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Special effect apparatus

US5933185A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 10, 1997
Grant dateAug 3, 1999
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Expiry dateJul 10, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N5/2628
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In an image special effect apparatus for forming a special effect image in which a plurality of images mutually intersect each other, the aforementioned plurality of intersecting images are allowed to be synthesized by incorporating depth information including images having residual images so that a special effect image is generated which does not provide a sense of awkwardness at a crossing point.

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