Patent ID: 8692940

Claim:
A method for producing a blended video sequence that combines a still image and a video image sequence including a plurality of video frames, comprising: a) designating a first face in the still image, b) designating a remaining portion of the still image excluding the first face to be a first background; c) designating a second face in the video image sequence; d) using a data processor to automatically detect a series of video frames in the video image sequence containing the second face; e) using a data processor to automatically identify a video frame in the detected series of video frames suitable for transitioning from the first face into the second face; f) designating a remaining portion of the identified video frame excluding the second face to be a second background; g) using a data processor to automatically produce a transition image sequence where the first face transitions into the second face, and the first background transitions into the second background; h) producing the blended video sequence by concatenating: a plurality of video frames formed from the still image; the transition image sequence; and a plurality of video frames from the video image sequence starting from the identified video frame; and i) storing the blended video sequence in a processor accessible memory.