Abstract: Movies to be colorized/depth enhanced (2D->3D) are broken into backgrounds/sets or motion/onscreen-action. Background and motion elements are combined into composite frame which becomes a visual reference database that includes data for all frame offsets used later for the computer controlled application of masks within a sequence of frames. Masks are applied to subsequent frames of motion objects based on various differentiating image processing methods, including automated mask fitting/reshaping. Colors/depths are automatically applied with masks throughout a scene from the composite background and to motion objects. Areas never exposed by motion or foreground objects may be partially or fully realistically drawn/rendered/applied to the occluded areas and applied throughout the images to generate artifact-free secondary viewpoints during 2D->3D conversion.

Abstract: Motion picture scenes to be colorized/depth enhanced (2D?3D) are broken into separate elements, backgrounds/sets or motion/onscreen-action. Background and motion elements are combined into composite frame which becomes a visual reference database that includes data for all frame offsets used later for the computer controlled application of masks within a sequence of frames. Masks are applied to subsequent frames of motion objects based on various differentiating image processing methods, including automated mask fitting/reshaping. Colors and/or depths are automatically applied to masks throughout a scene from the composite background and to motion objects.

Abstract: Motion picture scenes to be colorized/depth enhanced (2D->3D) are broken into separate elements, backgrounds/sets or motion/onscreen-action. Background and motion elements are combined into composite frame which becomes a visual reference database that includes data for all frame offsets used later for the computer controlled application of masks within a sequence of frames. Masks are applied to subsequent frames of motion objects based on various differentiating image processing methods, including automated mask fitting/reshaping. Colors and/or depths are automatically applied to masks throughout a scene from the composite background and to motion objects.

Abstract: Motion picture scenes to be colorized/depth enhanced (2D?3D) are broken into separate elements, backgrounds/sets or motion/onscreen-action. Background and motion elements are combined into composite frame which becomes a visual reference database that includes data for all frame offsets used later for the computer controlled application of masks within a sequence of frames. Masks are applied to subsequent frames of motion objects based on various differentiating image processing methods, including automated mask fitting/reshaping. Colors and/or depths are automatically applied to masks throughout a scene from the composite background and to motion objects.

Abstract: Motion picture scenes to be colorized/depth enhanced (2D->3D) are broken into separate elements, backgrounds/sets or motion/onscreen-action. Background and motion elements are combined into composite frame which becomes a visual reference database that includes data for all frame offsets used later for the computer controlled application of masks within a sequence of frames. Masks are applied to subsequent frames of motion objects based on various differentiating image processing methods, including automated mask fitting/reshaping. Colors and/or depths are automatically applied to masks throughout a scene from the composite background and to motion objects.

Abstract: Motion picture scenes to be colorized/depth enhanced (2D->3D) are broken into separate elements, backgrounds/sets or motion/onscreen-action. Background and motion elements are combined into composite frame which becomes a visual reference database that includes data for all frame offsets used later for the computer controlled application of masks within a sequence of frames. Masks are applied to subsequent frames of motion objects based on various differentiating image processing methods, including automated mask fitting/reshaping. Colors and/or depths are automatically applied to masks throughout a scene from the composite background and to motion objects.

Abstract: Motion picture scenes to be colorized/depth enhanced (2D?3D) are broken into separate elements, backgrounds/sets or motion/onscreen-action. Background and motion elements are combined separately into single frame representations of multiple frames which becomes a visual reference database that includes data for all frame offsets used later for the computer controlled application of masks within a sequence of frames. Each pixel address within the database corresponds to a mask/lookup table address within the digital frame and X, Y, Z location of subsequent frames. Masks are applied to subsequent frames of motion objects based on various differentiating image processing methods, including automated mask fitting of all masks or single masks in an entire frame, bezier and polygon tracing of selected regions with edge detected shaping and operator directed detection of subsequent regions. Colors and/or depths are automatically applied to masks throughout a scene from the composite background and to motion objects.

