)
Fushia rose from Walmart too. Well worth the 3 dollars I paid for it!
That's it for now.
Later....April/ dirt_under_my_nails
WOW those are all so very beautiful!! i havent been out taking pics yet, we've been too busy transplanting!! LOL and planting. and talla has been pulling all the petals off of the very pink roses of mine, they smell so pretty!! along with the honeysuckle ahhhh i think i know what heaven will smell like!! and when the clover is in bloom, mmmmmmm. but then tabor (my son) mowes a little of the smell goes. thank goodness i still have the roses and honeysuckle. and grants rose. its "midnight owl" tomarrow i'll try to post. you have simply amazing flowers!!!
You have one of the color combinations I love in your garden! Those drifts of creeping phlox are just heavenly! Enjoyed seeing your amsonia, too. I bought one a few months ago and think I will really enjoy it.
April and Diene,
Your flowers are beauties, too, and I love the frog sitting on the bench and the cat - my cat is my gardening buddy - although sometimes he is a litte too in the way! LOL
I am going to start a new heading. I suspect this is getting slow to load for some people.
Karen, I am so excited seeing all of your blooms! Your gardens are beautiful! I love the little chreub with your bleeding hearts.
Diene, your iris are beautiful. I like your little frog too!
April, I love the roses and daylilies! Beautiful blooms!
Tracy-Iris 'Twice Thrilling' is a rebloomer. This is the first year it's bloomed for me.
Jeanne-I want the Korean Bellflower 'Elizabeth'....It is so pretty.
Karen-Your Phlox is putting on quite a show. I wish I had more sun to grow some.
I have 2 holding beds in my veggie garden and I keep forgetting to take pictures up there. If it's not raining to hard tomorrow I will.
nigra hollyhock i've been waiting on for 1 y
my daisy that comes up all the time :')) for talla's fairy's
five spot, LOve them
this is an midnight owl climber rose more of a purple!! smells heavenly!!
my rose, smells absolutely fragrant!! and especially next to the honeysuckle bush, now i know what heaven is smelling like!! that is what GOD put them here for.
honeysuckle vine, now this with my rose was up, ahhh the smell of heaven, i know why GOD has put these two on earth!! :'))
peony now this one is planted many in a circle, they like it this way, not a bunch in a filled circle, BUT a outlined circle. also talla has decided to have them near her fairies. that's just fine!! LOL they grow very well this year!! LOL
sweet william!! i love this plant!! its growing great now!! :'))
absolutely dunno but its in tabors medievil garden and looks kinda cool!! LOL
some snaps!! WOO HOO!!!
i know i should separate them but ya know, they look so good and i didn't want to mess them up!! LOL
so far this is what i have :')) Hugs Medo
My latest iris - can't remember its' name:
and this is a few of the other Iris that I have that are NOT going to bloom :( along with some Flax, a wave Petuna and Pedro
Out of over 200 iris - over 100 different ones, only 4 are blooming this year?????? Is anyone else having this problem? I fertilized last fall and early this spring like I always do. The leaves are very healthy and a nice green but no blooms....
The rocks to the left have Hibiscus tucked in between them and are growing well!! They actually came back for me :)
I'm glad Jeanne started a new post this one is getting hard to load because of all the great pics : )
That Twice Thrilling is unusual!
My peonies are getting ready to bloom and it is hot here now. I sure hope they don't disappear too quick.
That gaillardia is a pretty one!
Beautiful blue iris!
What is that daylily that is blooming so early for you?! I have a yellow one blooming now and all the rest of mine take awhile.
You have beautiful iris clumps.
Your creeping phlox sure is happy. It looks great!
I just love that Peacock Maiden.
I need to grow that 5 Spot. The flowers are so cute. You do have good looking Sweet William.
I don't have a clue about the iris. Hopefully they go crazy next year.
Your iris reminds me of Brown Lasso or a decendant there of.


