Photography – Studio structure – Background or foreground
Patent
1997-09-18
1999-08-31
Mathews, Alan A.
Photography
Studio structure
Background or foreground
396 4, 396544, 352 48, 352 88, G03B 1500, G03B 1506
Patent
active
059465000
ABSTRACT:
The present invention is a method and apparatus for background generation and chroma replacement for use with video and digital imaging that includes motion pictures, television, commercial and portrait photography. The present invention comprises a projection device that generates and projects a background image where the projection device further comprises a front projecting device and a retroreflective screen. The front projection device couples to a camera and comprises a projector with a removeable filter coupled to a beamsplitter enclosure. The beamsplitter enclosure comprises a beamsplitter with a quick connect coupling. A sizing ring couples the quick connect coupling to the camera lens. The removable filter in the projector may comprise a solid colored filter or a photographic image.
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Booth Matthew J.
Mathews Alan A.
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