Bézier Curves for Camera Motion

Abstract This paper describes an attempt to address some of the deficiencies and infelicities associated with the use of piecewise Bézier segments when constructing a smooth path for a camera in a computer animation. In particular, techniques are presented for rotational interpolation, ensuring continuity where the time intervals between key-frames are variable and generating curve segments with higher-order continuity, for example, acceleration continuity.