Global Patent Index - EP 0875115 A1

EP 0875115 A1 19981104 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSERTION OF VIRTUAL OBJECTS INTO A VIDEO SEQUENCE

Title (en)

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSERTION OF VIRTUAL OBJECTS INTO A VIDEO SEQUENCE

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR EINBLENDUNG VON VIRTUELLEN OBJEKTEN IN EINER VIDEOSEQUENZ

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET APPAREIL POUR L'INSERTION D'OBJETS VIRTUELS DANS UNE SEQUENCE VIDEO

Publication

EP 0875115 A1 19981104 (EN)

Application

EP 97900282 A 19970107

Priority

  • GB 9700029 W 19970107
  • GB 9601098 A 19960119

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9726758A1] A computer generated character is inserted into a video film by selection of a sequence from the video, the selector sequence having selected feature points in the first, last and intermediate frames of the sequence, manual insertion of the character into the first and last frames of the sequence and by automatic calculation using the feature points and reference points on the computer generated character, the position of the character in each intermediate frame of the sequence is determined.

IPC 1-7

H04N 5/272

IPC 8 full level

G06T 13/80 (2011.01); H04N 5/272 (2006.01); G11B 27/32 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G06T 13/80 (2013.01); G06T 19/006 (2013.01); H04N 5/272 (2013.01); H04N 5/2723 (2013.01); G11B 27/32 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9726758A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9726758 A1 19970724; AU 1387397 A 19970811; EP 0875115 A1 19981104; GB 2312582 A 19971029; GB 9601098 D0 19960320

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 9700029 W 19970107; AU 1387397 A 19970107; EP 97900282 A 19970107; GB 9601098 A 19960119