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Winter 2005 Wellness Program Series Tuesday, March 15th 5:30 pm EMERGENCY PLANNING FOR HOME Are You Prepared? Michael Lane Manager, Environment, Health and Safety Department University of Michigan-Flint Emergency planning strategies Safe chemical use, storage & disposal Plans, Kits, Supplies & other resources "… being prepared and understanding what to do during an emergency reduces fear and anxiety… and losses that accompany disasters…" Federal Emergency Management Agency Homeland Security Advisory System & Recommendations… "All Hazards Approach…" EMERGENCY PLANNING STRATIGIES Types of emergencies "All Hazards Approach" fire, medical/poisoning, power outage, sever weather, threatening/suspicious person or activities, CBRNE/WMD Assess your risks and preparedness at home, in the car, special needs, ID high risk(s) Develop a plan evacuation route(s), medical first aid, phone numbers, nearest "safe meeting place", shelter area, medicine, supplies, insurance coverage/policies Build an emergency kit(s), assemble supplies, Get Trained! CPR/ AED & Medical First Aid training Practice the Plan, Improve the Plan, Practice it Again EMERGENCY PLANNING STRATIGIES Assessing Risks and Preparedness Home Walk-Thru "…looking at your home through new eyes…" "What if…?" FEMA = 12 steps; ARC = 5 steps Identify hazard area(s) workshops, chemical storage, isolated areas, emergency exits, phones, 2-3 story homes, pools, Identify special needs ~ elderly, young children, handicapped/disabled, neighbors too. Know the physical & health hazards Chemical labels, MSDSs Evaluate emergency supplies first aid kits, food/water supplies, generator, radio, batteries, medicines, response capabilities/training needed, survival for 5 days w/o power? Prioritize risks, action plan… EMERGENCY PLANNING STRATIGIES Make a Plan, Build a Kit, Get Trained! Elements of your home's emergency plan... Floor plan, evacuation routes, shelter area, safe location, delegate roles/jobs, pets and neighbors too Contents of an emergency kit… (3-5 days) Water (2-3 qts/ person/day), ready-to- eat food, "comfort food", high-energy/protein, vitamins, remember to rotate/refresh (6-8 months?) 1st aid – large kit for home, small kit in car, medicine Cloths, bedding, tools, Phone numbers, address book, insurance policies, etc. Additional Supplies… "grab and go" Be prepared to collect valuables, documents, prescriptions, etc Training for all families CPR/AED, first aid, Citizen Corp (FEMA/LEPC) Some Causes of Electrical Fires Fire Extinguisher Selection & Use Four recognized classes of fire you should be aware of when selecting an appropriate extinguisher: Class A fire (usually fueled by combustibles such as paper, cardboard, wood or cloth) use a WATER type extinguisher Class B fire (Flammable liquids, gasses and grease) use a CO2 or DRY CHEMICAL extinguisher Class C fire (energized electrical equipment) use a CO2 or DRY CHEMICAL extinguisher Class D fire (metals and metal hydrides) use a SPECIAL DRY POWDER extinguisher ABC extinguishers can be used on Class A, B, C fires Always check the label & gage before use. Remember the "PASS Method" when operating a fire extinguisher… Basic Steps in Using an Extinguisher "The PASS Method" PULL the pin. Remove the nozzle from its hook on the side of the extinguisher, hold it upright and AIM THE NOZZLE AT THE BASE OF THE FIRE. Do not aim the nozzle directly at the flames. Stand within 10 feet of the fire. Do not cause the fire to ignite other materials by blowing the fire w/ extinguisher SQUEEZE THE HANDLE together using short bursts. USE A SIDEWAYS SWEEPING MOTION, sweeping across the width & base of the fire, not up and down. Never fight a fire alone. As flames retreat, walk forward extinguishing the remaining flames until the fire is out. Always leave an escape path! Do not block yourself in!! Household Chemicals Selection use the least hazardous/toxic to get the job done… compare labels/MSDSs purchase only what you need/can use Storage Secure cool, well ventilated area, out of sunlight Separate incompatible materials Handling & Use use personal protective equip. ~ gloves, goggles, respirators, ear plugs… DO NOT MIX Chemicals. use in appropriate quantities, safe area, clean up after use Disposal or Recycling local/county household hazardous waste collections or "drop-offs" Donations