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Methods and apparatus for changing a color of an image

US6128001A · kind A · utility

18Cited by
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11Claims
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Filing dateApr 4, 1997
Grant dateOct 3, 2000
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Expiry dateApr 4, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T11/001
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention provides a mechanism and process for changing a color of an image. In this process, a source frame that includes the image is received. An alpha matte that covers an object in the source frame is created. An original color of a pixel in the source frame is changed when the pixel is covered by the alpha matte, and when a color distance between the original color of the pixel and a target color is below a predetermined threshold.

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