Post production visual enhancement rendering

A method for rendering an enhancement image onto pre-existing content comprising:

• accessing a first database containing a plurality of enhancement images and information associated with said enhancement images including types of said enhancement images;
• selecting said enhancement image;
• accessing, after the step selecting said enhancement image, a second database containing a plurality of receptor sites and information associated with said receptor sites;
• selecting a receptor site from said plurality of receptor sites based on said type of said enhancement image;
• accessing enhancement image information for selecting either a receptor site property or an enhancement image property;
• processing said enhancement image based on said receptor site information;
• and
• rendering said processed enhancement image at said receptor site based on said enhancement image information.

A method for rendering an enhancement image onto pre-exist1ng content comprising:

• accessing a first database containing a plurality of receptor sites and information associated with said receptor sites including sizes of said receptor sites;
• selecting a receptor site from said plurality of receptor sites;
• accessing a second database containing a plurality of enhancement images and information associated with said enhancement images including types of said enhancement images;
• selecting an enhancement image from said plurality of enhancement images based on said size of said receptor site;
• accessing enhancement image information;
• processing said enhancement image based on said enhancement image information;
• and
• rendering said processed enhancement image at said receptor site based on said enhancement image information.

A method for identifying a receptor site in a scene of a program at which an enhancement image may be rendered comprising:

• accessing said scene of said program;
• recognizing an object in said scene, said object having an object characteristic;
• defining a receptor site in said scene based upon recognition of said object;
• and assigning a type to said receptor site;
• determining a receptor site characteristic of said receptor site based on said object characteristic;
• selecting an enhancement image from a plurality of enhancement images using said receptor site characteristic;
• accessing enhancement image information;
• accessing enhancement image information h decticg either =, receptu
• processing said enhancement image based on said enhancement image information;
• and
• replacing said object in said scene with said processed enhancement image by rendering said processed enhancement image at said defined receptor site based on said enhancement image information.

A machine-readable medium having program code stored thereon which, when executed by a machine, causes the machine to perform a method for rendering an enhancement image onto a scene, the method comprising:

• detecting a receptor site for said enhancement;
• determining a size of said receptor site;
• selecting an enhancement image from a plurality of enhancement images based on said size of said receptor site;
• accessing enhancement image information;
• processing said enhancement image based on said enhancement image information;
• and
• rendering said processed enhancement image at said position of said receptor site based on said enhancement image information.

A system for rendering an enhancement image onto a scene of pre-existing program content comprising:

• first access means for accessing a program scene;
• second access means for accessing receptor site information for said program scene, said receptor site information including a size of said receptor site;
• selection means for selecting an enhancement image based on said size of said receptor site;
• accessing means for accessing enhancement image information;
• processing means for processing said enhancement image based on said enhancement image information;
• and
• rendering means for rendering said processed enhancement image at said receptor site based on said selected enhancement image information.

An interactive television system programmed to perform the following steps:

• receive a program scene;
• access receptor site information for said program scene, said receptor site information including a size of said receptor site;
• select an enhancement image based upon said size of said receptor site;
• access enhancement image information;
• process said enhancement image based on said receptor site information;
• and
• render said processed enhancement image based on said enhancement image information.