METHOD FOR PRODUCING A BLENDED VIDEO SEQUENCE
First Claim
1. 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.
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Abstract
A method for producing a blended video sequence that combines a still image and a video image sequence comprising: designating a first face in the still image, designating a second face in the video image sequence; detecting a series of video frames in the video image sequence containing the second face; identifying a video frame in the detected series of video frames suitable for transitioning from the first face into the second face; using a data processor to automatically produce a transition image sequence where the first face transitions into the second face, and a first background transitions into a second background; and producing the blended video sequence by concatenating the transition image sequence, and a plurality of video frames from the video image sequence starting from the identified video frame.
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25 Claims
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1. 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:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A computer program product for producing a blended video sequence that combines a still image and a video image sequence including a plurality of video frames comprising a non-transitory tangible computer readable storage medium storing an executable software application for causing a data processing system to perform the steps of:
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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) automatically detecting a series of video frames in the video image sequence containing the second face; e) automatically identifying 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) automatically producing 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.
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25. 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:
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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 second face transitions into the first face, and the second background transitions into the first background; h) producing the blended video sequence by concatenating; a plurality of video frames from the video image sequence ending at the identified video frame; the transition image sequence; and a plurality of video frames formed from the still image; and i) storing the blended video sequence in a processor accessible memory.
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