if possible, talk with neighbors, church or community groups Teach kids through setting an example! Chemical Safety Some Examples: flammable/combustible, corrosive, oxidizer, compressed gas, explosive carcinogen, toxic, sensitizer, irritant, reproductive toxin, Label Warnings or EPA "signal words" Caution, Warning, and Danger. Danger is the strongest signal word… be extremely careful using this product. If it is used the wrong way, you could get very sick, cause injury/illness for a long time, go blind or even die. It could also explode if they get hot. Warning is less strong than Danger, but it still means that you could get really sick or become seriously hurt. Also identifies products that can easily catch fire. Caution shows that the product could hurt you, but it is less harmful than products with a danger or warning signal word. Caution is used on products that could irritate your skin, make you sick if you breathed the fumes, or cause serious injury to eyes. Adults vs. children exposure/poisoning result of chemical concentration, metabolism & body weight Acute (immediate) or chronic (long term) effects Container compatibility Household Hazardous Waste Disposal & Recycling Acceptable items: Household Chemicals: Ammonia cleaners, Air fresheners. Artist paints, Bleach, Brass, copper and silver polish, Chlorine cleaners, Old holiday decorations: artificial snow, glass frosting, Christmas bubble lights, Drain cleaner Nail polish and nail polish remove, Mothballs, Silica, Shoe polish, Stain removers, Tub and tile cleaners, Upholstery and carpet cleaner, Water repellants Household batteries: mercury, lithium, nickel cadmium, lead, silver oxide- no car batteries, please Automotive: Antifreeze, Brake fluid, Carburetor cleaner, Car polish and wax, Engine degreasers, Gasoline, Starter fluid, Transmission fluid, Oil filters Yard & Garden: Copper based algaecides, Fungicides, Garden moss killer, Insecticides, Insect repellant, Lime, Lye, Muriatic acid, Pool chemicals, Rodent killer, Home Improvement: Adhesives, Aerosol cans, Asphalt / roofing tar, Ballasts, Cutting oil, Driveway sealers, Hand cleaners, Halogen bulbs, HID lamps, Lacquers, Lubricating oils, Lighter fluid, Metal polish, Mercury vapor lamps, Silicones, Soot remover, creosote destroyer, Paint removers & thinners, Paint -- oil-based, Petroleum based solvents, Wood preservatives, Wood stain, Wood varnish Miscellaneous: Fluorescent lights, Photo chemicals, Mercury thermometers, Propane cylinders, Reactives, Unacceptable items: No Business or Industrial Waste, Medical Waste, Radioactive Waste Explosives, Ammunition, Flares, Firearms, Latex paint, Asbestos, Motor oil, Syringes/Needles, Smoke alarms, Radon detectors, Carbon monoxide detectors Unintentional Poisonings ~ 2001 National Safety Council – 2004 report Other Preparedness Planning Issues & Concerns Children and young teens… Individuals with disabilities… Severe or life threatening allergies… Pools… Bikes, other recreational activities… Power tools - LOTO Ladders Guns FIREARMS INCLUDES FIREARMS INJURIES IN OR ON HOME PREMISES—SUCH AS WHILE CLEANING OR PLAYING WITH GUNS. EXCLUDES DEATHS FROM EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS Helpful Products CO Monitors, Smoke detectors, Security lighting, motion detectors, alarms Second story escape ladders ANSI or NIOSH approved protective equipment Weather radio (w/ extra batteries) Generator Cell phone Health & Safety Resources Genesee County Health Dept: http://health.co.genesee.mi.us/ Michigan Dept. of Community Health: http://www.michigan.gov/mdch EPA: http://www.epa.gov/ EPA Concerned Citizens http://www.epa.gov/epahome/citizen.htm MDEQ; http://www.deq.state.mi.us/ FEMA: http://www.fema.gov/ , http://www.fema.gov/pdf/areyouready/areyouready_full.pdf American Red Cross : http://www.redcross.org/ ARC – Local Chapter http://www.redcross.org/where/search.asp Local Fire Department http://www.cityofflint.com/fire/fire.asp CDC: http://www.cdc.gov/ NIH: http://www.nih.gov/ WHO: http://www.who.int/en/ MSU Cooperative Extension Offices http://www.msue.msu.edu/home/ UM-Flint EHS Dept http://www.umflint.edu/resources/offices/environment_health_and_safety/index.php National Safety Council Home Safety Check http://www.epa.gov/epahome/citizen.htm NSC Homepage http://www.nsc.org/ THANK YOU
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