Image sequence enhancement and motion picture project management system and method

A computer-implemented method of modifying a set of time ordered digital images using a computer having memory, comprising executing on said computer the steps of:

• associating a first mask with a motion object in a first image at a first mask location;
• copying said first mask to create a second mask associated with a second image;
• moving said second mask to a second mask location associated with said motion object in said second image based on underlying image data in said second image;
• and,
• reshaping said second mask to fit said motion object in said second image using said computer to process said set of time ordered digital images comprising at least said first image and said second image based on said underlying image data in said memory of said computer that corresponds to said second image by searching near said second mask location in said second image based on said underlying image data contained within said memory of said computer that corresponds to said first mask in said first image.

A system for modifying a set of time ordered digital images comprising:

• means for associating a first mask with a motion object in a first image at a first mask location;
• means for copying said first mask to create a second mask associated with a second image;
• means for moving said second mask to a second mask location associated with said motion object in said second image;
• and,
• means for reshaping said second mask to fit said motion object in said second image using a computer having memory to process said set of time ordered digital images comprising at least said first image and said second image based on underlying image data in said memory of said computer that corresponds to said first image and said second image.