Producing image data in a virtual set
US6396495B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 1, 1999 |
| Grant date | May 28, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 1, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N5/222
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A virtual set combines real and synthesized images. The set includes a real light source (205) configured to generate a beam of light. In addition, a virtual light source is synthesized such that the real light source and the virtual light source are co-ordinated so as to appear as if originating from a common light source in the virtual set. In this way, a single light source appears to illuminate both a real and a syntheized image.
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