CPC H04N 13/25 (2018.05) [H04N 13/257 (2018.05); H04N 23/54 (2023.01); H04N 23/90 (2023.01)] | 14 Claims |
1. A system for video capture of a subject by separating the subject from background using a black hole behind the subject, the system comprising:
at least one IR light source for illuminating the subject with IR light,
wherein the at least one IR light source includes IR floodlights positioned around the subject to illuminate the subject with the IR light and to allow a luminance matte and constant edge around the subject to separate the background from the subject to assist with depth generation;
a background panel configured with an IR blocking paint to generate a structure from motion including the black hole behind the subject that is being captured to keep tie points between two or more images of the captured video of the subject to measure depth to separate the subject from the background,
wherein the tie points are features identified in the two or more images and selected as reference points;
a first infrared (IR) camera and a second IR camera for capturing video data of the subject with the black hole behind the subject, wherein each of the first IR camera and the second IR camera includes an IR filter that removes visible light, and
wherein an IR pigment is applied to the subject to reduce the IR light from scattering into skin of the subject;
a color camera, for capturing the video data of the subject, and where the color camera is positioned between the first IR camera and the second IR camera; and
a processor connected to the first IR camera, the second IR camera, and the color camera, wherein the processor is configured to: generate depth solve data from the captured video data of the subject; generate projected color data by using data from the color camera to project color onto the depth solve data; and generate final capture data by merging the depth solve data and the projected color data,
wherein the IR floodlights positioned around the subject, the background configured with the IR blocking paint, the IR pigment applied to the subject, the IR filter in each of the first and second IR cameras, and the processor, combine to provide the video capture of the subject by separating the subject from the background.
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