Patent ID: 7400351
Filing Date: 2008-07-15
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A system that facilitates storing video, comprising: a component that receives a motion parameter and a computer environment parameter; an analyzer component that determines a step characteristic associated with a source image and a motion request, wherein the motion request is a zoom-out; and a step image component that determines a maximum step image size and a number of step images, based upon the motion parameter and the computer environment parameter, and creates corresponding step images based at least in part upon the step characteristic such that the video can be rendered using step images rather than the source image and still maintain full fidelity; wherein the step characteristic is at least the maximum step image size and the number of step images, and the maximum step image size is defined as a threshold based at least in part upon desired video frame rate and processor capability; and wherein the analyzer component determines the number of step images with wherein n wherein w max step is a maximum width of step image and w v is a video width.