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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2006
Ana Belen Benitez, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Dong-qing Zhang, Burbank, CA (US);
James Arthur Fancher, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Ana Belen Benitez, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Dong-Qing Zhang, Burbank, CA (US);
James Arthur Fancher, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Thomson Licensing, Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Abstract
A method and system for modeling light in time and space are provided. The method and system of the present disclosure collect light readings, e.g., on a motion picture set, at different positions and times to build a light model to be used for visual effects (VFX) compositing. The light model represents the light distribution across space and/or time for a predetermined physical space. Using the light model, the lighting can then be predicted or interpolated at intermediate or other positions and/or times for which no specific light readings were obtained. The light models can be used for rendering objects (e.g., natural or CG elements) in a scene as if they were in that space.