Patent ID: 6724386
Filing Date: 2004-04-20
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
A process for altering images in frames of a recorded scene, the recorded scene comprising a plurality of frames, the process comprising:converting at least one 2-D point or feature within a first frame to a set of 3-D coordinates; designating at least one set of 3-D coordinates within the first frame as a target point; logging 3-D variations in the recorded scene from the first frame to a second frame; outputting a plurality of sets of 3-D coordinates corresponding to the 3-D variations in the recorded scene; converting the outputted plurality of sets of 3-D coordinates into a first plurality of 2-D points or features corresponding to 2-D variations in the target point from the first frame to the second frame; and inputting the first plurality of 2-D points or features into a compositing application; wherein the compositing application automatically locates and alters the target point in the first and second frames using the first plurality of 2-D points or features.