Abstract: Synchronizes a secondary audio track to a video. Analyzes at least one track of a video using audio frequency analysis or spectrograms, image analysis or text analysis to find distinct audio/image/caption events from which to ensure synchronization of a secondary audio track. For example, commentary that mocks a character may be played immediately after a particular noise in the audio track of a video occurs such as a door slam. Keeping the secondary audio track in synch with the audio track of a video is performed by periodically searching for distinct events in a track of a video and adjusting the timing of the secondary audio track. May utilize a sound card on a computer to both analyze a DVD sound track and play and adjust timing of the secondary audio track to maintain synchronization. Secondary audio tracks may be purchased and/or downloaded and utilized to add humorous external commentary to a DVD for example.

Abstract: Motion picture scenes to be colorized are broken into separate elements, backgrounds/sets or motion/onscreen-action. Background and motion elements are combined separately into single frame representations of multiple frames which becomes a visual reference database that includes data for all frame offsets used later for the computer controlled application of masks within a sequence of frames. Each pixel address within the database corresponds to a mask/lookup table address within the digital frame and X, Y, Z location of subsequent frames. Masks are applied to subsequent frames of motion objects based on various differentiating image processing methods, including automated mask fitting of all masks or single masks in an entire frame, bezier and polygon tracing of selected regions with edge detected shaping and operator directed detection of subsequent regions. The gray scale actively determines the mask and corresponding color lookup that is applied in a keying fashion within regions of interest.

Abstract: System and method for minimizing transfer of motion picture data manipulated with outsourced labor to allow locations with low bandwidth communications links to be used. Allows for transfer of a small version of a workpiece, e.g., a compressed version of an image, receipt of manipulation commands from outsourcing site and application of commands on original data locally. For example, allows for the transfer of at least one JPEG image (at various compression factors, lower color depth, or resized to a smaller number of pixels) to an outsourcing location wherein the transfer results in a small transfer of image data over the communications link. The outsourcing location then performs operations on the compressed data, e.g., rotoscope, mask, remove scratches, etc. The operations are then sent back (a small transfer of command data) and applied to the original image. By avoiding transfers of the original image to/from the outsourcing location, large amounts of data transfer are avoided.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a system and method for distributed projects comprising computer systems and employing outsourced labor to be initiated, worked and completed. A distributed project that has been divided into pieces may be worked by disparate groups of workers. This is accomplished by copying data to each distributed work site. The data is then worked with by the remote workers. Once the data is at the remote site both local and remote workers can divide and conquer the task at hand by further subdividing the project tasks that are worked on by each group of workers. Embodiments of the invention may transfer operations between sites instead of raw output data so that each site's work efforts can be added to the work product with minimal bandwidth. In at least one embodiment of the invention, the labor may be performed primarily by at least one site with at least one other site performing quality assurance primarily.

Abstract: Scenes in a motion picture to be colorized are broken up into separate elements, composed of backgrounds/sets or motion/onscreen-action. These backgrounds elements and motion elements are combined separately into single frame representations of multiple frames, as tiled frame sets or as a single frame composite of all elements (i.e., both motion and backgrounds/foregrounds) that then becomes a visual reference database that includes data for all frame offsets which are later used for the computer controlled application of masks within a sequence composed of a plurality of frames. Each pixel address within the visual reference database corresponds to a mask/lookup table address within the digital frame and X, Y, Z location of subsequent frames that were used to create the visual reference database.

Abstract: A system and method for color-correcting color images or movies or colorizing black and white images or movies is described. Images or movies are enhanced through application of multiple base color functions and multiple additive or subtractive alpha function weighted color functions that are injected into a selected region of an image using a pattern function. Images enhanced with embodiments of the invention are not limited to one-to-one mappings from input image luminance to output image color. All aforementioned functions may utilize underlying luminance, position or other parameters in enhancing colors.