Patent ID: 8212920

Claim:
A method of image processing for conversion of an image in a sequence of images, comprising the steps of: associating each respective pixel of an image or a part of the image with a respective motion value indicative of a degree of inter-image motion for that pixel; adjusting the motion value of each respective pixel based upon the motion value of a single first pixel found within a first region of a first predetermined size substantially centred upon each said respective pixel, said single first pixel being that single pixel whose associated motion value is indicative of a greatest motion of any pixel in the first region; and then adjusting the motion value of each respective pixel based upon the motion value of a single secondary pixel that lies within a second region of a second predetermined size substantially centred upon each said respective pixel, said single secondary pixel being that single pixel whose associated motion value is indicative of a least motion of any pixel in the second region, wherein the first region is different from the second region; and then selecting contributions from a first conversion process and/or a second conversion process for each respective pixel dependant upon its respective associated adjusted motion value.