Patent ID: 7667767
Filing Date: 2010-02-23
Classification: G06T,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for performing stop-motion animation capture comprising: (a) embedding phosphor within or on a surface of a moldable material; (b) forming a stop-motion object from the moldable material to create a first orientation of the stop motion object, the first orientation having a first phosphor pattern; (c) exposing the stop-motion object to a light source; (d) turning the light source off; (e) capturing an image of the first phosphor pattern with a plurality of cameras (“dark image”); (f) turning the light source on; (g) capturing an image of the stop-motion object in the first orientation with the light source on with a plurality of cameras (“lit image”); (h) adjusting the moldable material to create a new orientation of the stop motion object, the new orientation having a new phosphor pattern; (i) turning the light source off; (j) capturing a dark image of the new phosphor pattern with a plurality of cameras; (k) turning the light source on; (l) capturing a lit image of the stop-motion object in the new orientation with the light source on with a plurality of cameras; and (m) continuing to perform steps (h) through (l) until the stop-motion animation capture is complete, resulting in a sequence of dark images and corresponding lit images; (n) processing the sequence of dark images with a data processing system to generate data representing a three-dimensional surface of the stop-motion object: and (o) processing the sequence of lit images with the data processing system to mare textured surfaces from the lit images onto the three-dimensional surfaces collected from the corresponding sequence of dark images, resulting in textured, three-dimensional surfaces available for playback.