Patent ID: 8331697

Claim:
A method for integrating new images into video frames, said method comprising: physically attaching at least one designated pattern onto at least one-object, wherein each said designated pattern comprises a known geometrical pattern including a combination of shapes including a plurality of different colors; providing a video frame including at least one image of said object having the pattern attached thereto; identifying the location of the image of the object having the pattern attached thereto in the video frame at a post-production stage; identifying visual characteristics of the image of the object by identifying visual changes between the image of the pattern over the image of the object in the video frame, said visual changes are caused by combination of the following (i) changes in the size of the pattern image in relation to the original size thereof, (ii) shading characteristics of the object image having the pattern image thereover caused due to illumination conditions, and angular positioning of the object when the frame was captured and (iii) changes between the known colors of said known pattern and the colors in the identified pattern image; visually manipulating at least one new image, by adjusting visual characteristics of the new image according to said identified visual characteristics of said object image in said captured image; and integrating said manipulated new image in said captured image in the identified location of said pattern image, by replacing said pattern image with said manipulated new image, wherein said identification is enabled where the object is movable through digital video sequence; wherein said integration is performed by using a computerized unit in post-production.