Digital image manipulation

摘要

There is disclosed a method for seamlessly replacing areas in a digital image with corresponding data from temporally close digital images depicting substantially the same scene. The method uses localized image registration error minimization over a fixed preliminary boundary. A least cost closed path which constitutes a boundary for the area to be replaced is calculated using dynamic programming. The replacement area is blended such that image data information from one image is seamlessly replaced with image data information from another image.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving a first image comprising a first non-stationary object in a first area obstructing a desired first view; receiving a second image comprising a second non-stationary object in a second area obstructing a desired second view, wherein the first and second areas are different; displaying the first image; and with a processor, removing the first non-stationary object from the displayed first image by replacing, in the displayed first image, displayed image data information representing the first non-stationary object in the first area of the displayed first image with replacement image data representing the first area in the second image.