Motion Picture Processing System
AssigneeWindense Ltd.
InventorMichael Howell
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Abstract
Described herein is a processing apparatus, film scanner and associated method, such as a processing apparatus for processing motion picture film, comprising an identification module for identifying selected regions of one or more digital images or digital video clips of the film; and an image modification module configured to access or produce data; and modify at least one of the one or more digital images or the digital video clip so as to provide the data in at least one of the selected regions. Advantageously, the selected regions correspond to perforations in the film.
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A method of producing or modifying a digital image or digital video clip of at least part of a film, the method comprising:
- accessing or producing additional data;
- identifying portions of one or more digital images or digital video clips of the film that represent perforations in the film;
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- modifying at least one of the one or more digital images or digital video clips so as to provide or encode the additional data in the at least one of the portions that represent perforations in the film.
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A processing apparatus for processing digital images and/or digital video clips, the processing apparatus comprising:
- an identification module for identifying portions of one or more digital Images or digital video clips of the film that represent perforations in the film;
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- an image modification module configured to access or produce additional data;
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- modify at least one of the one or more digital images or the digital video clip so as to provide the additional data in at least one of the identified portions of one or more digital images or digital video clips of the film that, represent perforations in the film.
A reading and/or display apparatus for reading digital images and/or digital video clips of a film, the apparatus comprising:
- an input module for receiving and/or reading one or more digital images and/or video clips of a film;
- an identification module for identifying one or more regions representative of perforations in the film;
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- a data extraction module for reading data provided in the one or more regions representative of perforations in the film.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.