Dynamic Image Insertion via Motion Vectors for Game Effects

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Solution Overview

Problem

High production costs and reduced efficiency in creating high-definition video game effects due to the need for extensive image production using development tools, especially when dynamic effects require increased frame rates or prolonged play durations, leading to increased storage occupancy on terminal devices.

Innovation Solution

An image processing method that generates and inserts additional images based on motion vector data to extend the play duration of dynamic effects, reducing the need for additional image production and minimizing storage requirements.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Manufacturing precision

If more picture content is created in advance using development tools to improve dynamic effect performance, then visual quality is improved, but production cost increases and development efficiency decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvevisual qualityVSAvoiddevelopment efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

Motion vector data is extracted and stored in advance from the original image sequence, enabling dynamic effect generation to be performed efficiently during runtime without requiring extensive pre-production of additional images. This preliminary data preparation resolves the contradiction by separating the heavy computation from the production phase while maintaining visual quality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

Instead of creating entirely new picture content through manual development tools, the patent generates new images by copying and transforming existing image data according to stored motion vector information. This approach maintains visual consistency and quality while dramatically reducing production costs and development time.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

2Manufacturing precision

If more picture content is created in advance using development tools to improve dynamic effect performance, then visual quality is improved, but time for dynamic effect production increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvevisual qualityVSAvoidproduction time
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

Motion vector data is extracted and stored in advance from the original image sequence, enabling dynamic effect generation to be performed efficiently during runtime without requiring extensive pre-production of additional images. This preliminary data preparation resolves the contradiction by separating the heavy computation from the production phase while maintaining visual quality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Manufacturing precision

If frame rate is increased to improve dynamic effect performance, then visual quality is improved, but storage occupancy on terminal devices increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvevisual qualityVSAvoidstorage occupancy
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

Instead of creating entirely new picture content through manual development tools, the patent generates new images by copying and transforming existing image data according to stored motion vector information. This approach maintains visual consistency and quality while dramatically reducing production costs and development time.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the parameter of image generation from creating entirely new high-resolution images to transforming existing images using motion vector data. This parameter change allows achieving high frame rates with reduced storage requirements by reusing and transforming existing image data rather than storing multiple complete high-resolution frames.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS11989814B2Image processing method and apparatus, electronic device, and storage medium
Publication Date: 2024.05.21 TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO LTD
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AI summary

Embodiments of this application provide an image processing method and apparatus, an electronic device, and a storage medium. The method includes: acquiring a first sequence of images and motion vector data corresponding to each frame of image in the first sequence of images; generating, based on the motion vector data, the first sequence of images, and a slowdown multiple, an insertion image that correspondences to the slowdown multiple, a quantity of insertion images corresponding to the slowdown multiple; inserting the insertion image into a play sequence of the first sequence of images to obtain a second sequence of images; and playing the second sequence of images.