Patent ID: 8655152
Filing Date: 2014-02-18
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for converting a foreign film into a native language, comprising: a. for every segment of an original recording having a speaking line and associated facial expressions recorded at a specific perspective view of an original actor in the foreign film: b. overlaying and comparing one of the segments of the original recording containing the speaking line with a corresponding segment of the matched-angle video recording of the voice over actor to create an exposure sheet to determine a viseme position for the native language audio recording; c. checking the exposure sheet with a waveform of the native language audio recording to map out the native language visemes of the native language audio recording, wherein the exposure sheet comprises a frame number and a native language phoneme; d. creating a still frame of the original speaking actor at rest that is a neutral face position of the original actor while the original actor is not speaking or emoting; e. choosing a best methodology to change original visemes of the original speaking actor, the best methodology selected from the group consisting of a 2D technique and a 3D technique, wherein f. executing work to change a mouth position of the original actor to match the voice over actor reciting the speaking line to create a modified original speaking actor; g. performing quality control for an overall look, feel, and accuracy of a conversion to the native language, wherein special attention is given to a blending of any newly created elements with the original actor's face, the newly created elements selected from the group consisting of colors, shadows, light, motion blur, focus, grain, and noise; h. comparing a resulting facial imagery of the modified original speaking actor and the voice over actor by compositing a picture-in-picture of the recorded video of the voice over actor to determine accuracy of the conversion; and i. audio mixing to replace a voice track of the original actor with a voice track of the voice over actor, and integrate the voice over actor's voice into an audio track for the original recording.