IMAX Corporation
ENHANCING IMAGE DATA WITH APPEARANCE CONTROLS

Abstract:

A digital image sequence with multiple image frames can be enhanced. An appearance graph can be determined from the digital image sequence. The appearance graph includes prime layer nodes. Each prime layer node can represent a distinctive visual style. A prime layer image sequence can be computed for each prime layer node that matches the visual style represented by the prime layer node. An enhanced image sequence can be generated by blending at least two prime layer image sequences as defined by the appearance graph.