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US 2011/0032366 A1Published application
Methods of stabilising optical apparatus
AssigneeThe Vitec Group PLC
InventorRichard Arthur Lindsay
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InventorRichard Arthur Lindsay
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The disclosure relates to a method of eliminating unwanted movement from a static or moving image which is captured or created in an optical apparatus. The method comprises determining unwanted movement in the image, providing an image control feature which has a zero reference position and a range over which the control can be varied to counter in the moving or static image said unwanted movement and using said control feature to remove said unwanted movement in a static or moving image. Non-zeroing in the image control to said reference position is monitored and a restoration to the image control is applied to bias the control towards the reference position at a rate which is a function of the speed of movement of the image in the optical apparatus to minimise the effect of the restoration correction on the image.
A method of eliminating unwanted movement from a static or moving image which is captured or created in an optical apparatus, the method comprising determining unwanted movement in the image, providing an image control feature which has a zero reference position and a range over which the control can be varied to counter in the moving or static image said unwanted movement and using said control feature to remove said unwanted movement in a static or moving image, wherein the method further comprises continuously monitoring non-zeroing in the image control to said reference position and applying a restoration to the image control to bias the control towards the reference position at a rate which is a function of the speed of movement of the image in the optical apparatus to minimise the effect of the restoration correction on the image.
A method of eliminating unwanted movement from a static or moving image which is captured or created in a TV/video camera, the method comprising determining unwanted movement in the image, providing an image control feature which has a zero reference position and a range over which the control can be varied to counter in the moving or static image said unwanted movement and using said control feature to remove said unwanted movement in a static or moving image, wherein the method further comprises continuously monitoring non-zeroing in the image control to said reference position and applying a restoration to the image control to bias the control towards the reference position at a rate which is a function of the speed of movement of the image in the TV/video camera to minimize the effect of the restoration correction on the image.
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