Process and apparatus for making photorealistic masks and masks made thereby
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorsWayne F. Niskala, Richard A. Simon, Joseph A. Manico, W. Patrick Fricke, Kristine A. Moon
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Abstract
A method of making a mask representing a photographic subject includes the steps of: simultaneously capturing a front and two side face views of the subject using a single camera and a pair of mirrors, one mirror on each side of the subject's head; forming a digital image of the captured front and side views; digitally processing the digital image by mirroring the two side views and blending the two side views with the front view to form a blended image; and transferring the blended image to a head sock.
Claims19
A method of making a photorealistic mask representing a photographic subject comprising the steps of:
- a) simultaneously capturing a front and two side face views of the subject using a single camera and a pair of mirrors, one mirror on each side of the subject's head;
- b) forming a digital image of the captured front and side views;
- c) digitally processing the digital image by flipping the two side views and blending the two side views with the front view to form a blended image;
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- d) transferring the blended image to a head sock.
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