System and method to simulate film or other imaging media
First Claim
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.
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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.
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38 Claims
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1. A media simulation system, the system comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A media simulation software application operable on a computing device, the application comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. A film simulation software application operable on a computing device, the application comprising:
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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.
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25. A film simulation system, the system comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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27. A film simulation system, the film simulation system comprising:
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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.
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28. A film simulation system, the system comprising:
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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.
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29. A system for modifying electronically captured images in relation to substantially the same images as captured within photographic film emulsion, the system comprising:
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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.
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30. A media simulation system, the media simulation system comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (31)
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32. A media simulation system, the system comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35)
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36. An apparatus for recording visuals that are captured through a single lens on more than one recording medium, the apparatus comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (37)
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38. A camera, the camera comprising:
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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.
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