Method and apparatus for defining a panning and zooming path across a still image during movie creation
US6587119B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 1, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 1, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N23/695
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for enabling a user to define a panning and zooming path across a still image in a digital imaging device during interactive movie creation. The method and apparatus include allowing the user to define the position of a plurality of key frames on the still image, allowing the user to size the key frames to control the zoom during the movie, and allowing the user to set the key frames on the still image to fix each of the key frame's position and size.
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