Digital video system for assembling video sequences

• US 8,139,126 B2
• Filed: 10/21/2010
• Issued: 03/20/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/19/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
• Inventors: Manico, Joseph A., Fredlund, John R., Parulski, Kenneth A., Telek, Michael J., McCoy, John R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Pasiewicz, Daniel M
• Application Number:
  US12/908,926
• Publication Number:
  US 20110032388A1
• Time in Patent Office: 516 Days
• Field of Search: 348/239, 348373-376, 348/578
• US Class Current: 348/239
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2545 CDs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2562 DVDs [digital versatile discs]; Digital video discs; MMCDs; HDCDs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/036 Insert-editing
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D

Abstract

An image processing system (10) obtains image sequences and assembles a presentation therefrom. The system has a camera (12) for capturing image sequences, a random-access electronic memory (16) for temporary storage of the image sequences, an input reader for accepting pre-programmed instructions from a first storage medium, a control panel with a display (18) for viewing image sequences (64) and presenting pre-programmed instructions to the operator and an operator interface for accepting responses to the pre-programmed instructions. A control logic processor (20) executes pre-programmed instructions and arranges the presentation from the captured image sequences stored in random-access electronic memory (16), according to operator responses. An output writer records the presentation onto a storage medium.

Claims

1. A digital video camera for producing composite motion video frames, comprising:

an image sensor for capturing user-captured motion video frames which do not include camera motion;

a processor for processing the user-captured motion video frames to produce the composite motion video frames,

a memory for storing pre-stored background motion video frames and control information which defines the camera motion of the background video frames, wherein the pre-stored motion video frames and the control information were stored prior to capturing the user-captured motion video frames; and

the processor responsive to the user-captured video motion frames, the control information and the pre-stored motion video frames to automatically process the user-captured motion video frames to produce processed user-captured motion video frames having digitally simulated camera motion and to produce the composite motion video frames by combining the processed user-captured motion video frames and the pre-stored motion video frames so that the composite motion video frames include subject content from the user-captured motion video frames and background content from the pre-stored motion video frames.

2. The digital video camera according to claim 1 wherein the simulated camera motion provides an apparent pan and zoom effect.

3. The digital video camera according to claim 1 wherein the simulated camera motion provides camera rotation.

4. The digital video camera according to claim 1 wherein the control information further include instructions to enable the processor to process the user-captured motion video frames to provide time-reversal.

5. The digital video camera according to claim 1 wherein the control information further include instructions to enable the processor to process the user-captured motion video frames to provide slow motion image frames.

6. The digital video camera according to claim 1 wherein the control information further include instructions to enable the processor to process the user-captured motion video frames to provide accelerated motion image frames.

7. The digital video camera according to claim 1 wherein the control information further include instructions to enable the processor to process the user-captured motion video frames to provide slow-motion forward frames followed by slow-motion time-reversal frames.

8. The digital video camera according to claim 1 wherein the control information further include instructions to enable the processor to process the user-captured motion-video frames to provide special effects including auto-rotoscope, image mirroring, or geometric distortions.

9. The digital video camera according to claim 1 wherein the memory stores a plurality of presentation themes that can be selected using an operator interface, each presentation theme having at least one associated pre-stored motion video frames.

10. The digital video camera according to claim 9, wherein the operator interface is a touchscreen.

11. The digital video camera according to claim 1, wherein the camera includes an integrated stand.

12. The digital video camera according to claim 1, further including a wireless communication mechanism for receiving the pre-stored motion-video frames.

13. The digital video camera according to claim 1, wherein the pre-stored motion video frames are event or theme based.

14. The digital video camera according to claim 13, wherein the control information includes at least one prompt for the user to provide selections that identify the event or theme.

15. The digital video camera according to claim 1, wherein the control information further includes prompting the user with suggestions for capturing the motion-video frames.