Systems and methods for generating time-lapse videos
AssigneeGoPro, Inc.
InventorsThomas Derbanne, Maxim Karpushin, Nicolas Rahmouni
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Abstract
Positions of an image capture device may be used to estimate a time-lapse video frame rate with which time-lapse video frames are generated. The time-lapse video frame rate may be adjusted based on apparent motion between pairs of generated time-lapse video frames. The adjusted time-lapse video frame rate may be used to generate additional time-lapse video frames.
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An image capture device for generating time-lapse videos, the image capture device comprising:
- a housing;
- an image sensor carried by the housing and configured to generate a visual output signal conveying visual information based on light that becomes incident thereon, the visual information defining visual content;
- an optical element carried by the housing and configured to guide light to the image sensor;
- a position sensor carried by the housing and configured to generate a position output signal conveying position information, the position information characterizing positions of the image capture device;
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- one or more physical processors carried by the housing and configured by machine-readable instructions to:
- determine apparent motion between the visual content captured by the image capture device at different moments;
- determine a dynamic time-lapse video frame rate based on the positions of the image capture device during the capture of the visual content and the apparent motion between the visual content captured by the image capture device at different moments, the dynamic time-lapse video frame rate defining a rate at which time-lapse video frames are generated based on the visual content;
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- generate the time-lapse video frames based on the dynamic time-lapse video frame rate.
A method for generating time-lapse videos, the method performed by an image capture device including an image sensor, an optical element, a position sensor, and one or more processors, the image sensor configured to generate a visual output signal conveying visual information based on light that becomes incident thereon, the visual information defining visual content, the optical element configured to guide light to the image sensor, the position sensor configured to generate a position output signal conveying position information, the position information characterizing positions of the image capture device, the method comprising:
- determining apparent motion between the visual content captured by the image capture device at different moments;
- determining a dynamic time-lapse video frame rate based on the positions of the image capture device during the capture of the visual content and the apparent motion between the visual content captured by the image capture device at different moments, the dynamic time-lapse video frame rate defining a rate at which time-lapse video frames are generated based on the visual content;
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- generating the time-lapse video frames based on the dynamic time-lapse video frame rate.
An image capture device for generating time-lapse videos, the image capture device comprising:
- a housing;
- an image sensor carried by the housing and configured to generate a visual output signal conveying visual information based on light that becomes incident thereon, the visual information defining visual content;
- an optical element carried by the housing and configured to guide light to the image sensor;
- a position sensor carried by the housing and configured to generate a position output signal conveying position information, the position information characterizing positions of the image capture device;
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- one or more physical processors carried by the housing and configured by machine-readable instructions to:
- determine apparent motion between the visual content captured by the image capture device at different moments;
- determine a dynamic time-lapse video frame rate based on the positions of the image capture device during the capture of the visual content and the apparent motion between the visual content captured by the image capture device at different moments, the dynamic time-lapse video frame rate defining a rate at which time-lapse video frames are generated based on the visual content, wherein a value of the dynamic time-lapse video frame rate changes based on changes in periodic motion of the image capture device during the capture of the visual content and/or changes in the apparent motion between the visual content captured by the image capture device at different moments;
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- generate the time-lapse video frames based on the dynamic time-lapse video frame rate, wherein inclusion of the time-lapse video frames, generated based on the dynamic time-lapse video frame rate with a changing value, in a time-lapse video results in the time-lapse video including different portions with different perceived playback speeds.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.