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US 10,207,739 B2Granted
Driveable vehicle unit
AssigneeThomson Licensing
InventorsAlistair Thompson, Ben Smith, Angus Kneale, Elia Popov
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AssigneeThomson Licensing
InventorsAlistair Thompson, Ben Smith, Angus Kneale, Elia Popov
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A vehicle (100) for use in the field of visual effects is provided, which has at least one adjustable dimension. The vehicle comprises a frame (101) and a plurality of wheels (110, 120, 130, 140), the wheels being adjustably attached to the frame such that the distance between a pair of wheels can be adjusted either manually or automatically. This adjustment may be a continuous adjustment. The vehicle may also comprise tracking markers which generate data in order to facilitate the production of a digital model. The vehicle may also comprise a camera (155) having a 360 degree field of view. The data captured by the camera can be used in the digital effects process to create realistic reflections of the surrounding environment on the digital model.
A vehicle configured to be used in the field of motion tracking, comprising a frame and a plurality of wheels;
A method of applying digital effects to a vehicle comprising obtaining, at the vehicle, digital effects data comprising image data surrounding the vehicle, deriving reflection data therefrom and applying the reflections to the vehicle, wherein the vehicle is configured to be used in the field of motion tracking and comprises a frame and a plurality of wheels;
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