Abstract:
A method for creating realistic synchronisation of a sound sample including speech to the motion of a lenticular image is disclosed, together with a device for achieving such synchronisation. The device includes a lenticular image consisting of a number of different individual images spliced together and printed on a substrate which can be moved relative to a lenticular screen to give the appearance of animation that the lenticular image. The sound sample is ideally stored in the memory of a sound chip and the synchronisation is achieved using a processor. In accordance with the invention, the synchronisation is achieved in a realistic and intrinsically simple manner by using a lenticular image which consists only of a few individual images taken from a sequence of a character or person opening and closing its mouth thus resulting in a very short animation sequence and using electronics to repetitively animate the sequence for substantially each and every syllable pronounced in the speech within the sound sample.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method and to a device for synchronizing the representation of image-related information (16, 18) with that of a sequence of pieces of image information (10, 14). According to the inventive method, data regarding scene-changes and points in time for representing image-related information (10, 14) are provided (24, 22, 26) and the sequence of pieces of image information is monitored (20) to detect a scene-change. The image-related information is then represented (16, 18, 28) in a time-related manner on the basis of the detected scene-change.
Abstract:
Image capture methods and devices are provided. The image capture device (10) comprises: an image capture system (22) ; an audio capture system (70) ; a user input system (34) having a manual mode selection input (67, 68) , said user input system generating a mode selection signal indicating a setting of the mode selection input from among a plurality of settings; and a controller (32) adapted to cause the image capture unit (22) to capture at least one image and further adapted to cause the audio capture system (70) to capture an audio signal within an audio capture time frame beginning at a start time and ending at an end time with said controller (32) further adapted to associate the captured image with the electronic audio signal; wherein said controller determines (80) at least one of the start time and the end time determined based upon the mode selection.
Abstract:
Die Erfindung betrifft eine Transportvorrichtung, im wesentlichen umfassend ein endloses Transportelement (11), das über mehrere Umlenkelemente (12) geführt ist und einen Transportsektor (16) und einen Rückführsektor (17)aufweist, wobei der Transportsektor (16) eine Transportebene E definiert, einen Antrieb (13) für das Transportelement (11) und Elemente (14) zum Zentrieren des Transportelementes (11), die sich dadurch auszeichnet, dass mindestens die an entgegengesetzten Enden des Transportsektors (16) angeordneten Umlenkelemente (12a, 12b) als Elemente (14) zum Zentrieren des Transportelementes (11) quer zur Transportrichtung T mit einer nach innen gerichteten Form ausgebildet sind.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a device and a method for reproducing photographic sound information in double-edged variable-width track (DZ). An opto-electronic converter device (1, 2, 4, 9 to 13) scans the optical sound track (3) of a film (4). Said converter device (1, 2, 4, 9 to 13) produces a digital image signal for intermediate storage in the memory (19) of a program-controlled data processing device (15). Said data processing device (15) derives the course of the two edges of the double-edged variable-width track (DZ) from data values of the intermediately stored image signal. Audio data for reproducing sound are generated using data relating to the course of the edges that is determined.
Abstract:
A passage of sound is attached to a printed image (11) by means of an electronic storage medium (12). The electronic storage medium (12) comprises a die (16) containing a non-volatile memory and a flexible substrate (14) with connectors (15). The connectors can be interfaces with a separate reader (4) which plays the passage of sound recorded in the electronic storage medium. Further information is also provided in the electronic storage medium (12) memory. This further information relates to the printed image. Such information may include a version of the image printed, either to the same or to a lower resolution. It may also include information relating to image capture conditions or location, or information allowing referencing or indexing of the image.
Abstract:
A display apparatus (18) capable of sequentially displaying a plurality of annotated imageprints (36), each image print having encoded audio data (54) made integral to its back surface(46), thereby providing a convenient way to both display image prints and play back audio dataassociated with image prints. In one aspect, the display apparatus (18) also records audio datafor a plurality of image prints and provides a handwritten means to electronically associate aparticular image print with its respective audio recording. In other aspects, the display apparatus(18) also includes means for integrating encoded data (54) with the image prints and recording,storing and playing back data corresponding to a portfolio of image prints. There is also amethod of capturing images and corresponding audio messages, integrating the audio messageswith the back surfaces (46) of image prints made from the images, and displaying the imageprints while playing back the corresponding audio messages.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a device and a method for reproducing photographic sound information in double-edged variable-width track (DZ). An opto-electronic converter device (1, 2, 4, 9 to 13) scans the optical sound track (3) of a film (4). Said converter device (1, 2, 4, 9 to 13) produces a digital image signal for intermediate storage in the memory (19) of a program-controlled data processing device (15). Said data processing device (15) derives the course of the two edges of the double-edged variable-width track (DZ) from data values of the intermediately stored image signal. Audio data for reproducing sound are generated using data relating to the course of the edges that is determined.
Abstract:
A passage of sound is recorded on to an electronic storage medium (12) for inclusion within a sound storage device (6, 7, 8) which is selectively engageable with an arbitrary physical object. This engagement can be provided by a number of conventional means: a spring loaded clip (particularly suitable for engagement with objects), a weakly adhesive surface, or a magnetic element. The passage of sound may then be read from the sound storage device while it remains engaged with such an arbitrary object using an appropriate sound reproduction device (4). This arrangement allows sound passages to be used in a very versatile fashion, particularly for annotation and messaging.