Artifact reduction in a digital video

Details Artifact reduction in a digital video Artifact reduction in a digital video

2004-11-30

2009-11-17

Werner, Brian P (Department: 2624)

Image analysis

Color image processing

Color correction

C382S232000, C382S236000, C348S246000

Reexamination Certificate

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07620241

ABSTRACT:
A method performed by a processing system is provided. The method comprises detecting an artifact in a first frame of a digital video using a plurality of edges identified in the first frame and replacing a region that encompasses the artifact in the first frame with a corresponding region from a second frame.

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