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AssigneesSony Pictures Technologies Inc., Sony Corporation
InventorsAlan L. Davidson, Steve LaVietes, Blair J. Zajac, Jr., Robert B. Engle
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Systems and methods presented here allow recreation of prior scenes, even if assets used in the scenes have evolved over time. The systems and methods employ query of a database to obtain data for backup and retrieval, e.g., information about shots made at prior points in time, where a “shot” refers to a scene or associated set of sequential frames (a single image may also be considered a shot in some instances), rendered or not depending on context. In the VP-VCR systems and methods, information may be obtained about rendered scenes which allow knowledge and subsequent use of each asset employed in the scene, including its proper version and representation at the time of the rendering. Such may be employed not only to obtain prior versions of shots, but also to allow modification of assets in prior shots to obtain new effects.
A method of creating a composite product, the composite product including a plurality of assets, at least one of the plurality having associated version information therewith, comprising:
A method of storing data about a composite product, the composite product including a plurality of assets, at least one of the plurality having associated version information therewith, comprising, upon receipt of a command to render CG assets constructed in a model file within an application, storing in a database a record of each asset called by the model file, including a version indicator of at least one asset called by the model file.
The method of claim 19, further comprising resolving the version indicator by finding a first existing version indicator.
A module implemented on a non-transitory computer-readable medium for storing data about a composite product, the composite product including a plurality of assets, at least one of the plurality having associated version information therewith, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.