Patent ID: 6995793

Claim:
A method for converting a sequence of motion images, captured by an image capture system, into a sequence of modified motion images providing the previewed appearance of motion images captured by the same capture system and subsequently rendered in a post-processing stage as a user choice to simulate an available look, said method comprising the steps of: capturing a sequence of motion images using a full resolution image sensor system, resulting in a captured sequence of full resolution unprocessed image signals corresponding to the motion images; directing the captured sequence of full resolution unprocessed image signals to a first path for recording; recording the full resolution unprocessed image signals; providing the recorded full resolution unprocessed image signals to a post-production process where the images will be subsequently rendered in a post-processing stage to simulate a particular look; sampling, in real time on a second path, the full resolution unprocessed image to provide a sub-sampled image; displaying the sub-sampled image as a sequence of modified images for previewing of possible post-production image processing choices; and, applying, within the image capture system, one or more image processing algorithms to the unprocessed image signals to simulate one or more available looks that can be rendered in the post-processing stage, while using the sub-sampled image as a real time preview feedback, thereby resulting in a processed sub-sampled image of a post-production processing choice for the captured sequence of motion images.