CA2208556A1 - System for producing time-independent virtual camera movement in motion pictures - Google Patents

System for producing time-independent virtual camera movement in motion pictures

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CA2208556A1
CA2208556A1 CA002208556A CA2208556A CA2208556A1 CA 2208556 A1 CA2208556 A1 CA 2208556A1 CA 002208556 A CA002208556 A CA 002208556A CA 2208556 A CA2208556 A CA 2208556A CA 2208556 A1 CA2208556 A1 CA 2208556A1
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camera
motion
images
virtual camera
cameras
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CA2208556C (en
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Dayton V. Taylor
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Digital Air Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03B—APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
    • G03B19/00—Cameras
    • G03B19/02—Still-picture cameras
    • G03B19/023—Multi-image cameras
    • G03B19/026—Sequence cameras
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N23/00—Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof
    • H04N23/90—Arrangement of cameras or camera modules, e.g. multiple cameras in TV studios or sports stadiums
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N5/00—Details of television systems
    • H04N5/222—Studio circuitry; Studio devices; Studio equipment
    • H04N5/262—Studio circuits, e.g. for mixing, switching-over, change of character of image, other special effects ; Cameras specially adapted for the electronic generation of special effects
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N5/00—Details of television systems
    • H04N5/222—Studio circuitry; Studio devices; Studio equipment
    • H04N5/262—Studio circuits, e.g. for mixing, switching-over, change of character of image, other special effects ; Cameras specially adapted for the electronic generation of special effects
    • H04N5/2625—Studio circuits, e.g. for mixing, switching-over, change of character of image, other special effects ; Cameras specially adapted for the electronic generation of special effects for obtaining an image which is composed of images from a temporal image sequence, e.g. for a stroboscopic effect
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N5/00—Details of television systems
    • H04N5/222—Studio circuitry; Studio devices; Studio equipment
    • H04N5/262—Studio circuits, e.g. for mixing, switching-over, change of character of image, other special effects ; Cameras specially adapted for the electronic generation of special effects
    • H04N5/2625—Studio circuits, e.g. for mixing, switching-over, change of character of image, other special effects ; Cameras specially adapted for the electronic generation of special effects for obtaining an image which is composed of images from a temporal image sequence, e.g. for a stroboscopic effect
    • H04N5/2627—Studio circuits, e.g. for mixing, switching-over, change of character of image, other special effects ; Cameras specially adapted for the electronic generation of special effects for obtaining an image which is composed of images from a temporal image sequence, e.g. for a stroboscopic effect for providing spin image effect, 3D stop motion effect or temporal freeze effect
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N7/00—Television systems
    • H04N7/002—Special television systems not provided for by H04N7/007 - H04N7/18

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  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
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  • Closed-Circuit Television Systems (AREA)
  • Television Signal Processing For Recording (AREA)

Abstract

A system for producing virtual camera motion in a motion picture medium in which an array of cameras (10) is deployed along a preselected path with each camera (10) focused on a common scene (12). Each camera (10) is triggered simultaneously to record a still image of the common scene (12), and the images are transferred from the cameras (10) in a preselected order along the path onto a sequence of frames in the motion picture medium such as motion picture film (20) of video tape. Because each frame shows the common scene (12) from a different viewpoint, placing the frames in sequence gives the illusion that one camera (10) has moved around a frozen scene (i.e., virtual camera motion). In another embodiment, a two-dimensional array (1100) of video cameras (1102) is employed. Each camera (1102) synchronously captures a serie of images in rapid succession over time. The resulting array of images can be combined in any order to create motion pictures having a combination of virtual camera motion and time-sequence images.
CA002208556A 1994-12-21 1995-12-05 System for producing time-independent virtual camera movement in motion pictures Expired - Lifetime CA2208556C (en)

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US08/362,653 US5659323A (en) 1994-12-21 1994-12-21 System for producing time-independent virtual camera movement in motion pictures and other media
US362,653 1994-12-21
PCT/US1995/015768 WO1996019892A1 (en) 1994-12-21 1995-12-05 System for producing time-independent virtual camera movement in motion pictures

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USD782559S1 (en) 2015-12-03 2017-03-28 Durst Sebring Revolution, Llc Photo booth
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USD798936S1 (en) 2015-12-03 2017-10-03 Durst Sebring Revolution, Llc Photo booth
USD812671S1 (en) 2015-12-03 2018-03-13 Durst Sebring Revolution, Llc 3D imaging system
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Cited By (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US9123172B2 (en) 2013-05-20 2015-09-01 Steven Sebring Systems and methods for producing visual representations of objects
US9473707B2 (en) 2013-05-20 2016-10-18 Durst Sebring Revolution, Llc Systems and methods for producing visual representations of objects
US9742991B2 (en) 2013-05-24 2017-08-22 Robert Frank Latorre 360 degree photobooth kiosk
USD781948S1 (en) 2015-12-03 2017-03-21 Durst Sebring Revolution, Llc Photographic imaging system
USD782559S1 (en) 2015-12-03 2017-03-28 Durst Sebring Revolution, Llc Photo booth
USD798936S1 (en) 2015-12-03 2017-10-03 Durst Sebring Revolution, Llc Photo booth
USD812671S1 (en) 2015-12-03 2018-03-13 Durst Sebring Revolution, Llc 3D imaging system
USD822746S1 (en) 2016-02-05 2018-07-10 Durst Sebring Revolution, Llc Photo booth
CN106791479A (en) * 2017-01-22 2017-05-31 十维度（厦门）网络科技有限公司 A kind of method of camera array device and camera array

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