Abstract: A cam era assembly has a support that defines an optical axis. A traveler is reversibly movable along the optical axis, relative to the support, from a retracted position, through a plurality of intermediate positions, to an extended position. The traveler has opposed first and second contact surfaces. A guide extends outward from the support. The guide has a forward rest that faces the first contact surface and a rear rest that faces the second contact surface. The rests are each aligned with the optical axis. A biaser biases the traveler against the rear rest, when said traveler is in the retracted position, and against the forward rest, when the traveler is in the extended position. The biaser is spaced from the rests and the contact surfaces.

Abstract: A lens holding structure for wall-mounted surveillance camera is obtained via improving a basic structure of a conventional ceiling-mounted surveillance camera. The lens holding structure allows a lens of the wall-mounted surveillance camera to turn to any desired direction and be adjusted to any inclination, so that the surveillance camera may not only be directed toward any desired direction for surveillance, but also take an image free of deformation to facilitate effective surveillance by a security guard via a monitor connected to the camera.

Abstract: A camera system and method for operating that system. The camera system comprises a stationary camera having a wide angle view, a remotely controllable camera having a relatively smaller angle view for providing images in substantially full resolution, and a processor. The processor monitors the wide angle view of the stationary camera, receives information concerning a selected desired subject within the wide angle view, generates an electronic pan-tilt-zoom view of the selected desired subject based on the wide angle view of the stationary camera, controls the remotely controllable camera for providing a view that overlaps the electronic pan-tilt-zoom view of the desired subject, and processes the electronic pan-tilt-zoom view of the desired subject in accordance with the resolution of the remotely controllable camera.

Abstract: The invention relates to a test apparatus for the checking of the exposure quality of an exposed film, in particular of a motion film. A test pattern holder serves for the holding of a test pattern of the exposed film. A reference pattern with at least one reference mark is provided in superimposition with respect to the test pattern held by the test pattern holder. A light transmitter serves for the illumination of the test pattern held by the test pattern holder and of the reference pattern superimposed herewith. A light receiver is provided for the reception of the light transmitted through the reference pattern and through the test pattern and for the generation of corresponding electrical received signals. An evaluation device evaluates these received signals with respect to at least one quality parameter. The invention furthermore relates to a corresponding test method.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for the lay-up of a composite laminate article, the article produced by this process, and the apparatus used to produce the composite laminate article. The composite laminate article may be, for example, an airfoil, particularly useful as a fan blade in a large high bypass ratio turbofan engine, wherein the blade is generally regarded as large and having a high degree of twist. In a preferred embodiment, the present invention provides a process for laying up a composite laminate article comprising a) reading a data set to enable the projection of an image of a ply section onto a work surface, the image indicating a ply section target point; b) laying up a ply section of composite laminating material within the image, wherein the ply section first contacts the work surface at the target point; and c) repeating steps (a)-(b) until the composite laminate article is complete.

Abstract: The invention relates to an optical system for the rotation of images taken by a film camera about an optical axis, having a controller device for the rotation of images with an adjusting motor and a position sensor for recording the rotation angle of the image-rotating optical system. In addition, the possibility of displacing the optical system in at least one axial direction is provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a moving picture decoding processor for multimedia signal processing. In more detail, it relates to a moving picture decoding processor, based on RISC processor, having a separate bus structure for minimizing memory access. And thus, it can provide optimized systems for various application fields.

Abstract: The scent delivery system employs a single conduit with a nasal interface at one end and a fan or canister of compressed air at the other end. In between the two ends a scent injection device is positioned. The injection device injects scent into an air flow created by the fan or canister and creates scented air which is carried to the nose by the flow of air.

Abstract: This device for taking spherical pictures of a scene comprising a support (1, 2) provided with securement means (3) for a picture taking apparatus. This support can be on the one hand relatively rotatable about a substantially vertical axis (12) relative to the photographed scene and on the other hand the securement means (3) being movable in rotation relative to a substantially horizontal axis. Moreover, it is provided with means (1) permitting suspending it above the scene to be photographed. This suspended device can also comprise a support (1, 2) provided with securement means (17) for several photographic devices, these devices being adapted to be all oriented toward a point on the scene to be photographed and the support (1, 2) being adapted to be relatively rotatable about a substantially vertical axis (12) relative to the scene to be photographed.

Abstract: A device for rotating a body about two axes that includes a collector ring coupled to both a rotatable body and an axial movement drive mechanism for transmitting axial movements, so that rotary movements of the rotatable body about two axes are caused via axial movements of the collector ring, wherein a stator of the collector ring is seated, fixed against relative rotation, on a support body, and a rotor of the collector ring is connected with the rotatable body. At least one electrical unit, which is fixed against relative rotation with respect to the support body and is in electrical contact with the rotatable body via the collector ring.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a clapper device and method for synchronizing the auditory and visual elements in motion picture film production. The device has a standard clapper, a means of receiving timecode from an audio recorder (by wireless transmission or by cable or by some other means), a visual display for indicating a machine readable code indicating the stage of the filming process, onboard processing and storage, and a data entry means. The timecode information and machine code displayed corresponding to the point of time when the clapper is closed are used to synchronize the auditory and visual elements after digitization of the same.

