Method, apparatus and system for alternate image/video insertion

摘要

The present invention provides a method, apparatus and system of content creation, content post processing, new image capture and image composition whereby alternate images or video content may be selectively integrated into an original video in real time. In the present invention, sufficient metadata is created at the time of the creation of the original video content to both describe objects/areas in the original video that are available for integration of alternate images/video and to provide a means of controlling the alternate video capture and processing to fit the alternate image/video into the areas in the original video defined as available for integration of alternate image/video. The result is a mechanism whereby personal/alternate video/images may be integrated with existing video content, such as in one embodiment, music videos (e.g., video Karaoke), games, broadcast video, DVD videos, and the like, in real time.

主权项

1. A method for alternate image insertion, comprising:
storing metadata associated with a capture of predefined areas of a first video content that are able to be replaced with alternate image content; capturing an alternate image using the stored metadata associated with the first video content; scaling the captured alternate image for integration into at least one of the predefined areas of the first video content; replacing at least one of said predefined areas of said first video content with said scaled alternate image; and replacing a remaining matte area within said one of said predefined areas of said first video content by cloning adjacent background pixels for preventing variations in between contours of said scaled alternate image and said matte area, said metadata including at least one of time-stamped information regarding the positioning of imaged objects of predefined areas in the first video content, the angle and positioning of the imaged objects relative to an imaging device, the placement and angle of the imaging device, environmental conditions, and lighting position and intensity during imaging of the of predefined areas of the first video content, such that said alternate image is captured using the same parameters as a predefined area of said first video content it is to replace, said metadata further including time-stamped information for each of the predefined areas in the first video content able to be replaced with alternate image content.