Method and system for the automatic computerized audio visual dubbing of movies
First Claim
1. A method for automated computerized audio visual dubbing of a movie, comprising:
- (a) fitting a generic three-dimensional actor head model of an actor in a movie to a two dimensional head picture of the actor for at least one frame in said movie, wherein said actor head model is representative of specific facial features of said actor during said frame;
(b) fitting a generic three-dimensional dubber head model of a dubber making target sounds to a two dimensional head picture of the dubber for said at least one frame in said movie, wherein said dubber head model is representative of specific facial features of said dubber, as said target sounds are made, and(c) modifying at least a portion of said specific facial features of said actor head model according to said dubber head model such that said actor appears to be producing said target sounds made by said dubber.
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Abstract
A method for automated computerized audio visual dubbing of a movie comprises (i) generating a three-dimensional head model of an actor in a movie, the head model being representative of specific facial features of the actor, and (ii) generating a three-dimensional head model of a dubber making target sounds for the actor, the dubber head model being representative of specific facial features of the dubber, as the target sounds are made. The method also comprises modifying at least a portion of the specific facial features of the actor head model according to the dubber head model such that the actor appears to be producing target sounds made by the dubber.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for automated computerized audio visual dubbing of a movie, comprising:
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(a) fitting a generic three-dimensional actor head model of an actor in a movie to a two dimensional head picture of the actor for at least one frame in said movie, wherein said actor head model is representative of specific facial features of said actor during said frame; (b) fitting a generic three-dimensional dubber head model of a dubber making target sounds to a two dimensional head picture of the dubber for said at least one frame in said movie, wherein said dubber head model is representative of specific facial features of said dubber, as said target sounds are made, and (c) modifying at least a portion of said specific facial features of said actor head model according to said dubber head model such that said actor appears to be producing said target sounds made by said dubber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 25)
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14. A method for automated computerized audio visual dubbing of a movie, comprising:
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(a) providing a three-dimensional graphical model of a head; (b) providing a video sequence of a speaker having at least one frame; (c) tracking features of said speaker through said video sequence, and extracting changing head parameters of said speaker; (d) applying the extracted head parameters to a three-dimensional head model of the speaker; (e) applying said changing head parameters from the three-dimensional head model of the speaker to said three-dimensional graphical head model so as to create a speaking three-dimensional head model; and (f) generating a video sequence, having at least one frame, of said speaking three-dimensional head model using computer graphic methods. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 26)
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19. A system for the automated computerized audio visual dubbing of a movie, comprising;
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(a) means for providing a three-dimensional graphical model of a head; (b) means for tracking features of a speaker through a video sequence, and for extracting changing head parameters of said speaker through said video sequence; (c) means for applying the extracted head parameters to a three-dimensional head model of the speaker; (d) means for applying said changing head parameters from the three-dimensional head model of the speaker to said three-dimensional graphical head model so as to create a speaking three-dimensional head model and for generating a video sequence, having at least one frame, of said speaking three-dimensional head model using computer graphic methods; and (e) means for adding a sound track to said video sequence of said three dimensional head model.
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20. A system for the automated computerized audio visual dubbing of a movie, comprising;
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means for fitting a generic three-dimensional actor head model of an actor in a movie to a two dimensional head picture of the actor for at least one frame in said movie, wherein said actor head model is representative of specific facial features of said actor during said frame; means for fitting a generic three-dimensional dubber head model of a dubber making target sounds to a two dimensional head picture of the dubber for said at least one frame in said movie, wherein said dubber head model is representative specific facial features of said dubber, as said target sounds are made, and; means for modifying at least a portion of said specific facial features of said actor head model according to said dubber head model such that said actor appears to be producing said target sounds made by said dubber.
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- 21. Method for computerized audio visual dubbing of a movie, the method comprising using mouth parameters of an original actor for locating similar mouth parameters in a library of reference similarity frames and replacing the mouth area of the original actor in at least one frame of a movie by the mouth area of an actor taken from said library.
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24. A method for automated computerized audio visual dubbing of a movie, comprising;
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(a) providing a three-dimensional head model of an actor in a movie for at least one frame in said movie, wherein said actor head model is representative of specific facial features of said actor during said frame; (b) providing a three-dimensional head model of a dubber making target sounds for said at least one frame in said movie, wherein said dubber head model is representative of specific facial features of said dubber, as said target sounds are made; and (c) modifying at least a portion of said specific facial features of said actor head model according to said dubber head model such that said actor appears to be producing said target sounds made by said dubber. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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