Method for producing a composite image by processing source images to align reference points
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1. A method for producing a composite image that is viewable through lenticular lenses to create a special visual effect, comprising the steps of:
- storing a first source image and a second source image;
displaying simultaneously the first and second source images and selecting two reference points E1 and E2 in the first source image and corresponding reference points E3 and E4 in the second source image;
creating a first intermediate image including points E1 and E2 that is a version of the first source image and a second intermediate image including points E3 and E4 that is a version of the second source image, wherein the location of point E1 in the first intermediate image is the same as the location of point E3 in the second intermediate image, and the location of point E2 in the first intermediate image is the same as the location of point E4 in the second intermediate image; and
interlacing the first intermediate image and the second intermediate image to produce a composite image.
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Abstract
A method is described for producing a composite image that is viewable through lenticular lenses to create a special visual effect. The method includes the steps of storing a first source image and a second source image and selecting a pair of reference points in the first source image and corresponding reference points in the second source image. First and second intermediate images are created such that objects in the source images are better aligned, and the intermediate images are interlaced to produce the composite image.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for producing a composite image that is viewable through lenticular lenses to create a special visual effect, comprising the steps of:
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storing a first source image and a second source image; displaying simultaneously the first and second source images and selecting two reference points E1 and E2 in the first source image and corresponding reference points E3 and E4 in the second source image; creating a first intermediate image including points E1 and E2 that is a version of the first source image and a second intermediate image including points E3 and E4 that is a version of the second source image, wherein the location of point E1 in the first intermediate image is the same as the location of point E3 in the second intermediate image, and the location of point E2 in the first intermediate image is the same as the location of point E4 in the second intermediate image; and interlacing the first intermediate image and the second intermediate image to produce a composite image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 19)
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11. A method for producing a composite image that is viewable through lenticular lenses to create a special visual effect, comprising the steps of:
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storing a first source image in the form of a first data file and a second source image in the form of a second data file; displaying simultaneously the first and second source images and selecting two reference points E1 and E2 in the first source image and corresponding reference points E3 and E4 in the second source image; creating an intermediate image that also includes points E3 and E4 and is a version of the second image, wherein the location of point E3 in the intermediate image is the same as the location of point E1 in the first source image and the location of point E4 in the intermediate image is the same as the location of point E2 in the first source image; and interlacing the first source image and the intermediate image to produce a composite image. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for producing an interlaced image viewable through lenticular lenses to create a special visual effect, comprising the steps of:
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storing a first source image as a first data array and a second source image as a second data array in a memory of a computer; viewing the first source image and the second source image simultaneously on a display of the computer and selecting two reference points E1 and E2 in the first image and reference points E3 and E4 in the second image, wherein point E3 corresponds to point E1 and point E4 corresponds to point E2; processing the second data array to create an intermediate image as an intermediate data array that also includes points E3 and E4 and is a version of the second source image, wherein the processing includes the steps of aligning point E3 with point E1 of the first source image to create an aligned image, rotating and resizing the aligned image to produce the intermediate array wherein a line segment defined by points E1 and E2 in the first data array is the same size and orientation as a line segment defined by points E3 and E4 in the intermediate data array; and interlacing the first data array and the intermediate data array to produce a composite image as an interlaced array.
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