Apparatus and method for identifying insertion zones in video material and for inserting additional material into the insertion zones

摘要

An apparatus and method for automatic detection of insertion zones within pre-recorded video material are provided. The apparatus includes a video analysis unit configured to automatically determine at least one candidate insertion zone within the pre-recorded video material suitable for receiving additional material to be inserted and configured to generate zone meta data defining attributes of the insertion zone, and an insertion module configured to receive additional material for insertion and arranged to generate an output representative of the pre-recorded video material with the additional material placed on an insertion zone such that the additional material adopts the image attributes of the insertion zone as the pre-recorded video material is played. The automatic determination of at least one insertion zone is based on one or more of feature shape, size, duration, movement, color.

主权项

1. An apparatus for inserting additional material into pre-recorded video material, the apparatus configured to:
determine one or more candidate insertion zones within the pre-recorded video material, the candidate insertion zones identifying portions of frames of the pre-recorded video material into which additional material may be inserted; identify a first scene of the pre-recorded video material in which a selected insertion zone appears, the selected insertion zone being one of the one or more candidate insertion zones; identify a second scene in which the selected insertion zone appears, wherein the first scene and the second scene are separated by a third scene in the pre-recorded video material in which the selected insertion zone does not appear; receive additional material for insertion into the selected insertion zone in the pre-recorded video material; generate insertion zone metadata for the selected insertion zone, the insertion zone metadata comprising:
attributes of the selected insertion zone;timing data defining when the additional material is to be inserted into the selected insertion zone; andmanipulation instructions for manipulating the additional material; and generate output video material, in response to processing the insertion zone metadata, the output video material including the pre-recorded video material and the additional material inserted into the selected insertion zone in at least the first scene and the second scene of the pre-recorded video.