Method, device and computer program product for image stabilization using color matching

A method of processing a motion picture having a plurality of frames, each frame having a plurality of pixels, the method comprising:

• selecting an initial frame and a final frame, at least one frame being between the initial and final frames;
• selecting an initial pixel in the initial frame and a final pixel in the final frame, the initial pixel having an initial color, the final pixel having a final color;
• determining an interpolated pixel for each frame between the initial and final frame based on the initial color and the final color;
• and
• aligning the initial frame, final frame, and the at least one frame between the initial and final frames, the frames being aligned based upon the locations of the initial pixel, final pixel, and each interpolated pixel.

A method for image stabilization of a digital sequence of images, wherein each image has a plurality of pixels and wherein each pixel has an associated address for display and is representative of a color, the method comprising:

• selecting a pixel in the beginning image and a pixel in the ending image;
• interpolating between the colors associated with the selected pixels from the beginning image and the ending image;
• in the step of interpolating determining a color value for each image between the beginning image and the ending image;
• locating within each image a pixel that is within the range of the determined color;
• and
• readdressing each image so that the located pixels are aligned at the same display address.

A method for image stabilization of a sequence of temporally displayed digital video images, wherein each image contains a number of pixels and each pixel has an associated display position, the method comprising:

• receiving a signal representative of a color of a pixel in a first image;
• identifying a pixel in a second image having the same color within a predetermined range of colors wherein the range may include a single color;
• and
• readdressing the second image so that the pixel in the second image resides at the same address as the pixel in the first image.

A method for image stabilization of a sequence of temporally displayed digital video images, wherein each image contains a number of pixels and each pixel has an associated display position, the method comprising:

• interpolating between a color of a pixel in a first image and a color of a pixel in a third image to determine a searchable color;
• identifying a pixel having a color in a second image within a range of the searchable color;
• and
• repositioning the images such that the pixels from the first second and third images are aligned.

A computer program product, on a tangible storage medium, for use with a computer system, the computer program product containing computer code for processing a motion picture having first and second frames, each frame having a plurality of pixels, the computer code comprising:

• computer code for selecting a first pixel in the first frame having a given color;
• computer code for locating a second pixel in the second frame having the given color;
• and
• computer code for aligning the first frame and the second frame based upon the locations of the first and second pixels.

A computer program product, on a tangible storage medium, for use on a computer system, the computer program product having computer readable code thereon for processing a motion picture having a plurality of frames, each frame having a plurality of pixels, the computer code comprising:

• computer code for selecting an initial frame and a final frame, at least one frame being between the initial and final frames;
• computer code for selecting an initial pixel in the initial frame and a final pixel in the final frame, the initial pixel having an initial color, the final pixel having a final color;
• computer code for determining an interpolated pixel for each frame between the initial and final frame based on the initial color and the final color;
• and
• computer code for aligning the initial frame, final frame, and the at least one frame between the initial and final frames, the frames being aligned based upon the locations of the initial pixel, final pixel, and each interpolated pixel.

A computer program product, on a tangible storage medium, for use with a computer system, the computer program product including computer readable code for image stabilization of a digital sequence of images, wherein each image has a plurality of pixels and wherein each pixel has an associated address for display and is representative of a color, the computer readable code comprising:

• computer code for selecting a pixel in the beginning image and a pixel in the ending image;
• computer code for interpolating between the colors associated with the selected pixels from the beginning image and the ending image;
• the computer code for interpolating including computer code for determining a color value for each image between the beginning image and the ending image;
• computer code for locating within each image a pixel that is within the range of the determined color;
• and
• computer code for readdressing each image so that the located pixels are aligned at the same display address.

A computer program product, on a tangible storage medium for use with a computer system, the computer program product including computer readable code for image stabilization of a sequence of temporally displayed digital video images, wherein each image contains a number of pixels and each pixel has an associated display position, the computer readable code comprising:

• computer code for receiving a signal representative of a color of a pixel in a first image;
• computer code for identifying a pixel in a second image having the same color within a predetermined range of colors wherein the range may include a single color;
• and
• computer code for readdressing the second image so that the pixel in the second image resides at the same address as the pixel in the first image.

A computer program product, on a tangible storage medium, for use with a computer system, the computer program product including computer readable code for image stabilization of a sequence of temporally displayed digital video images, wherein each image contains a number of pixels and each pixel has an associated display position, the computer readable code comprising:

• computer code for interpolating between a color of a pixel in a first image and a color of a pixel in a third image to determine a searchable color;
• computer code for identifying a pixel having a color in a second image within a range of the searchable color;
• and
• computer code for repositioning the images such that the pixels from the first second and third images are aligned.