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed allow assigning programs for presentation in a digital cinema system. In one embodiment, a scheduler 180 is implemented to generate a schedule in accordance to which decoding modules 140 control playback of data for presentation in the digital cinema systems. The decoding module 140 may operate in an automatic mode and/or manual mode. In automatic mode, the decoding module 140 controls playback based on the schedule, without user intervention. In manual mode, the decoding module 140 cues the user at the appropriate times to control playback based on the schedule.

Abstract: A radio remote control self-shutter release camera having provided on the body of a camera (and/or a video camera) an external radio RC signal input socket connected in parallel with a shutter release button on the camera; the camera being connected to the RC; the RC being provided with an external plug; a separately provided radio RC button to control the shutter release button; the shutter release button circuit being connected in parallel with an input socket without involving any built-in structure or circuit of the camera; the radio RC circuit being separately provided on a remote control device adapted with an external plug to allow the user take the picture of himself simply by pressing a portable RC button.

Abstract: A zoom flash includes a light emitter, a zoom driver which moves the light emitter along an axis to vary an illumination angle, a detecting device which detects a zoom position of the light emitter, a calculation device which calculates a pre-flash emission level according to the detected zoom position so that illuminance on an object at a predetermined distance is substantially constant regardless of a variation of the illumination angle, and a control device which activates the light emitter to emit a preliminary flash emission, before a main flash emission, by supplying a voltage corresponding to the pre-flash emission level for the light emitter. A flash photography system is also disclosed.

Abstract: An automated system for compensating the pan and tilt of a camera head for the movements of a camera support structure and/or a subject matter. A processing system receives signals relating to the movement of the camera support structure, such as the swing, boom and telescope of the crane arm, the movements of a dolly, and preferably the movements of a subject matter. The system employs these inputs to determine the position of the camera and subject matter in a defined world coordinate system and sends signals to compensate the pan and tilt of the camera head so that the field of view of the camera is generally centered on the subject matter being filmed as defined within the system.

Abstract: In producing an animation by making a combination of basic motions of a moving body, an animation production apparatus acquires a type of each of the basic motions constituting a predetermined motion, acquires spatial data on an object, including the moving body, in a virtual space for each of the basic motions, produces key frames corresponding to each of the basic motions, acquires motion time information for each of the basic motions, produces an animation on the basis of the key frames and the motion time information, stores animation information including the spatial data and the motion time information in a state associated with each of the basic motions, extracts reusable information from the animation information for each of the basic motions at an alteration of an animation, and stores a previously produced motion procedure as a work model. This enables efficient and easy alteration of a produced animation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a camera including a writer adapted to couple information to a film in use in the camera, the information relating to an ISO rating setting for a particular image captured by the camera. The invention also relates to photographic processing system, comprising reading means to identify from magnetic information stored on a film to be processed the ISO rating setting at which images on the film were captured and a developer stage to receive the film to be developed. The photographic processing system also includes a control unit to select a development time for the film in dependence on the identified ISO rating setting. The invention enables optimisation of image quality to be achieved.

Abstract: A time-varying image editing device is provided on a recording medium (101) and used for editing time-varying image data reproduced from a time-varying image file containing time-varying image data body (111) the items of which are arranged together with time management information in temporal order and outputted. The device includes a file-to-be-reproduced extracting section (12) for extracting a desired reproduction part of a time-varying image file. The desired part contains a predetermined reproduction time. The device further includes a file creating section (17) for storing edit information (112) for managing the extracted reproduction part and the reproduction time in an area other than the one where the time-varying image data body is stored on the recording medium (101).

Abstract: A transport stream with embedded projector configuration data 208 being carried along with the video for use in digital cinema projector setup. The embedded configuration data consists of sub-packets 304 of setup data information for such parameters as gamma tables, color management system information, relative luminance level, format and range of the sampled data, 3D/2D presentation information, frame rate, image size, aspect ratio, font tables, and language provision. This approach assures that the projector 404 is setup properly and also permits on-the-fly changes to the projector's parameters, which may be used for artistic effects in the movie.

Abstract: A method and arrangement of controlling the attributes of a camera display is disclosed. The method and arrangement obtain information relating to a scene and detect a sensitivity value associated with a camera. Using this information, at least a brightness of the camera display associated with the camera is controlled in accordance with the obtained information and the detected sensitivity value.