Extracting photographic images from video
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1. A method of generating photographs from a video, the method comprising:
- identifying segments of the video for which frame-to-frame background motion is less than a threshold; and
for each of the segments, combining video frames in the segment to generate a photograph representative of the segment.
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Abstract
Generating photographs from a video. Segments of the video for which frame-to-frame background motion is less than a threshold are identified. For each of the segments, video frames in the segment are combined to generate a photograph representative of the segment.
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1. A method of generating photographs from a video, the method comprising:
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identifying segments of the video for which frame-to-frame background motion is less than a threshold; and
for each of the segments, combining video frames in the segment to generate a photograph representative of the segment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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receiving a video from a customer on a machine-readable medium;
processing the video to generate a set of photographs in return for a fee. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21)
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17. An apparatus for generating photographs from a video, the apparatus comprising:
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a scene change estimator to identify segments of the video for which frame-to-frame background motion is less than a threshold; and
a still image constructor to combine video frames in the segment to generate a photograph representative of the segment.
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18. An apparatus for generating photographs from a video, the apparatus comprising:
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means for identifying segments of the video for which frame-to-frame background motion is less than a threshold; and
means for combining video frames in the segment to generate a photograph representative of the segment.
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19. An article of manufacture including one or more computer-readable media that embody a program of instructions for generating photographs from a video, wherein the program of instructions, when executed by a processing unit, causes the processing unit to:
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identify segments of the video for which frame-to-frame background motion is less than a threshold; and
for each of the segments, combine video frames in the segment to generate a photograph representative of the segment.
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