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8102419 |
Method and apparatus for improved scanning of film
An improved method and apparatus for scanning of anamorphic film utilizes increased number of scans and combination of scan lines for video output generation. A progressive raster scan is made of...
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8004607 |
Region-based cadence detector
In a method for detecting the cadence of a sequence of images, each pixel in each current field in the sequence of images is compared to at least one pixel in at least one previous field. A pixel...
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7986340 |
Arrangement for and method of projecting a color image by switching scan directions in alternate frames
A lightweight, compact image projection module, especially for mounting in a housing having a light-transmissive window, is operative for causing selected pixels in a raster pattern of scan lines...
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7948522 |
Method for processing film images extracted from a film recording beam path of a moving image camera
A method for processing film images which are extracted from a recording beam path of a moving image camera and which are converted into digital assist signals by an optoelectronic transducer...
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7929015 |
Infrared scanning of sprocket holes
To be able to scan the sprocket holes of a film with improved precision by means of a film scanner, in which a correction signal is generated for compensating picture steadiness errors, it is...
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7899270 |
Method and apparatus for providing panoramic view with geometric correction
A method and apparatus of correcting geometric information and providing a panoramic view. In the method of providing a panoramic view, a tilting vector (X′, Y′) is generated by applying mat...
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7898599 |
Automated inverse telecine conversion
The present invention is generally directed to automated methods and systems for converting image streams having a first frame rate to a second frame rate without the need for user intervention....
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7873210 |
Automatic film grain reproduction
A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture provide the ability to automatically reproduce film grain into a new image. A reference image and new image are obtained. An image of the reference...
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7859567 |
Arrangement for and method of projecting a color image by switching scan directions in alternate frames
A lightweight, compact image projection module, especially for mounting in a housing having a light-transmissive window, is operative for causing selected pixels in a raster pattern of scan lines...
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7792608 |
Substrate carrier handler that unloads substrate carriers directly from a moving conveyor
In a first aspect, a substrate loading station is served by a conveyor which continuously transports substrate carriers. A substrate carrier handler that is part of the substrate loading station...
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7791769 |
Method for providing film image and image display apparatus providing the film image
A method for providing a film image and an image display apparatus for providing the film image are provided. The method includes determining a scheme of an input image signal; if the input image...
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7787010 |
Video to film flat panel digital recorder and method
A method for recording video images onto film media includes orienting a flat panel display relative to a film recording device, receiving a first frame of video data and a second frame of video...
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7738045 |
Film-mode (3:2/2:2 Pulldown) detector, method and video device
A film mode detector detects film mode of a series of fields of video by comparing pixels in a field adjacent the current field, with corresponding pixels directly above and directly below the...
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7728908 |
Pull-down signal detecting apparatus, pull-down signal detecting method, and interlace-progressive converter
According to the invention, a pull-down signal detecting apparatus includes: an interfield motion detecting module configured to determine whether or not an interfield motion between a first field...
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7705913 |
Unified approach to film mode detection
A method for film mode detection is disclosed. The method generally includes the steps of (A) detecting if a plurality of fields in a video signal are in a 3:2 pull-down pattern to control a...
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7705914 |
Pull-down signal detection apparatus, pull-down signal detection method and progressive-scan conversion apparatus
A pull-down signal detection circuit includes an inter-field correlation determination unit configured to determine an inter-field correlation on the basis of a current field signal and a 1-field...
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7697071 |
Device and method for detecting display mode of video signal
A device for detecting a display mode of a video signal having first pixels corresponding to a first field, second pixels corresponding to a second field, and third pixels corresponding to a third...
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7688388 |
Image processing method and device thereof
An image processing method and device thereof are provided. The device includes a capture device and a processor. The capture device is adopted for receiving a plurality of frames and comparing at...
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7684895 |
Wafer loading station that automatically retracts from a moving conveyor in response to an unscheduled event
In a first aspect, a wafer loading station adapted to exchange wafer carriers with a wafer carrier transport system comprises a biasing element adapted to urge the end effector of the wafer loading...
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7671352 |
Film scanner and detection apparatus therefor
A detection apparatus for detecting perforation holes of a cinematographic film comprises at least one light source, at least one scanning sensor, which is arranged so as to receive light emitted...
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7667880 |
Method and apparatus for previewing digital motion picture content
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that generates a look-up table which can be used to preview digital motion picture content. During operation, the system receives an...
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7649546 |
Image transfer device
A media transfer device includes an inlet opening, an outlet opening, a screen, and a two-way mirror, such that, when an image is projected through the inlet opening and is reflected off of the...
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7623183 |
Frame rate adjusting method and apparatus for displaying video on interlace display devices
An apparatus for displaying a video image on a display system comprises a decoder for converting the video image into continuous fields arranged in a first sequence, the continuous fields having a...
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RE40945 |
Increasing scanning resolution through driving system control
A method of increasing the scanning resolution of a scanner through controlling its driving system. By suitably adjusting the timing relationship between motor pulses and exposure pulses, a...
