Sketch and cartoon images are automatically generated from video or still images captured in real-time from a digital camera or obtained from a stored file. Steps of the method include calculating luma values for each pixel in a captured or retrieved image, applying noise reduction techniques to the...http://www.google.fr/patents/US6226015?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US6226015 - Method of automatically producing sketches and cartoon images from movies
Method of automatically producing sketches and cartoon images from movies