System and method to simulate film or other imaging media

• US 20060239586A1
• Filed: 04/20/2006
• Published: 10/26/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: 54 Essential Systems LLC
• Original Assignee: Craig Mowry Productions Incorporated
• Inventors: Mowry, Craig
• Application Number:
  US11/408,389
• Publication Number:
  US 20060239586A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 382/278
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 17/48 adapted for combination with other photographic or optical apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 19/18 Motion-picture cameras with non-intermittently running film G03B41/02
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/41 Flat as opposed to hierarchical combination, e.g. library of tapes or discs, CD changer, or groups of record carriers that together store one title
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/80 Indexing information stored in optical or magnetic or other strip attached to cassette or disc, e.g. barcodes attached to a recording medium
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/031 Electronic editing of digitised analogue information signals, e.g. audio or video signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/00 Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/262 Studio circuits, e.g. for mixing, switching-over, change of character of image, other special effects ; Cameras specially adapted for the electronic generation of special effects

Abstract

In one embodiment, the present invention includes a media simulation system that provides at least one lens operable to optically relay a single visual scene, and a first visual medium and a second visual medium. The first imaging medium and the second imaging medium are each operable to capture and store respective images of the single visual scene. Further, the respective images stored on the first imaging medium are correlated with the respective images stored on the second imaging medium. Also provide is a data management program operable on a computing device to selectively apply aspects of the respective images stored on the first imaging medium to modify corresponding aspects of the respective images stored on the second imaging medium.

Claims

1. A media simulation system, the system comprising:

at least one lens operable to optically relay a single visual scene;

a first visual medium and a second visual medium, wherein the first imaging medium and the second imaging medium are each operable to capture and store respective images of the single visual scene, wherein the respective images stored on the first imaging medium are correlated with the respective images stored on the second imaging medium; and

a data management program operable on a computing device to selectively apply aspects of the respective images stored on the first imaging medium to modify corresponding aspects of the respective images stored on the second imaging medium.

2. The media simulation system of claim 1, wherein the respective images stored on the first imaging medium are correlated with the respective images stored on the second imaging medium in relation to non-visual data.

3. The media simulation system of claim 1, wherein the first imaging medium includes a magnetic recording medium.

4. The media simulation system of claim 3, wherein the magnetic recording medium stores data related to time code data recorded on the second imaging medium.

5. The media simulation system of claim 3, wherein the magnetic recording medium is provided separately from the image recording medium.

6. The media simulation system of claim 2, wherein the non-visual data is stored as a visual data element recorded within the first visual medium.

7. The media simulation system of claim 6, wherein the visual data aspect is a readable data code or a bar code.

8. The media simulation system of claim 1, wherein the first imaging medium is photographic film.

9. The media simulation system of claim 1, wherein the first imaging medium has first data prerecorded onto thereon, and further wherein the second imaging medium is provided with recordable data during image capture that is stored thereon that relates to the first data on the first imaging medium.

10. The media simulation system of claim 2, wherein the non-visual data comprises a data code.

11. The media simulation system of claim 1, wherein the first imaging medium is motion picture film, and the second imaging medium is operable as a digital capture and store system.

12. The media simulation system of claim 1, wherein first imaging medium and the second imaging medium, when recording visual information, do not record the same number of visuals over a period of time.

13. The media simulation system of claim 1, wherein first imaging medium and the second imaging medium have the same number of visuals over a period of time recorded thereon.

14. The media simulation system of claim 2, wherein non-visual data enables subsequent automatic alteration of selected images recorded on the first imaging medium by a computing device in relation to visuals identified in relation to the respective images stored on the second imaging medium.

15. The media simulation system of claim 1, wherein the respective images on the first and second imaging media are subsequently provided in electronic form to a computing device for modifications toward media simulation.

16. The media simulation system of claim 1, wherein the visual scene is recorded simultaneously on the first and second imaging media.

17. The media simulation system of claim 1, wherein the images stored on first and second imaging media are captured through a plurality of lenses.

18. The media simulation system of claim 1, wherein a single subsequent storage means includes image and other data relative to the images.

19. The media simulation system of claim 1, wherein a single subsequent memory means accessible by a computer includes image and other data relative to the images.

20. The media simulation system of claim 19, wherein the storage means is a DVD.

21. The media simulation system of claim 19, wherein the non-visual data are time code data.

22. A media simulation software application operable on a computing device, the application comprising:

an image receiving module operable to receive respective images captured by a plurality of media;

an image modification module operable to modify image data derived from at least some of the respective images in relation to non-image data provided by at least one of the plurality of media;

wherein the at least some images originating from a first of the plurality of media are selectively modified based on data from corresponding aspects of images captured on a second of the plurality of media, and further wherein the respective images are captured by the plurality of media through a single lens.

