The SpeechWriting system was invented by Stefan Wöhrmann (refer to the partial bibliography of his work and to volume 4 of this series). He integrated it in animations. SpeechWriting may be used in animation. Several base frames are required for mouth configuration. A frame with a neutral mouth is required. The amount of visible syllables combined with the amount of hand configuration or displacement determines the minimal number of frames required. We assume that 4 syllables are pronounced per second and that some may not be readable on lips. Articulation is superposed with SignWriting. Care must be taken to not overlap articulation with a neutral mouth, the eyes or the nose. Hand shapes close to the head should remain clearly displayed, if not in all frames, at least in some frame to be read. For static SignWriting with articulation, the size of the frames will contain the largest amount of faces with mouth to carry the intended message. Mundbilder in GebärdenSchrift (articulatory movement writing) We will use the German word and sign for Strauß (Ostrich in German) to compare the SpeechAnimating modes. Officially, the sign is written as follow in Jacobsen, Birgit (2007) Das Gebardenbuch Das kleine 1x1 der Gebardensprache. Band 2. Hamburg, Geermany. The SignWriting uses Stefan SpeechWriting system representing the visemes (Mundbild) that can Wöhrmann’s be read on lips. The SignWriting is completed with a sequence of phoneme symbols (Mundbildschrift) matching a phonetic character. t r a s ʃ ʊ Depending on the purpose of the animation, several sub-sets of those symbols may be animated.
The SpeechWriting system was invented by Stefan Wöhrmann (refer to the partial bibliography of his work and to volume 4 of this series). He integrated it in animations. SpeechWriting may be used in animation. Several base frames are required for mouth configuration. A frame with a neutral mouth is required. The amount of visible syllables combined with the amount of hand configuration or displacement determines the minimal number of frames required. We assume that 4 syllables are pronounced per second and that some may not be readable on lips. Articulation is superposed with SignWriting. Care must be taken to not overlap articulation with a neutral mouth, the eyes or the nose. Hand shapes close to the head should remain clearly displayed, if not in all frames, at least in some frame to be read. For static SignWriting with articulation, the size of the frames will contain the largest amount of faces with mouth to carry the intended message. Mundbilder in GebärdenSchrift (articulatory movement writing) We will use the German word and sign for Strauß (Ostrich in German) to compare the SpeechAnimating modes. Officially, the sign is written as follow in Jacobsen, Birgit (2007) Das Gebardenbuch Das kleine 1x1 der Gebardensprache. Band 2. Hamburg, Geermany. The SignWriting uses Stefan Wöhrmann’s SpeechWriting system representing the visemes (Mundbild) that can be read on lips. The SignWriting is completed with a sequence of phoneme symbols (Mundbildschrift) matching a phonetic character. ʃ t r a ʊ s Depending on the purpose of the animation, several sub-sets of those symbols may be animated.
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