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Video special effects apparatus

CA 1317023 C · Owner: Grass Valley Group, Inc. (The) · Inventors: Chaplin, Daniel J.

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Video effects apparatus comprises a pattern generator for generating a mix control signal which, when used to control the combination of first and second input video signals to provide an output video signal, defines the geometrical shape in a composite output scene of a transition between a first component scene represented by the first input video signal and a second component scene represented by the second video signal. The pattern generator responds to a size control signal by causing the mix control signal to vary in a manner such that the area of the composite output video scene that is occupied by the first component scene changes relative to the area of the second component scene …

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  • Granted April 27, 1993. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended April 27, 2010.
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FiledMarch 24, 1988
GrantedApril 27, 1993
Term endedApril 27, 2010
Patent numberCA 1317023 C
Classification (IPC)H04N5/26

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19891992199519982001200420072010Application filedMarch 24, 1988Patent grantedApril 27, 1993Term endedApril 27, 2010

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