A subject, such as a billboard, has a filtering film to absorb electromagnetic radiation specifically in a first wavelength band. A detector provides a first detector signal relating to the first wavelength band and a second detector signal relating to another, different, second wavelength band, respectively. Suitably, the subject appears with high intensity in one band and with low intensity in the other. A content replacement unit produces a mask signal by identifying regions of contrast between the first and second detector signals as target areas. A content substitution unit selectively replaces the target areas with alternate image content to generate modified video images. The system is useful, for example, to generate multiple live television broadcasts each having differing billboard advertisements.

A back-lit screen comprising: a rigid frame extending around the periphery of the screen and having a front face, the front face having an interior face which defines an opening, and an outer face which defines the exterior contour of the frame transversely to the opening; and a translucent sheet extending across the opening; the frame being configured so that over at least a part of the periphery of the screen the forward-most part of the interior face is coincident with the exterior contour of the frame.

The present disclosure relates to an image processing device that reduces the computation load in image processing, an image processing method, and a program. A rough-detection component detecting unit detects markers shown in an image. A marker selecting unit selects a predetermined number of markers from among the markers detected by the rough-detection component detecting unit. A specific-detection component detecting unit detects the predetermined number of markers selected by the marker selecting unit in a more specific manner than the rough-detection component detecting unit. An estimating/processing unit estimates positions and postures of the markers based on results of the detection performed by the specific-detection component detecting unit. The present technique can be applied to an image processing device that combines the background of a person captured by a camera with another background image.

The present disclosure relates to an image processing device that reduces the computation load in image processing, an image processing method, and a program. A rough-detection component detecting unit detects markers shown in an image. A marker selecting unit selects a predetermined number of markers from among the markers detected by the rough-detection component detecting unit. A specific-detection component detecting unit detects the predetermined number of markers selected by the marker selecting unit in a more specific manner than the rough-detection component detecting unit. An estimating/processing unit estimates positions and postures of the markers based on results of the detection performed by the specific-detection component detecting unit. The present technique can be applied to an image processing device that combines the background of a person captured by a camera with another background image.

A system and, related method, is disclosed for enabling Chroma key compositing using a smart device, wherein an image/video of a subject situated in front of a portable monochromatic background is captured, and simultaneously layered upon a different desired background replacement that will replace only the monochromatic background captured. The portable monochromatic background structure can be an inflatable structure affixed with a plurality of lighting modules configured to ensure a uniform light distribution across the monochromatic background and separately ensure a uniform light distribution on the subject during the image/video capture. Moreover, a software application on a smart device can act as a system platform that enables for automatic light adjustment of the lighting modules on a portable monochromatic background to correct any light imperfections that impede color neutrality on the background, which would otherwise result in the inability to create broadcast quality background replacement content with a smart device using the monochromatic lighting platform disclosed herein.

A system and, related method, is disclosed for enabling Chroma key compositing using a smart device, wherein an image/video of a subject situated in front of a portable monochromatic background is captured, and simultaneously layered upon a different desired background replacement that will replace only the monochromatic background captured. The portable monochromatic background structure can be an inflatable structure affixed with a plurality of lighting modules configured to ensure a uniform light distribution across the monochromatic background and separately ensure a uniform light distribution on the subject during the image/video capture. Moreover, a software application on a smart device can act as a system platform that enables for automatic light adjustment of the lighting modules on a portable monochromatic background to correct any light imperfections that impede color neutrality on the background, which would otherwise result in the inability to create broadcast quality background replacement content with a smart device using the monochromatic lighting platform disclosed herein.

Systems and methods for creating and distributing professional quality pictorial souvenirs giving the illusion that guests of a facility were imaged at other locations, including making initial arrangements with guests, showing selections of background scene images at video displays and flashing chroma key images interspersed with frames of the scene images, taking key guest images in synch with the flashed key images, extracting guest image content from the key guest images and merging into selecting scene images, showing preview merges images for guest selection and providing souvenir portfolios that include merged images to guests or designees after making financial arrangements, including for payment to third parties for copyright content included in the souvenirs and with advertisers for promotional material included in the souvenirs.

Systems and methods for creating and distributing professional quality pictorial souvenirs giving the illusion that guests of a facility were imaged at other locations, including making initial arrangements with guests, showing selections of background scene images at video displays and flashing chroma key images interspersed with frames of the scene images, taking key guest images in synch with the flashed key images, extracting guest image content from the key guest images and merging into selecting scene images, showing preview merges images for guest selection and providing souvenir portfolios that include merged images to guests or designees after making financial arrangements, including for payment to third parties for copyright content included in the souvenirs and with advertisers for promotional material included in the souvenirs.

Systems and methods for creating and distributing professional quality pictorial souvenirs giving the illusion that guests of a facility were imaged at other locations, including making initial arrangements with guests, showing selections of background scene images at video displays and flashing chrome key images interspersed with frames of the scene images, taking key guest images in synch with the flashed key images, extracting guest image content from the key guest images and merging into selecting scene images, showing preview merges images for guest selection and providing souvenir portfolios that include merged images to guests or designees after making financial arrangements, including for payment to third parties for copyright content included in the souvenirs and with advertisers for promotional material included in the souvenirs.

Systems and methods for creating and distributing professional quality pictorial souvenirs giving the illusion that guests of a facility were imaged at other locations, including making initial arrangements with guests, showing selections of background scene images at video displays and flashing chrome key images interspersed with frames of the scene images, taking key guest images in synch with the flashed key images, extracting guest image content from the key guest images and merging into selecting scene images, showing preview merges images for guest selection and providing souvenir portfolios that include merged images to guests or designees after making financial arrangements, including for payment to third parties for copyright content included in the souvenirs and with advertisers for promotional material included in the souvenirs.