23. The media simulation system of claim 22, wherein one of the plurality of media is film.

24. A film simulation software application operable on a computing device, the application comprising:

an image data aspect operable to derive image data from respective images, wherein some of the respective images are captured and originally stored electronically, and some of the respective images are captured and originally stored within film emulsion; and

a correlating aspect operable to use non-image data in order to selectively modify at least some of the respective images stored in the digital medium in relation to the image data derived from the respective images stored within the film emulsion,

wherein the correlating aspect modifies the at least some images based on corresponding aspects of the images stored within the film emulsion,

wherein both the respective images originally stored in the digital medium and the respective images stored originally within the film emulsion were captured through a single camera lens, and

further wherein the non-image data is stored during the capturing of the respective images.

25. A film simulation system, the system comprising:

photographic film that is exposed through a lens to capture visuals, wherein the photographic film has a data storage aspect for additional information other than imaging information;

electronic capturing means to capture the visuals through the lens;

means for cross-referencing the visuals captured on the electronic capturing means with selected portions of the visuals captured on the photographic film.

26. The film simulation system of claim 25, wherein the information is time code data.

27. A film simulation system, the film simulation system comprising:

a lens providing visuals to be captured as filmed images on photographic film and to be captured as electronic images on an electronic capture means, wherein the film images and the electronic images are captured substantially simultaneously; and

means for providing frame reference data to a recordable aspect of the photographic film, wherein time code data enables the electronic images to be cross-referenced with the film images, and further wherein the electronic images are selectively modifiable in relation to cross-referenced film images.

28. A film simulation system, the system comprising:

photographic film for storing images;

an electronic imaging medium capture and data recording means for storing the images;

a lens for substantially simultaneously providing the images captured through the lens to be stored in the photographic film emulsion and as a data recording related to the electronic imaging medium capture;

means to reference at least time code relevant data relative to aspects of the photographic film, wherein the time code data enables cross-referencing of the images stored on the photographic film and on the electronic imaging medium capture and data recording means, thereby enabling at least some of the images stored on the electronic medium to be modified in relation to the cross-referenced images stored in the photographic film emulsion.

29. A system for modifying electronically captured images in relation to substantially the same images as captured within photographic film emulsion, the system comprising:

an electronic capture means operating in tandem with the photographic film exposing means; and

a cross-referencing means for cross-referencing electronic visual data from digitized visuals derived from the photographic film and the electronically captured visuals used for selectively modifying the electronically captured visuals.

30. A media simulation system, the media simulation system comprising:

a lens for relaying visuals;

a visual data recording medium used for recording the visuals relayed through the lens and for recording cross-referencing data; and

an electronic capture medium operable to electronically capture the visuals relayed through the lens,

wherein the visuals electronically captured by the electronic capture medium are cross-referenced during post production processes with selected aspects of the visuals recorded by the visual data recording medium in relation to cross-referencing data.

31. The media simulation system of claim 30, wherein the cross-referencing data are time code data.

32. A media simulation system, the system comprising:

a selected visual data recording medium that records first scene images of a first scene, and further that stores reference data; and

an electronic capture medium that electronically captures second scene images of a second scene,

wherein the reference data enables subsequent cross-referencing between the second scene images and selected aspects of the first scene images.

33. The media simulation system of claim 32, wherein the visual data recording medium is photographic film.

34. The media simulation system of claim 32, wherein the first scene and the second scene are identical.

35. The media simulation system of claim 32, wherein the first scene and the second scene are similar.

36. An apparatus for recording visuals that are captured through a single lens on more than one recording medium, the apparatus comprising:

a first recording medium recording the visuals relayed through the single lens;

a second recording medium recording the visuals relayed through the single lens;

a data record provided within at least one of the first recording medium and the second recording medium, wherein the data record embodies media cross-referencing data; and

an altering module that alters at least some of the recorded visuals of the first recording medium in relation to data recorded by the second recording medium that are cross-referenced in relation to the cross referencing data.

37. The apparatus of claim 36, wherein the cross referencing data is time code data.

38. A camera, the camera comprising:

a lens through which a first scene is captured;

a photographic image recording medium being exposed to and recording selected visual data relating to the first scene; and

an electronic capturing medium capturing and relaying to a data store a second scene captured through the lens, wherein an aspect of the photographic image recording medium is provided with and stores non-visual image reference data for post production cross-referencing between aspects of first visuals included in the first scene and second visuals included in the second scene.