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7606412 |
Method and apparatus for generating user preference data regarding color characteristic of image and method and apparatus for converting image color preference using the method and apparatus
A method and apparatus for generating user preference data regarding the color characteristic of an image is provided where a preference image comprises an image converted to have a color...
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7605866 |
Automatic deinterlacing and inverse telecine
A video apparatus is provided with automatic deinterlacing and inverse telecine pre-filtering capability to automatically analyze the frames of the video to determine at least whether the video is...
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7570482 |
Mobile computer structure having rotatable screen
A mobile computer structure having a rotatable screen is provided, which includes a main body, a rotating arm, and a panel. The rotating arm is pivotally disposed on the main body and is pivotally...
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7479978 |
Apparatus and method for performing inverse telecine process
Provided are a method and an apparatus for performing an inverse telecine process, and a recording medium to store a computer program for performing the inverse telecine method in a computer. The...
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7477430 |
Transparency conveying apparatus and image reading apparatus
A transparency conveying apparatus is provided with: a first rail for guiding one end of a transparency; a second rail for guiding the other end portion, which is provided parallel to the first...
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7474328 |
Method for recomposing large format media
The present invention relates to a process for shooting an entire scene on a single large format film camera and recomposing the filmed scene into a video stream suitable for transfer to...
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7474841 |
Image processing apparatus and its control method, and computer program and computer-readable storage medium
An image processing apparatus enables smooth joint recording between 2 video coded streams without re-encoding by generating and inserting a dummy stream to maintain periodicity of phase...
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7369179 |
Automated inverse telecine conversion
The present invention is generally directed to automated methods and systems for converting image streams having a first frame rate to a second frame rate without the need for user intervention....
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7269564 |
Method and apparatus to indicate an encoding status for digital content
A method of determining an encoding rate for digital content. According to the method, the a sample of the content data is encoded for a predetermined period of time. The encoding rate is...
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7265776 |
System for commercial use to store and copy images downloaded from a memory unit for digital equipment and its relative apparatus
A system to store and copy images downloaded from the memory unit for digital equipment and its relative apparatus. There is the transfer of the contents from the memory of the digital equipment to...
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7218895 |
System, method, and apparatus for testing voice quality in a communication network
A method includes receiving one or more test signals at a first gateway from a second gateway. The method also includes comparing the one or more test signals to one or more expected signals. In...
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7217943 |
Film scanner
A film scanner is configured with a broadband irradiation source and a film carrier. The film carrier has at least one light passage for a visible spectral channel, and the light passage is...
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7215872 |
Image-effect method and apparatus using critical points
An image-effect apparatus which provides high quality motion pictures and image effects such as supper slow motion based on a small amount of image data. An image input unit inputs a first image...
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7167280 |
Full content film scanning on a film to data transfer device
A method of transferring an image recorded on a photographic film to a digital signal, using a film scanning device that generates scan data representative of the digital signal, comprises the...
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7133064 |
Method for 3:2 pull-down film source detection
A method for a 3:2 pull-down film source detection. First, a source is received. Then, field differences of two fields of the same type in the source and an average field difference according to...
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7127120 |
Systems and methods for automatically editing a video
Systems and methods to automatically edit a video to generate a video summary are described. In one aspect, sub-shots are extracted from the video. Importance measures are calculated for at least a...
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7123289 |
Image reading apparatus and method
An image reading apparatus in which, in a case in which one of a recorded position of a leading image frame of a film or recorded positions of images successive from the leading image frame of the...
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7110020 |
Film digitizer
A method for producing electronic signals representative of images on a source film includes the following steps: illuminating the film with a light source to obtain an illuminated frame; providing...
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7099055 |
Film scanner with film weaver correction facility
The invention realtes to a film scanner comprising a frame sensor (4) for picking up film frames, and a scanning device (13) at least for scanning a sprocket hole associated with a film frame. To...
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7053927 |
System for optimizing the display and rendering of digital images for digital mastering
A digital mastering system for processing digital image signals originating from scanned motion picture film includes a film scanner for scanning motion picture film and generating a stream of...
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7042489 |
Image processing
A system for scanning cinematographic film so as to produce digital images corresponding to the images on frames of the film is provided. The system includes means for scanning the film, means for...
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7038708 |
Film scanner system with an automatic focusing device
In a film scanner with an automatic focusing device in which the film images are shown line by line by means of an objective on at least one line sensor, with a still film the adjusting range of...
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7012642 |
Method for adjusting digital images to compensate for defects on film material
A method of scanning frames of cinematographic film to generate digital values of pixels constituting images on the film frames is provided in which pixels corresponding to defects on the film are...
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6985253 |
Processing film images for digital cinema
Scanner density values of a digitized image of an original film are processed so that a projection of the digitized image closely matches that image which a film projector would produce when...
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6967752 |
Image reading apparatus and method
An image reading apparatus and method in which no complicated control is carried out and suitable adjustment of the color balance can be carried out in accordance with the type of a photographic...
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6965414 |
Apparatus for detecting telecine conversion method of video signal
A telecine conversion method detecting apparatus which determines that an input video signal is a telecine converted video signal generated from a movie film in accordance with a 2-3 pull-down...
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