With Intermittently Moving Film (epo) Patents (Class 348/E3.004)

E Subclasses

With film moving only during the field blanking interval (epo) (Class 348/E3.005)
  • Perfless and cadenceless scanning and digitization of motion picture film
    Patent number: 11381713
    Abstract: Motion picture film is scanned by high-resolution, continuous sprocketless scanner, producing a first sequence of digital images each representing a plurality of motion picture frames and perforations (perfs) of the film input. The first sequence of images is processed using a processor running an analysis and extraction algorithm, producing a second sequence of images each including a single, edge-stabilized frame of the motion picture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC.
    Inventors: Steven Craig Klevatt, Michael Charles Borquez, Christopher Eugene Gillaspie