Method of creating a parallax video from a still image
US9979952B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 2, 2014 |
| Grant date | May 22, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N13/106
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for creating a parallax video from a still image includes following steps. Image segmentation is performed for separating at least a foreground object within the still image from an image background of the still image. A blank region of the image background is filled, and the blank region corresponds to where the separated foreground object locates within the still image. A virtual three-dimensional (3D) scene consisting of the foreground object and the image background is created. The virtual 3D scene is analyzed for determining a camera path; and, creating the parallax video by observing the virtual 3D scene with a virtual camera moving along the camera path.
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