Texture replacement in video sequences and images

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a computer readable storage medium having instructions stored which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
• removing a region of interest belonging to a background portion of an initial frame in a video sequence;
• determining, via a processor, texture parameters associated with the region of interest;
• synthesizing replacement texture using the texture parameters;
• modifying the replacement texture by applying a set of constraints to the replacement texture, wherein the set of constraints comprises a first set of constraints when the region of interest is structured and a second set of constraints when the region of interest in unstructured, the first set of constraints having a sequence of application which is distinct from the second set of constraints, wherein the first set of constraints shares a dominant texture orientation constraint with the second set of constraints, to yield new texture;
• and
• inserting the new texture into the video sequence.

A computer-readable storage device having instructions stored which, when executed on a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:

• removing a region of interest belonging to a background portion of an initial frame in a video sequence;
• determining, via a processor, texture parameters associated with the region of interest;
• synthesizing replacement texture using the texture parameters;
• modifying the replacement texture by applying a set of constraints to the replacement texture, wherein the set of constraints comprises a first set of constraints when the region of interest is structured and a second set of constraints when the region of interest in unstructured, the first set of constraints having a sequence of application which is distinct from the second set of constraints, wherein the first set of constraints shares a dominant texture orientation constraint with the second set of constraints, to yield new texture;
• and
• inserting the new texture into the video sequence.