Patent ID: 6449009
Filing Date: 2002-09-10
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
A method for transferring images from cinematographic film to video media using a telecine machine which is associated with a digital storage device and with a modification device to modify image data during transfer to video media, comprising the steps of:a) an operator selecting a first sequence of frames on the film; b) scanning the frames in the first sequence in the telecine machine to produce digital image data corresponding to the frames in the first sequence and supplying the digital image data to the digital storage device associated with the telecine machine; c) supplying the digital image data corresponding to the frames in the first sequence from the digital storage device to a remote video editing terminal; d) displaying visual representations of the digital image data corresponding to the frames in the first sequence on a monitor associated with the remote video editing terminal; e) the operator viewing the visual representations on the monitor and making decisions as to modifications to make to the images whilst being transferred from the cinematographic film to the video media, and creating modification data corresponding to the decisions in the remote video editing terminal; f) the remote video editing terminal recording the modification data, g) whereby whilst the operator views the visual representations of the frames in the first sequence and makes the modification decisions, and the modification data is created and recorded, the telecine machine is made available for frames of a further sequence to be scanned and for digital image data relating to the frames of the further sequence to be supplied to the digital storage device associated with the telecine machine; h) transmitting the modification data concerning the frames in the first sequence to the modification device to modify the image data during transfer to video media, i) scanning the frames in the first sequence again in the telecine machine and supplying digital image data to the modification device to modify the image data, where the digital image data is modified in accordance with the modification data; and j) creating video media in accordance with the modified image data.