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Published online 19 August 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news040816-11

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Computer turns life into cartoons

Highlighting key figures makes animation from video.

Ever fancied becoming a cartoon character? New animation software can turn digital videos into smoothly animated cartoons.

Computer scientist Michael Cohen, of Microsoft research in Redmond, Washington, honed the prototype on a video of his daughter, Lena.

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