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Rapid workflow system and method for image sequence depth enhancement

  • US 8,953,905 B2
  • Filed: 06/07/2012
  • Issued: 02/10/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/04/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system configured to modify a set of time ordered digital images comprising at least one computer configured to:

  • obtain a source image and at least one mask associated with a region in said source image;

    obtain a depth map or translation values associated with said at least one mask of said source image;

    obtain a render of a left viewpoint image of said source image created with ray tracing to a left virtual camera;

    obtain a render of a right viewpoint image of said source image created with ray tracing to a right virtual camera;

    modify said at least one mask or an area next to said at least one mask where missing background information is located or said depth map or said translation values or any combination thereof to create at least one modified mask or modified missing background information or modified depth map or modified translation values or any combination thereof; and

    ,update said left viewpoint image and said right viewpoint image based on said at least one modified mask or said modified depth map or said modified translation values or said any combination thereof without another said ray tracing to said left virtual camera and without said ray tracing to said right virtual camera.

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