Realistic scene illumination reproduction
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1. An illumination reproduction process for illuminating a real subject with the illumination at a location in a scene when the real subject is not in the scene comprising:
- a) generating scene illumination data specifying the illumination at the location in the scene from a plurality of spatial directions; and
b) illuminating the real subject with the illumination at the location in the scene by driving a plurality of real light sources surrounding the real subject with the scene illumination data.
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Abstract
An illumination reproduction apparatus and process for illuminating a subject with the illumination at a location in a scene when the subject is not in the scene. Scene illumination data is generated that specifies the illumination at the location in the scene from a plurality of spatial directions. The subject is then illuminated with the illumination at the location in the scene by driving a plurality of light sources surrounding the subject with the scene illumination data.
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1. An illumination reproduction process for illuminating a real subject with the illumination at a location in a scene when the real subject is not in the scene comprising:
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a) generating scene illumination data specifying the illumination at the location in the scene from a plurality of spatial directions; and b) illuminating the real subject with the illumination at the location in the scene by driving a plurality of real light sources surrounding the real subject with the scene illumination data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An illumination reproduction process for illuminating a real subject with the illumination at a location in a scene when the real subject is not in the scene comprising illuminating the real subject with the illumination at the location in the scene by a plurality of real light sources surrounding the real subject being driven with scene illumination data specifying the illumination at the location in the scene from a plurality of spatial directions.
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14. An illumination apparatus for illuminating a subject with the illumination at a location in a scene when the subject is not in the scene comprising:
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a) a plurality of light sources surrounding the subject; b) a driver in communication with said light sources for driving said light sources with scene illumination data specifying the illumination that the scene provides at the location in the scene from a plurality of spatial directions. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An image compositing system for producing an image of a scene containing a subject that was not photographed in the scene, but illuminated as though the subject was in the scene, comprising:
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a) an illumination apparatus for illuminating the subject based on scene illumination data specifying the illumination that the scene provides at a location in the scene at which the subject is to be illuminated from a plurality of spatial directions; b) a camera for photographing the subject while illuminated by said illumination apparatus; and c) a compositing system for compositing the photograph of the subject from said camera in the scene.
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