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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2009
Tara Handy Turner, Marina Del Rey, CA (US);
Evan M. Goldberg, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Matthew F. Schnittker, Castaic, CA (US);
Joseph W. Longson, Castaic, CA (US);
Robert M. Neuman, Santa Clarita, CA (US);
Tara Handy Turner, Marina Del Rey, CA (US);
Evan M. Goldberg, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Matthew F. Schnittker, Castaic, CA (US);
Joseph W. Longson, Castaic, CA (US);
Robert M. Neuman, Santa Clarita, CA (US);
Disney Enterprises, Inc., Burbank, CA (US);
Abstract
Implementations of the present invention involve methods and systems for converting a 2-D image to a stereoscopic 3-D image by segmenting one or more portions of the 2-D image based on one or more pixel color ranges. Further, a matte may be created that takes the shape of the segmented region such that several stereoscopic effects may be applied to the segmented region. In addition, ink lines that are contained within the segmented region may be removed to further define the corresponding matte. Implementations of the present disclosure also include a interface that provides the above functionality to a user for ease of segmentation and region selection. By utilizing the segmentation process, a 2-D image may be converted to a corresponding stereoscopic 3-D image with a perceived depth. Further, this process may be applied to each image of an animated feature film to convert the film from 2-D to 3-D.