Chroma-key signal generator
First Claim
1. A chroma-key signal generator comprising:
- an input unit for receiving an image signal and supplying a pixel clock signal synchronous to said image signal and items of pixel data each expressed in a digital value indicative of a color of each pixel composing an image;
a plane memory for storing 1-bit digital values for one frame corresponding in one-to-one relation to the individual items of pixel data supplied from said input unit;
a user interface for allowing a user to determine a content of said plane memory by setting desired values to the plane memory;
a data processor for reading the values stored in said plane memory, receiving the items of pixel data indicative of the pixels corresponding to specified ones of said read values, and calculating representative color data for a key color in a finite range from one or more items of pixel data obtained; and
a comparator for comparing the items of pixel data supplied from said input unit with the representative color data calculated by said data processor and outputting a chroma-key signal in synchronism with said pixel clock signal, said chroma-key signal being asserted only when said items of pixel data are contained in said representative color data,said data processor having the function of receiving new items of pixel data in a specified cycle, periodically recalculating and updating the representative color data, and supplying the updated representative color data to said comparator.
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Abstract
Correspondingly to values stored in a plane memory in which the user can designate candidate pixels for a key color as desired, a data processor reads all items of pixel data indicative of the candidate pixels from a frame memory (memory for storing items of pixel data for one frame of an image) and calculates representative color data. A comparator compares the representative color data with the items of pixel data supplied in synchronism with a pixel clock signal to provide a chroma-key signal. The data processor receives new items of pixel data in a specified cycle, periodically recalculates and updates the representative color data, and supplies the updated representative color data to the comparator. As a result, an effective chroma-key signal is stably generated despite variations in background color.
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5 Claims
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1. A chroma-key signal generator comprising:
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an input unit for receiving an image signal and supplying a pixel clock signal synchronous to said image signal and items of pixel data each expressed in a digital value indicative of a color of each pixel composing an image; a plane memory for storing 1-bit digital values for one frame corresponding in one-to-one relation to the individual items of pixel data supplied from said input unit; a user interface for allowing a user to determine a content of said plane memory by setting desired values to the plane memory; a data processor for reading the values stored in said plane memory, receiving the items of pixel data indicative of the pixels corresponding to specified ones of said read values, and calculating representative color data for a key color in a finite range from one or more items of pixel data obtained; and a comparator for comparing the items of pixel data supplied from said input unit with the representative color data calculated by said data processor and outputting a chroma-key signal in synchronism with said pixel clock signal, said chroma-key signal being asserted only when said items of pixel data are contained in said representative color data, said data processor having the function of receiving new items of pixel data in a specified cycle, periodically recalculating and updating the representative color data, and supplying the updated representative color data to said comparator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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