Method and Apparatus for Determining Sensor Format Factors from Image Metadata
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- performing, by one or more computing devices;
examining metadata corresponding to an input image to determine a particular one of a plurality of techniques for determining a sensor format factor for a camera from information in the metadata, wherein the sensor format factor indicates a ratio of the diagonal of 35 mm film to the diagonal of a camera sensor; and
applying the particular technique to information obtained from the metadata corresponding to the input image to determine the sensor format factor for a particular camera used to capture the input image.
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Abstract
Method and apparatus for determining sensor format factors from image metadata in which one of multiple techniques is applied to determine a sensor format factor for a camera from information in the metadata. Information from the metadata may be used to identify which of the multiple techniques to use. For example, the camera make and model may be used to determine a particular technique to use. As another example, the presence or absence of particular attributes or values for particular attributes may be used in determining a particular technique. In one embodiment, a profile database may be searched according to information in the metadata to determine if a sensor format factor for the camera is in the database. If the sensor format factor for the camera is not in the database, other information in the metadata may be examined to determine a particular technique from among the plurality of techniques.
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
performing, by one or more computing devices; examining metadata corresponding to an input image to determine a particular one of a plurality of techniques for determining a sensor format factor for a camera from information in the metadata, wherein the sensor format factor indicates a ratio of the diagonal of 35 mm film to the diagonal of a camera sensor; and applying the particular technique to information obtained from the metadata corresponding to the input image to determine the sensor format factor for a particular camera used to capture the input image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system, comprising:
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at least one processor; and a memory comprising program instructions, wherein the program instructions are executable by the at least one processor to; examine metadata corresponding to an input image to determine a particular one of a plurality of techniques for determining a sensor format factor for a camera from information in the metadata, wherein the sensor format factor indicates a ratio of the diagonal of 35 mm film to the diagonal of a camera sensor; and apply the particular technique to information obtained from the metadata corresponding to the input image to determine the sensor format factor for a particular camera used to capture the input image. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program instructions, wherein the program instructions are computer-executable to implement:
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examining metadata corresponding to an input image to determine a particular one of a plurality of techniques for determining a sensor format factor for a camera from information in the metadata, wherein the sensor format factor indicates a ratio of the diagonal of 35 mm film to the diagonal of a camera sensor; and applying the particular technique to information obtained from the metadata corresponding to the input image to determine the sensor format factor for a particular camera used to capture the input image. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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