Method and apparatus for providing virtual processing effects for wide-angle video images
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Abstract
A method and apparatus is disclosed for providing special effects for wide-angle video images. The special effects include replacing a selected portion of a wide-angle video image with a predetermined image or an associated portion of a video image captured in a subsequent frame. Other special effects include image intensity scaling for wide-angle video images.
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29. A method of processing video images, comprising:
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a) receiving first image data representing an immersive video of an environment, the immersive video having been captured with a video image capture system, the immersive video having a wide-angle field of view and a plurality of frames, wherein at least a portion of the image capture system obstructs an obstructed portion of the view of the environment and one or more frames includes an image of the obstructing portion of the image capture system; and
b) modifying one or more frames of the immersive video, the step of modifying comprising the step of replacing data representing the image of at least a portion of the image capture system with other image data representing an unobstructed view of at least said obstructed portion to produce a processed immersive video having an unobstructed immersive image. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A method of processing video images, comprising:
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a) receiving first image data representing an immersive video of an environment, the immersive video having been captured with a video image capture system, the immersive video having a wide-angle field of view and a plurality of frames, wherein at least a portion of the image capture system obstructs the view of the environment and one or more frames includes an image of the obstructing portion of the image capture system; and
b) modifying one or more frames of the immersive video, the step of modifying comprising the step of superimposing an image represented by other image data over the image of at least a portion of the image capture system to represent an unobstructed view of the environment.
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46. A method of processing video images, comprising:
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a) acquiring a plurality of video images of an environment, said video images having been captured by a video capture system, wherein at least one of said video images includes an image of at least a portion of said video capture system obstructing at least a portion of said environment, wherein said video images comprise a plurality of frames, at least two of said frames representing substantially contemporaneous images captured at substantially the same moment in time;
b) seaming together at least two of said substantially contemporaneous images to create a seamed immersive image of said environment at said moment in time, said seamed immersive image including an image of at least a portion of said video capture system obstructing at least a portion of said environment; and
c) modifying said seamed immersive image to represent an unobstructed immersive view of said environment.
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47. A method of processing video images, comprising:
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a) acquiring a plurality of video images of an environment, said video images having been captured by a video capture system, wherein at least one of said video images includes an obstructed image, said obstructed image comprising an image of at least a portion of said video capture system obstructing at least a portion of said environment, wherein said video images comprise a plurality of frames, at least two of said frames representing substantially contemporaneous images captured at substantially the same moment in time;
b) modifying at least one of said obstructed images to represent an unobstructed view of said environment; and
c) seaming together said substantially contemporaneous images to create a seamed immersive image of said environment at said moment in time.
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48. A method of processing video images, comprising:
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a) acquiring video image data representing an immersive view of an environment, said image data having been captured by a video capture system, wherein said immersive view includes an image of at least a portion of said image capture system obstructing at least a portion of said environment;
b) assembling said video image data into an immersive video; and
c) modifying image data representing said image of at least a portion of said image capture system to represent an unobstructed immersive view of said environment.
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